Vaishali Rameshbabu 🇮🇳 wins in the 14th and final round to earn first place in the Candidates!!
She will challenge Ju Wenjun for a chance to become the Women's World Chess Champion 🏆
If you are born into a family with financial security I actually think dedicating your life to actively trying to help people is probably the best you could do.
All-time favorite type of videos: pre-fame bands playing their extremely famous songs to a tiny room of people, because they're not yet known. A Thread 🧵
1. Two dudes in 2003, unaware they were making a legendary song
History made. 🏆🇮🇳
Divya Deshmukh is the 2025 FIDE Women’s World Cup Champion and India’s 88th Grandmaster.
In an all-Indian final that went to tiebreaks, Divya beat Humpy Koneru 2.5 to 1.5. She drew the first Rapid game and won the second with Black.
By reaching the final, she had already secured a spot in the FIDE Women’s Candidates. With this win, she becomes the first Indian player to lift the Women’s World Cup title and clinches the Grandmaster title at the same time.
A monumental achievement for Divya, her team, and Indian chess. ♟️✨
📷 Anna Shtourman / @FIDE_chess
#WomenInChess