Chess players
Divya Deshmukh
Grandmaster, India. FIDE rating 2488, October 2026.
Divya Deshmukh is a grandmaster from India and the 2025 Women's World Cup winner. She is rated 2488 and ranked 12th among women on the FIDE list of October 2026. No event of hers after October 2026 had been announced on 20 October 2026.
- FIDE title
- Grandmaster
- Federation
- India
- Born
- 9 December 2005, Nagpur, India
- Classical rating
- 2488 (October 2026)
- Rapid rating
- 2400
- Blitz rating
- 2345
- Peak rating
- 2510 (April 2026)
- FIDE id
- 35006916
Divya was born in Nagpur. She won the Indian women's championship in 2022, the Asian women's championship in 2023 and the world under-20 girls' title in 2024, at 18. At the 2024 Olympiad in Budapest she scored 9.5/11 on board three, won the individual gold medal and helped India to team gold. FIDE gave her the woman grandmaster title in 2021 and the international master title in 2023.
Her biggest result came at the 2025 Women's World Cup in Batumi. She entered as an international master, beat the third seed Tan Zhongyi 1.5-0.5 in the semifinal and Koneru Humpy 2.5-1.5 in an all-Indian final decided in rapid tiebreaks, and became the first Indian to win the event. The win brought US$50,000, the grandmaster title and a place in the 2026 Women's Candidates; she became India's fifth woman grandmaster and the second-youngest of them after Humpy.
In the last round of the 2026 Women's Candidates she was better after the opening against Bibisara Assaubayeva, who needed a win, but fell behind on the clock. When Assaubayeva sacrificed a knight on f2, 27.Nd6 would have won; with five minutes left Divya took the bishop on b7 instead and then found the only clear drawing line. Her peak classical rating, 2510, came on the April 2026 list. On the October 2026 list she is rated 2400 in rapid and 2345 in blitz, both below her classical 2488.
In 2026 she shared seventh place at the Women's Candidates in Pegeia with 5.5/14, having lost four of five games before the last round, finished fifth at Norway Chess Women in Oslo with 10 points, and was runner-up with the Alpine APL Pipers at the Global Chess League in Bengaluru. At the Samarkand Olympiad she scored 6.5/10 on board three and won the board-three silver medal, and India took the women's bronze; her last-round loss to Bella Khotenashvili left the match against Georgia at 2-2. She is not in the women's section of the European Club Cup in Budva.
Next events
No event of Divya after October 2026 had been announced on 20 October 2026.
Recent results
| Event | Dates | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 46th Chess Olympiad (women), Samarkand | 16 to 27 September 2026 | 6.5/10 on board three and the board-three silver medal; India took team bronze |
| Global Chess League 2026, Bengaluru (Alpine APL Pipers) | 5 to 13 September 2026 | Runner-up; the Pipers lost the final 7-5 to the Ganges Grandmasters |
| Norway Chess Women 2026, Oslo | 25 May to 5 June 2026 | 5th of 6 with 10 points |
| FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament 2026, Pegeia | 29 March to 16 April 2026 | Shared 7th and 8th with 5.5/14 |
| FIDE Women's World Cup 2025, Batumi | July 2025 | Won; beat Koneru Humpy 2.5-1.5 in the final after rapid tiebreaks |
Career highlights
- 1.Won the Indian women's championship in 2022.
- 2.Won the Asian women's championship in 2023.
- 3.Won the world under-20 girls' championship in 2024.
- 4.Scored 9.5/11 on board three at the 2024 Olympiad in Budapest, with individual and team gold.
- 5.Won the 2025 Women's World Cup in Batumi as an international master, the first Indian to win it, and gained the grandmaster title.
- 6.Reached her peak classical rating of 2510 on the April 2026 list.
- 7.Won the board-three silver medal at the 2026 Olympiad in Samarkand.
Divya's season-by-season record in the league is on the Global Chess League profile.
Frequently asked questions
What is Divya Deshmukh's next tournament?
No event of hers after October 2026 had been announced in the sources checked on 20 October 2026. She is not in the women's section of the European Club Cup, which runs in Budva until 23 October. Her last event was the Samarkand Olympiad, where she won the board-three silver medal.
What is Divya Deshmukh's FIDE rating?
On the October 2026 FIDE list Divya is rated 2488 in classical chess, 2400 in rapid and 2345 in blitz, and she is 12th among women in classical. Her highest classical rating is 2510, on the April 2026 list.
How old is Divya Deshmukh?
Divya was born on 9 December 2005 in Nagpur, so she is 20.
What did Divya Deshmukh win in 2025?
The FIDE Women's World Cup in Batumi. She beat Tan Zhongyi 1.5-0.5 in the semifinal and Koneru Humpy 2.5-1.5 in the final after rapid tiebreaks, won US$50,000, gained the grandmaster title and qualified for the 2026 Women's Candidates.
Why is Divya Deshmukh called Divya?
Deshmukh is a patronymic, so she is referred to by her first name, Divya, as her Chess.com player profile notes.
Sources
- 1.FIDE rating profile (chart page): October 2026 ratings, titles, rating history
- 2.FIDE top 100 women, October 2026
- 3.Chess.com player page: birth date, birthplace, biography
- 4.US Chess: Divya wins the 2025 Women's World Cup
- 5.Chess.com: 2026 Candidates round 14 (Divya vs Assaubayeva)
- 6.The Week in Chess: Women's Candidates 2026 final standings and crosstable
- 7.FIDE: Women's Candidates 2026 final round report
- 8.FIDE: Norway Chess 2026 final standings
- 9.FIDE: Global Chess League 2026 final
- 10.ChessBase: Global Chess League 2026 day three (team line-ups)
- 11.Chess.com: 2026 Olympiad final report (women's board prizes)
- 12.Chess-results: 2026 Olympiad women's team compositions
- 13.Chess-results: European Club Cup 2026 women's team compositions
Facts checked on 20 October 2026. Ratings are from the FIDE list of October 2026.
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