'Quite a feat' - FIDE CEO lauds Indians after all four enter QFs of women's WC

In a first, Koneru Humpy, Dronavalli Harika, R Vaishali, and Divya Deshmukh made it to the FIDE Women’s World Cup quarterfinals. FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky congratulated the players. The Indian players won tense tie-breakers. Humpy defeated Alexandra Kosteniuk, and Harika edged out Kateryna Lagno. Vaishali defeated Meruert Kamalidenova, and Divya Deshmukh beat Zhu Jiner.

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In a first, Koneru Humpy, Dronavalli Harika, R Vaishali, and Divya Deshmukh made it to the FIDE Women’s World Cup quarterfinals. FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky congratulated the players. The Indian players won tense tie-breakers. Humpy defeated Alexandra Kosteniuk, and Harika edged out Kateryna Lagno. Vaishali defeated Meruert Kamalidenova, and Divya Deshmukh beat Zhu Jiner.
In a first, Koneru Humpy, Dronavalli Harika, R Vaishali, and Divya Deshmukh made it to the FIDE Women’s World Cup quarterfinals. FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky congratulated the players. The Indian players won tense tie-breakers. Humpy defeated Alexandra Kosteniuk, and Harika edged out Kateryna Lagno. Vaishali defeated Meruert Kamalidenova, and Divya Deshmukh beat Zhu Jiner.
July 18, 2025 at 11:03PM