Indian chess player Divya Deshmukh has hit out at the sexism that she believes exists among chess fans and called for women to start getting “equal respect” in the game.

India no.3 Divya Deshmukh a win away from World Junior girls chess title Top seed Divya Deshmukh is just a win away from her maiden World Junior girls chess championship title in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

Divya Deshmukh, an 18-year-old Indian chess prodigy, has gained global recognition after defeating World No. 1 Hou Yifan at the World Blitz Team Chess Championship in London.

<p>19-year-old Divya Deshmukh beat 38-year-old Koneru Humpy in an all-Indian final to become the first Indian champion of the FIDE Women's Chess World Cup. Divya beat Humpy using black pieces in ...

Eighteen-year-old rising Indian star IM Divya Deshmukh has boldly called out sexism in the chess world following her participation in Tata Steel Chess, expressing frustration with comments about ...

Divya Deshmukh, the world junior number one, delivered a stunning performance by defeating world number one Hou Yifan of China at the World Blitz Team Chess Championship in London. Representing ...

Divya Deshmukh is just 17. But she's a queen. A chess queen and a woman grandmaster who's had everyone sitting up in amazement after her recent win at the Tata Steel India Rapid Championship 2023.

Nagpur's Divya, who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster, was one of the vital cogs. Competing in her first Olympiad at the age of 18, Deshmukh won seven out of her 11 fixtures to help India ...

What's on today? Chess: Koneru Humpy, Divya Deshmukh, R Vaishali and D Harika will all be in action in game 2 of the quarterfinals at the FIDE Women's World Cup.