Divya Deshmukh

Divya Deshmukh (born December 9, 2005) is an Indian chess Woman Grandmaster (WGM)[4] from Maharashtra.[2] She was part of the gold medal-winning FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2020 team.[5] As of March 2022, she is the second ranked woman chess player in India,[6] and is the reigning national women's champion.[7]

Divya Deshmukh
CountryIndia
Born (2005-12-09) December 9, 2005[1]
Maharashtra, India[2]
TitleWoman Grandmaster (WGM) (2021)
FIDE rating2301 (Feb 2022)
Peak rating2431 (Apr 2019)[3]

References
  1. "Divya Deshmukh". Twitter. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  2. Sampat, Amit (2 March 2022). "Divya topples top seed Vaishali, set to become senior national chess champion". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  3. "Divya Deshmukh FIDE profile". Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  4. Ahmed, Shahid (19 October 2021). "Divya Deshmukh becomes the 22nd Woman Grandmaster of India". Chessbase India. Retrieved 27 February 2022. Divya Deshmukh scored her final WGM-norm in her first tournament in over 17 months at First Saturday GM October 2021.
  5. "India – FIDE Online Olympiad 2020". FIDE Online Olympiad 2020 / July 24 - August 30. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  6. "FIDE Ratings". Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  7. "Arjun Erigaisi, Divya Deshmukh Clinch Indian National Championships".


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