Divya Deshmukh is an Indian chess player from Maharashtra who became the National Women’s Chess Champion in 2022.
Wiki/Biography
Divya Deshmukh was born on Friday, December 9, 2005, in Nagpur, Maharashtra (age 17; as of 2022). Her zodiac sign is Sagittarius. She received her education from Bhavan’s Bhagwandas Purohit Vidya Mandir in Nagpur.
appearance
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Divya’s father is Dr. Jitendra Deshmukh, a gynecologist. Her mother’s name is Dr. Namrata Deshmukh, who is also a gynecologist. She has a younger sister, Arya Deshmukh, who is studying law.
Divya Deshmukh and her family
Profession
gold medal
- 2012: Asian Schools Chess Championship (two medals)
Divya Deshmukh wins Asian schools chess championship
- 2012: National Championship, Pondicherry
Divya Deshmukh wins gold in National Championship 2012
- 2013: Asian Youth Chess Championship
- 2013: National Championship, Chennai
Divya Deshmukh poses with the trophy she won at the 2013 National Championship
- 2014: World Under-10 Girls Chess Championship in Durban, South Africa
Divya Deshmukh poses with the World Under-10 Girls Chess Championship trophy
- 2014: Asian Youth Championship
- 2014: Indian Schools (Sports) Federation Championship
- 2016: Asian Youth Championships (two medals)
- 2016: National Schools Championship
- 2017: World Junior Chess Championship, Pocos de Caldas, Brazil
Divya Deshmukh poses with World Junior Chess Championship trophy
- 2017: Asian Youth Championship
- 2017: National U-13 Girls Championship
- 2019: Commonwealth Championships
- 2020: FIDE Online Chess Olympiad
Divya Deshmukh poses with FIDE Online Chess Olympiad certificate
silver medal
- 2014: National Chess Championship
- 2015: National Championship
- 2016: Asian Youth Championship
bronze
- 2012: National Middle School Student Chess Championship
- 2014: National Schools Championship
- 2015: World Youth U-10 Girls Competition in Chalkidiki, Greece
Divya Deshmukh poses with the World Youth trophy in the U-10 Girls category
- 2016: World Youth Championship
Divya Deshmukh with her World Youth Championship 2016 trophy
Facts/Trivia
- As of February 2022, her FIDE rating is 2301.
- Her hobbies include painting, archery and flower breeding.
- Divya started practicing chess at the age of six. Before playing chess, she had played badminton, but had to switch to badminton because of her short height.
- Divya’s mother said in an interview that Divya became interested in chess by watching her father play chess. She was five years old when she won her first award.
Divya Deshmukh wins her first trophy at age five
- In 2021, she won her second International Master (IM) title at the Grand Masters in Budapest, Hungary, becoming India’s 21st female Grand Master (WGM).
Divya Deshmukh participates in International Masters (IM) competition
- In March 2022, she became Nagpur’s first adult national women’s chess champion after Koneru Humpy who won the title in 2003. After winning the national championship, she shared her feelings, saying:
It’s hard to believe, but I have to believe it. I had zero expectations going into this tournament because I just wanted to perform my best. “
Divya Deshmukh becomes National Women’s Chess Champion 2022
- In March 2022, the Maharashtra State Chess Federation awarded her a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh. 50, 000 to win the 47th Women’s National Championship of MPL held in Bhubaneswar.
Divya Drshmukh wins Maharashtra Chess Federation cash award
- In an interview, her coach RB Ramesh spoke about how smart Divya is and said:
Divya is a very talented and hardworking girl. Her playing prowess has been steadily improving, and her ratings have steadily risen as a result. She is very confident in herself and has no doubts about her abilities, while also being very down-to-earth. I’m glad she deservedly won the world title. “
- She was inspired by chess player Viswanathan Anand.
Divya Deshmukh and Viswanathan Anand
- She is a passionate animal lover and often posts photos of animals on social media.
Divya Deshmukh’s pet dog
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education