Divya Deshmukh

Divya Deshmukh (born 9 December 2005) is an Indian chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster and International Master.

[11] She then finished first in the women's rapid section of the Tata Steel India Chess Tournament, despite being the bottom seed.

At the tournament, she defeated Harika Dronavalli, Vantika Agrawal, Koneru Humpy, Savitha Shri B, Irina Krush, and Nino Batsiashvili, drew against Women's World Champion Ju Wenjun and Anna Ushenina, and suffered her only loss to Polina Shuvalova.

She became the fourth Indian to win the World Junior Girls' title after Koneru Humpy in 2001, Harika Dronavalli in 2008, and Soumya Swaminathan in 2009.

[3] Needing a win in the final round, she defeated Bulgaria’s third seed Beloslava Krasteva in a five-hour marathon battle to secure 10 points out of a possible 11 and won the gold.