Mumbai: A lot has changed for Divya Deshmukh in a little over three months. The teen wore the FIDE Women’s World Cup crown as the first Indian and the youngest ever in late July, carried the promoted title of Grandmaster (GM) from International Master (IM), and earned the 2026 Women’s Candidates spot. Amid a stacked 206-player field at the FIDE World Cup starting Saturday, Divya will be the only female wildcard in the mix. (FIDE) She returned to her hometown Nagpur to the sight and sound of fast-clicking shutterbugs, garland-showering officials and a flowing flock of well-wishers. Such unprecedented spotlight is set to remain on the 19-year-old by the bustling beaches of Goa. Amid a stacked...
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