Proud moment for Nagpurians as 16-year-old talented Chess player Divya Deshmukh becomes the National Champion of India at MPL 47th National Women Chess Championship 2022.
Divya scored an unbeaten 8/9 to clinch her maiden Indian women’s championshi to win the title by a full point by beating strong players like Vaishali, Bhakti Kulkarni and many others. She gained 25 Elo points and takes home a mammoth prize of Rs.550,000 (US$7250).
On Tuesday WGM Divya Deshmukh continued the winning spree with 7.5 points here at International Chess Hall, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
