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Divya Deshmukh, 19, became the first Indian to win the FIDE Women’s World Cup, defeating Koneru Humpy. She also earned her Grandmaster title and a spot in the 2025 Candidates, marking a historic rise in Indian chess. Scroll down to know all about her:
Defending champion Magnus Carlsen was fined USD 200 for wearing jeans, which are "explicitly prohibited" under tournament regulations and when he refused the request to change his attire.
The International Olympic Committee had recommended all the sports federations to exclude Russia and Belarus.
The All-India Chess federation (AICF) had earlier submitted its guarantee of $10 million to FIDE. The Olympiad was moved out of Russia after it invaded neighbouring Ukraine on February 24.
On August 30, the Indian team created history by winning its first-ever gold in the 2020 Online Chess Olympiad.
This was the first time International Chess Federation (FIDE) was holding the Olympiad in an online format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
India and Russia became the co-champions after the game was halted due to the internet outage.
The logo which shows two chequered bodies swaddled around each other, with a chessboard placed at the center – has sent every chess follower into a sense of amusement and comparing it to the world-famous Kamasutra images.
Suhaani has 1156 points in her kitty and is behind two Russians, two Iranians and one Danish player.
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