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Divya Deshmukh enters top-10 in women’s live ranking for first time after third-place finish in Prague

India’s Divya Deshmukh broke into the top 10 in live rankings in women’s classical chess for the first time in her career, after a credible third-place finish at Prague Chess Challengers 2026.
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Chess: Divya Deshmukh breaks into top 10 of women's rankings for first time

Divya Deshmukh now has a LIVE rating of 2509.3, a career high.

Meet Ireland’s first woman grandmaster: ‘Initially, chess didn’t fascinate me. I grew to love it’

Twenty-one-year-old Trisha Kanyamarala became the first Irish woman to be awarded the title of woman grandmaster (WGM) in chess, following her high standard of play at the London Chess Classic ...