Eleven-year-old Divya Deshmukh emerged winner in the girls' Under-12 category at the World Cadets Chess Championship at Pocos de Caldas, Brazil. She scored a total of 9.5 points to give India its only medal in the championship this year. It is Divya's second world title after her victory in the under-10 World Youth Chess Championship in Durban three years ago. Divya drew with top-seeded compatriot Rakshitta Ravi in the eleventh and final round yesterday to win the coveted title. In the Under-8 open section, A R Ilamparthi of Tamil Nadu drew his final round game to finish fourth with eight points.
News On AIR | September 1, 2017 7:49 PM
Divya Deshmukh wins gold in World Cadet's Chess Championship