India, July 31 -- Divya Deshmukh scripted history on Monday, defeating Koneru Humpy at the FIDE Women's Chess World Cup final, and also became India's 88th Grandmaster. She defeated Humpy in an all-Indian final which also went to tie-breaks and Divya ended up winning 1.5-0.5.

After returning to India, Divya spoke about her first coach, Rahul Joshi, and dedicated her GM title to him. Joshi, a famous chess trainer from Maharashtra, died in 2020 at the age of 40.

"He always wanted me to be a GM. I dedicate my GM title to him," she said.

Meanwhile, in a recent interview with FIDE, she revealed her team members behind her success at the FIDE Women's World Cup.

"For this tournament, I was helped by Csaba Balogh. He's from Hungary. He's a re...