Chess | ‘Quite a feat’ – FIDE CEO lauds Indian stars after all four enter quarterfinals of women’s World Cup | Chess News

Koneru Humpy (Anna Shtourman/FIDE) In a historic moment for Indian chess, all four remaining players, Koneru Humpy, Dronavalli Harika, R Vaishali, and International Master Divya Deshmukh, have stormed into the quarterfinals of the FIDE Women’s World Cup. The achievement drew special praise from FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky, who wrote on X, “All four Indian players…

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Chess World Cup: 23-year-old Indian Vantika Agrawal stuns former world champion, pockets Rs 5.8 lakh so far | Chess News

Vantika Agrawal (FIDE Photo) Indian International Master (IM) Vantika Agrawal, 23 advanced to the third round of the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 in Batumi, Georgia, after defeating former world champion Anna Ushenina of Ukraine in a thrilling tie-breaker match with a score of 4.5-3.5 on Friday.The second-round match between Vantika and Ushenina went into…

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