Divya Deshmukh Enters FIDE Women’s World Cup Semifinals

• India’s Divya Deshmukh defeats D. Harika in tiebreaks to enter the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 semifinals.

• She joins Grandmaster Koneru Humpy in the last four.

• Divya’s win follows Harika’s quarterfinal run in 2023, the best result by an Indian player.

• Deshmukh beat Harika in consecutive games to secure her spot in the semifinals.

• She will face Tan Zhongyi from China and Lei Tingjie from China.

• R. Vaishali loses the second game against former World champion Zhongyi Tan of China