August 12, 2025 11:23 AM
Divya Deshmukh routs Lei Tingjie 10-3, storms into Women’s Speed Chess quarters
India’s teenage chess prodigy Divya Deshmukh continued her impressive run, dismantling China’s Lei Tingjie 10-3 to reach the quarterfinals of the Women’s Speed Chess Championship 2025 on Monday. Divya decimated Lei with both white and black pieces. She lost only one game while ending up winning eight and drawing four to get an eight-point win over the Chinese. In the online event hosted by Chess.com, Divya, India’s 88th Grandmaster and only the fourth woman from the country to earn the...