India, July 25 -- The FIDE Women's World Cup is set for a thriller, with Koneru Humpy facing Divya Deshmukh in an all-Indian final. Humpy had to stage a fight back from 2-3 down in the tie-breaks, and ended up defeating Lei Tingjie 5-3. Meanwhile, Deshmukh had a 1.5-0.5 win against Tan Zhongyi.
Gearing up for the final which is scheduled for Saturday, Humpy called it 'one of happiest moments for chess fans'.
Speaking to chess.com, she said, "I think it's one of the happiest moments for the chess fans. but of course as a player tomorrow it will be quite a tough game as well. Divya has played tremendously well in this whole tournament."
Dissecting her semi-final win, she said, "It was a very tough match and she also gave a very good figh...
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