Nagpur’s Divya wins gold in World Cadet’s Chess Meet
The 11-year-old, seeded third, won eight games and drew three rounds en route to her title. Her gold medal was confirmed after USA’s Matus Nastassja lost to Lhotska Anna.
Published : Sep 01, 2017 19:34 IST
Divya Deshmukh clinched the gold medal in the girls’ u-12 category of the World cadet chess championship here on Thursday. Deshmukh remained unbeaten in the championship, garnering 9.5 points along the way.
The 11-year-old, seeded third, won eight games and drew three rounds en route to her title. Her gold medal was confirmed after USA’s Matus Nastassja lost to Lhotska Anna.
The Nagpur-based girl had already assured herself of a silver medal after beating Uzbekistan’s Maftuna Bobomurodova in 38 moves in the 10th round. Three other Indians in the event, M. Sahithi Varshini (u-10 girls), Bharath Subramaniyam (u-10 open) and A.R. Ilamparthi (U-8 open) missed a medal finish by a narrow margin.