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Divya Deshmukh won the 2023 Tata Steel Chess India Women's Rapid Tournament

Published on 28 Sep 2026

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Divya Deshmukh won the 2023 Tata Steel Chess India Women's Rapid Tournament
  • Divya Deshmukh, a 17-year-old female chess grandmaster from Nagpur, Maharashtra, India, won the women's rapid category of the Tata Steel Chess India Tournament.
  • Divya won all three rounds of the tournament held at the National Library, Kolkata on September 1, 2023.
  • She outperformed her competitors and stood first with a remarkable score of 7 points.
  • The defending world champion, Ju Wenjun of China finished second with 6.5 points.
  • Russia's Polina Shuvalova finished third with 5.5 points.

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