New Delhi, July 29 -- Divya Deshmukh, 19, became the first Indian woman to secure the Chess World Cup in Georgia as she defeated the veteran Koneru Humpy in the final via tiebreaks to become the FIDE Women's World Cup Champion 2025 and India's 88th Grandmaster on July 28, Monday.

She won 1.5-0.5 and the final started with both classical games on Saturday and Sunday finishing up in draws.

Overcome with emotion, she broke down in tears. Her mother stood by her side as she gave a brief post-match interview, explaining that she needed time to absorb the moment. She stated, "I need time to process it (win). I think it was fate, me getting the Grandmaster title this way because before this (tournament) I didn't even have one (GM) norm, and no...