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‘Divya Deshmukh is world champion material’: Bhagyashree Thipsay
Updated On: 25 July, 2025 08:53 AM IST | Mumbai | Ronan Carvalho
Former India chess player and Woman International Master Bhagyashree Thipsay is confident teenager Deshmukh will not just win this Women’s World Cup, but also emerge as a future superstar in the sport
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India’s Woman Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh is ecstatic after her semi-final victory over China’s Tan Zhongyi in the Women’s Chess World Cup on Wednesday. Pic/ICF X Account
Former Indian chess player and Woman International Master, Bhagyashree Thipsay has tipped Woman Grandmaster (WGM) Divya Deshmukh to become a future world champion after the 19-year-old became the first Indian to qualify for the final of the FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup in Batumi, Georgia, on Wednesday.
“She [Deshmukh] will be a world champion, 100 per cent. Considering her age, she will have many chances to do so,” Thipsay, told mid-day on Thursday.
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