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Divya Deshmukh created history in Fide Grand Swiss 2025New Delhi. On Sunday, in the ongoing Fide Grand Swiss Chess tournament in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, the Women’s World Cup winner Divya Deshmukh jumped in fourth place, opening an account of her victory. In the fourth round of the Open section, Divya, with 2478 Aloe rating, shocked Egypt and African Grandmaster Amin Basem (Alo 2636), playing with her black pieces. Divya won a strategic victory using her strength to fight till the end, while Indian stars Gukesh D and Arjun Erigasi distributed points in a strategic match.
Youth Abhimanyu Mishra stopped the top seed Pragyananda on a draw. Parham Maghasudlu also failed to take advantage of the early advantage with white pieces as the sixth seeded Nodirbek Abdotsatarov played a draw in 56 tricks, selecting Slavic Defense.
🇮🇳 gm divya deshmukh (2478) takes down gm bassem amin (2636) 🔥
The women’s world cup champion scores her first grand swiss win in style.
Two brilliances. A Fearless Rook Sacrifice. A Statement Game.
