Divya Deshmukh completes 12 months as World No.1 in Junior Girls’ FIDE Rankings
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She also climbed to No. #11 in the senior women’s chart.
WGM Divya Deshmukh’s dominance in the girls rankings continue to shine as she completes 12 months as the top-rated player among juniors worldwide.
According to the FIDE rating list for the month of October, her published classical rating stands at 2478, good enough to secure her No. 1 position among girls in classical chess, a spot she first claimed in October 2024.
She is followed by Yuxin Song and Miaoyi Lu from China. The top 10 has no other Indian girl with Prishita Gupta being the closest at 13th spot.
Deshmkuh also leads the Rapid Girls rating list with a rating of 2419 trailed by Alice Lee (2412) of the USA and Meruert Kamalidenova (2398) from Kazakhstan.
In the broader women’s world rankings, Divya Deshmukh rose up to the 11th position, in a list topped by China’s Hou Yifan while in India she stands as the second-highest ranked woman, just behind Koneru Humpy who occupies the sixth spot.
Vaishali R (15th) and Harika Dronavalli (18th) are the only other Indian women in the top 20 dominated by Chinese women.
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Divya’s accomplishments extend beyond youth categories. In July 2025, Divya captured the spotlight by winning the Women’s Chess World Cup, defeating WGM Koneru Humpy in a dramatic tiebreak.
The victory earned her the Grandmaster title, making her the 88th Indian to do so. And most notably, a place in the 2026 Women’s Candidates Tournament.
More recently, she made headlines by opting to compete in the Open section of the FIDE Grand Swiss, where she scored a memorable win against GM Bassem Amin and GM Velimir Ivic apart from drawing against World Champion Gukesh D. She ended the tournament at 86th position with 5 points out of the 11 games.
Divya’s rise has been a remarkable one along the likes of current World Champion Gukesh D, Arjun Erigaisi and Praggnanandhaa. These achievements underscore not only her supremacy within her age group but also her steady rise on the global stage.
How long has Divya Deshmukh been ranked Junior Girls’ World No.1 in FIDE list?
Divya has now been positioned at the top of the junior girls’ rankings for one year. She first claimed the top rank in October 2024.
Where is Divya ranked in senior women’s ranking in FIDE October 2025 ratings?
Divya has climbed to World No.11 in women’s ratings list with a tally of 2498.
Who is the highest-ranked Indian layer in women’s ratings?
Koneru Humpy is the best-rated Indian player at World No.6 in women’s ratings.
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