Global Chess League players
Divya Deshmukh at the Global Chess League
Grandmaster, India. Alpine APL Pipers, Superstar, women's boards.
Divya Deshmukh is a grandmaster from Nagpur, India, and the winner of the 2025 FIDE Women's World Cup. She beat Koneru Humpy in the tiebreak of an all-Indian final in Batumi, and the victory brought her the grandmaster title.
- FIDE title
- Grandmaster
- Federation
- India
- 2026 team
- Alpine APL Pipers
- 2026 board
- Superstar, women's boards
- Seasons
- 2026
- FIDE id
- 35006916
The 2026 season is her first in the Global Chess League. The Alpine APL Pipers drafted her for one of the two women's Superstar boards, next to Humpy, her opponent from that World Cup final.
In the 2026 season Divya plays for the Alpine APL Pipers on one of the two Superstar women's boards. The season runs from 5 to 13 September 2026 in Bengaluru, India.
Global Chess League record
Divya has not played a Global Chess League season before 2026. The league started in 2023, when she was still competing mostly in junior and national events.
Career highlights
- 1.Won the 2025 FIDE Women's World Cup in Batumi, beating Koneru Humpy in the tiebreak of the final, and became a grandmaster through that win.
- 2.Won team gold and the individual gold medal on board three with 9.5 points from 11 games at the 2024 Chess Olympiad in Budapest.
- 3.World Junior Girls champion in 2024.
- 4.Qualified for the 2026 Women's Candidates Tournament through the World Cup result.
- 5.Makes her Global Chess League debut in 2026 with the Alpine APL Pipers.
- 6.On the September 2026 FIDE rating list, Divya is rated 2490 in classical chess, 2419 in rapid and 2345 in blitz.
2026 season
Divya Deshmukh plays the 2026 season with the Alpine APL Pipers, which runs from 5 to 13 September 2026 in Bengaluru, India. Divya's squad mates are Magnus Carlsen, Anish Giri, Vidit Gujrathi, Koneru Humpy and Volodar Murzin.
Each Global Chess League match is played on six boards of rapid chess, one board per squad member, and a win with Black earns the team more game points than a win with White. The format and scoring page explains the points. Matches are streamed free; the how-to-watch page lists the streams and the IST start times.
- Matches played: 4
- Match points: 9
- Game points: 43
- Position: 1 of 6
- 1.Saturday 5 September, 18:30 IST: CheQ Mumba Masters 8–10 Alpine APL Pipers
- 2.Sunday 6 September, 15:30 IST: Ganges Grandmasters 6–11 Alpine APL Pipers
- 3.Monday 7 September, 15:30 IST: PBG Alaskan Knights 9–7 Alpine APL Pipers
- 4.Monday 7 September, 18:30 IST: FYERS American Gambits 3–15 Alpine APL Pipers
Results were last checked on 7 September 2026 at 8:44 PM IST.
The 2026 final is scheduled for Sunday 13 September 2026 in Bengaluru, India. The champion appears here after the final.
2026 games
Divya has 4 finished games in the 2026 season: 0 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses, 2 team points earned.
- 1.Saturday 5 September, 18:30 IST: board 4, Black against Dronavalli, Harika (CheQ Mumba Masters), loss.
- 2.Sunday 6 September, 15:30 IST: board 4, Black against Shuvalova, Polina (Ganges Grandmasters), loss.
- 3.Monday 7 September, 15:30 IST: board 4, Black against Lagno, Kateryna (PBG Alaskan Knights), draw.
- 4.Monday 7 September, 18:30 IST: board 4, Black against Assaubayeva, Bibisara (FYERS American Gambits), draw.
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Frequently asked questions
Which team does Divya play for in the Global Chess League 2026?
Divya Deshmukh plays for the Alpine APL Pipers in the 2026 season in Bengaluru, India, on one of the two Superstar women's boards.
Has Divya won the Global Chess League?
No. The 2026 season is her first in the league. The 2026 final is scheduled for Sunday 13 September 2026 in Bengaluru, India. The champion appears here after the final.
What is Divya's FIDE rating?
On the September 2026 FIDE rating list, Divya Deshmukh is rated 2490 in classical chess, 2419 in rapid and 2345 in blitz.
Where can I watch Divya play in the Global Chess League 2026?
The 2026 season is streamed free on the Global Chess League YouTube channel and its partner channels. Every Alpine APL Pipers match is a six-board rapid match; the start times in IST are on the schedule and how-to-watch pages of this site.
Have Divya Deshmukh and Koneru Humpy played on the same team before?
Not in the Global Chess League. They met in the final of the 2025 Women's World Cup, which Divya won in the tiebreak. In 2026 both play on the women's boards of the Alpine APL Pipers.
More on the league: the Global Chess League 2026 hub, the schedule, the points table and the league overview with every season since 2023.