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Divya Deshmukh

Divya Deshmukh

GM🇮🇳

FIDEFIDE 35006916· Female· India· Born in 2005

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Divya Deshmukh, a 21-year-old Indian Grandmaster, is rated 2500 — just 10 short of her peak of 2510 (Apr 2026, age 21) and ranked 2nd among Indian women, and in the top 1% worldwide. She is on a steady climb with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 62 rated games in the past year (≈91/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include FIDE Women\s Candidates Tournament 2026, PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL - CHALLENGERS TOURNAMENT 2026, and FIDE World Cup 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 4 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Knockout) recently. She reached Indian #41 in Nov 2025.

Awarded GM in 2025 (age 20), WGM in 2022 (age 17), IM in 2023 (age 18), WIM in 2018 (age 13), and WFM in 2013 (age 8). At junior level, she reached World #28 in U20, World #48 in U18, World #64 in U16, World #7 in U14, World #39 in U12, World #53 in U10 and World #21 in U8.

Current rating

2500

Standard

Rpd2416·Blz2351

All-time high

2510

−10 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 21

Activity

96

games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo

62 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#2

#2 · Indian women · of 2,561

Career timeline

29 entries
2026
Re-crossed 2500
at age 21
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2510
at age 21 · −10 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Peak Indian rank: #41
at age 20 · rated 2505
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2500
at age 20
Nov 2025
GM title awardedGM
at age 20
Aug 2025
2024
28th U20 player worldwide
at age 19 · rated 2501
Oct 2024

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
FIDE Grand Swiss 2025
perf 2617 (+119) · 5/11 · #73
Top opponent
vs Gukesh DGM 2,767
FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 · Sep 2025 · +3.2 Elo
Best comeback
FIDE Women's World Cup 2025
finished #3 (seeded #12 of 107)
Evolution
+37
2463 → 2500
Tournaments
6
54 games
Score
27.5/ 5450.9%
13W29D12L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsBassem AminGM2,636·FIDE Grand Swiss 2025·R4·+6.9
2.[W]vsVelimir IvicGM2,630·FIDE Grand Swiss 2025·R7·+6.8
3.[W]vsJiner ZhuGM2,547·FIDE Women's World Cup 2025·R7·+6.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
FIDE Women\s Candidates Tournament 2026
Round-Robin
Mar 20265.5/14#82447-10.0
PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL - CHALLENGERS TOURNAMENT 2026
Round-Robin
Feb 20265/9#32597+12.6
FIDE World Cup 2025
Knockout
Nov 20250/2R2561785-7.8
29th European Club Cup for Women
Team
Oct 20254.5/6#182589+7.1
FIDE Grand Swiss 2025
Open Swiss
Sep 20255/11#732617+19.6
FIDE Women's World Cup 2025
Knockout
Jul 20257.5/12SF2556+15.2

Most-Played Opponents

vsRakshitta RaviWGM
🇮🇳IND·2321
+16 −3 =8
27 games·last met Jan 2026
View head-to-head →
vsHarika DronavalliGM
🇮🇳IND·2470
+5 −7 =8
20 games·last met Jan 2026
View head-to-head →
vsBhagyashree PatilWFM
🇮🇳IND·1955
+14 −2 =3
19 games·last met Dec 2022
View head-to-head →
vsVantika AgrawalIM
🇮🇳IND·2367
+9 −3 =5
17 games·last met Jan 2026
View head-to-head →
vsMrudul DehankarWIM
🇮🇳IND·2237
+7 −5 =5
17 games·last met Oct 2019
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
India
#49
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#153
in continent
World
#577
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
India
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3
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2,733
4
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2,732
5
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2,723
6
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2,708
7
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8
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9
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10
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49🇮🇳Divya Deshmukh2,500
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,780
2
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2,776
3
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2,753
4
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2,751
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,733
8
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2,732
9
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2,731
10
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2,729
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World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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577🇮🇳Divya Deshmukh2,500