Indian Chess Grandmasters full list: Divya Deshmukh becomes 88th Indian Grandmaster

19-year-old Divya Deshmukh has won the FIDE Women’s World Cup title. She won this title by defeating India's Koneru Humpy in the tie-break round in the final. By becoming the world champion, she has also become India's 88th Grandmaster.

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India's 4th female Grandmaster

Divya, originally from Nagpur (Maharashtra), became India’s fourth female Grandmaster after Humpy, Harika Dronavalli and R. Vaishali and the first Indian woman to win the FIDE Women’s World Cup, securing her GM title. She is also the 44th female to get a Grandmaster title.

Divya beats some heavyweights

Divya handed defeats to some of the biggest names in the chess fraternity for the biggest title of her career. The 2024 World Junior Champion beat the likes of Zhu Jiner, Harika, and former World Champion Tan Zhongyi to come through a very tough bracket before beating India No. 1 Humpy.

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13th Grandmaster from Maharashtra

Divya didn’t have a single GM norm ahead of the World Cup, nor did she meet the required rating (a standard 2500) to be eligible for the coveted title but her World Cup win helped her circumvent all the usual FIDE requirements as she becomes the latest Grandmaster of India, and the 13th from Maharashtra.

Indian Chess Grandmasters Full List

India has produced a total of 88 GMs, with the addition of Divya, ranking fifth in the world in terms of the sheer number of GMs produced per country.

Also Read: List of Chess World Champions from 1886 to 2024

Let's have a look at the 88 Indian Chess Grandmasters list.