WIM at the age of just 12 years and 6 months - Divya Deshmukh

Divya Deshmukh played a fine tournament at the 11th Mumbai Mayor's Cup 2018. She beat many strong players and scored her 3rd WIM norm. Her first one was in IIFLW Mumbai 2017-18, second in HD Bank in Vietnam and now the third one in the Mumbai Mayor's Cup. Born on 9th December 2005, Divya is just 12 years and 6 months old and has achieved this feat at a tender age. Of course, this is just the start of the road for her. Big things await this super talent in future. In this video, you can also see the game between Divya and P. Karthikeyan, where the girl from Nagpur played a beautiful game to outplay her experienced opponent. And the thing to note is - she refused the draw offer and won!