Chess legend Susan Polgar took to X to congratulate Divya Deshmukh on becoming the first-ever Indian woman to win the Chess World Cup. "A star is born and a newly crowned Grandmaster," she said. "What a magnificent feat for this talented and mentally tough young lady!" Polgar added. Deshmukh defeated India's Grandmaster (GM) Koneru Humpy in tiebreaks in the final.
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08:22 pm on
28 Jul