Divya Deshmukh, 19-year-old Indian International Master, was left shellshocked at the ongoing Tata Chess Masters, as she crashed to a shock defeat against Argentina chess prodigy, Faustino Oro.

Some even reminded him of his match against another Indian chess star Divya Deshmukh in 2023, where Yakubboev had shaken hands with his opponent. As the controversy spiralled on, Yakubboev decided ...

Divya Deshmukh. Known as the ‘Messi of Chess’ Faustino hails from Argentina - same as legendary Lionel Messi - and became the youngest IM in 2024 when he was just 10 years, eight months and 16 ...

But then fans also pointed out that he had shaken hands with Divya Deshmukh in 2023, to which he stated that it was his fault and he shouldn’t have done that due to religious reasons.

Yakubboev drew criticism for his statements and after his personal apology to Vaishali, he also met Divya Deshmukh with flowers and chocolate to express regret.

Arjun Erigaisi's struggles continued with a loss to Max Warmerdam. In the Challengers section, Divya Deshmukh fell to Miaoyi Lu while Vaishali Rameshbabu drew against Arthur Pijpers. A critical ...

Leon Luke Mendonca, Pentala Harikrishna, and Divya Deshmukh also recorded notable victories, marking a remarkable day for Indian chess. R Praggnanandhaa and D Gukesh (Tata Steel Chess Tournament ...

The Challengers section saw defeats for Vaishali Rameshbabu and Divya Deshmukh. Gukesh Dommaraju (Tata Steel Chess Tournament Photo) The advantage was now entirely in Gukesh’s hands, and he ...

The Challengers section saw Divya Deshmukh defeated by Erwin l'Ami. His best chance, Nxd4, which captured Arjun's black knight for his white knight, was a pivotal moment in the match. But Arjun ...

Playing the white side of a Berlin defence, Praggnanandhaa had a slightly favourable position optically, but Gukesh was ...

Alexey Sarana scored the day's only decisive victory. In the Challengers section, Vaishali Rameshbabu secured a draw, but Divya Deshmukh suffered a defeat. It was Erigaisi’s third draw of the ...

Then he stated that ‘chess is not haram’, and pointed out that he had shaken Divya Deshmukh’s hand in 2023, which was wrong of him. He also revealed that for his game against Irina Bulmaga ...