Divya Deshmukh is an Indian chess player from Maharashtra who became the National Women’s Chess Champion in 2022.
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Wiki/Biography
Divya Deshmukh was born on Friday, 9 December 2005 (age 17 years; as of 2022) in Nagpur, Maharashtra. Their zodiac sign is Sagittarius. He did his schooling from Bhagwan Das Purohit Vidya Mandir, Nagpur.
Physical Appearance
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
Divya’s father’s name is Dr. Jitendra Deshmukh, who is a gynecologist. His mother’s name is Dr. Namrata Deshmukh, who is also a gynecologist. He has a sister, Arya Deshmukh, who is studying law.
Divya Deshmukh with her family
livelihood
gold medal
- 2012: Asian Schools Chess Championship (two medals)
Divya Deshmukh wins Asian School Chess Championship
- 2012: National Championship, Pondicherry
Divya Deshmukh won gold medal in National Championship 2012
- 2013: Asian Youth Chess Championship
- 2013: National Championship, Chennai
Divya Deshmukh posing with the trophy won in the National Championship 2013
- 2014: World Under-10 Girls Chess Championship in Durban, South Africa
Divya Deshmukh posing with the trophy won in the World Under 10 Girls Chess Championship
- 2014: Asian Youth Championship
- 2014: School (Games) Federation of India Championship
- 2016: Asian Youth Championship (two medals)
- 2016: National Schools Championship
- 2017: World Cadet Chess Championship in Pocos de Caldas, Brazil
Divya Deshmukh posing with the World Cadets Chess Championship trophy
- 2017: Asian Youth Championship
- 2017: National Under-13 Girls Championship
- 2019: Commonwealth Championships
- 2020: FIDE Online Chess Olympiad
Divya Deshmukh posing with FIDE Online Chess Olympiad certificate
silver medal
- 2014: National Chess Championship
- 2015: National Championship
- 2016: Asian Youth Championship
Brass
- 2012: National School Chess Championship
- 2014: National Schools Championship
- 2015: World Youth Under-10 Girls Category in Halkidiki, Greece
Divya Deshmukh posing with World Youth in Under-10 Girls Category Trophy
- 2016: World Youth Championship
Divya Deshmukh with her World Youth Championship 2016 trophy
Facts/General Knowledge
- As of February 2022, his FIDE rating is 2301.
- His hobbies include painting, archery and flower breeding.
- Divya started practicing chess at the age of six. Before playing chess, she used to play badminton but due to her short height she had to change the game.
- In an interview, Divya’s mother had said that Divya got interested in this game after seeing her father, who played chess as a hobby. She was five years old when she won her first award.
Divya Deshmukh receiving her first trophy at the age of five
- In 2021, she became the 21st Woman Grand Master (WGM) of India after achieving her second International Master (IM) at the Grand Master held in Budapest, Hungary.
Divya Deshmukh is playing in the International Master (IM) competition
- In March 2022, she became the first senior national women’s chess champion from Nagpur since Koneru Humpy, who won it in 2003. After winning the national tournament, he shared his feelings and said,
It’s hard to believe but I have to believe it. I had no expectations going into this tournament because I just wanted to play my best.”
Divya Deshmukh becomes 2022 National Women Chess Champion
- In March 2022, the Maharashtra Chess Association honored him with a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 for winning the MPL 47th National Women’s Championship held in Bhubaneswar.
Divya Drmukh wins cash prize from Maharashtra Chess Association
- In an interview, her coach RB Ramesh, while talking about how intelligent Divya was, said,
Divya is a very talented and hardworking girl. She is continuously progressing in her playing ability and as a result her ratings are also continuously increasing. She is very confident about herself and at the same time she is down to earth and has no doubts about her abilities. I am very happy that she won the world title in a very worthy manner.”
- She takes inspiration from chess player Vishwanathan Anand.
Divya Deshmukh with Vishwanathan Anand
- She is a passionate animal lover and often posts their pictures on social media.
Divya Deshmukh’s pet dog
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