A Legend's tale!

Just like her other legendary predecessors such as Koneru Humpy who revolutionized chess in Andhra Pradesh and Vijayalaxmi did on Tamil Nadu we have our very own in Maharashtra- Divya Deshmukh

Some men are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them. Divya Deshmukh who like other 8.5 year olds should be only dreaming of being an astronaut or curing cancer, is rather a believer of doing more than dreaming and thus here she is right on the path speeding towards her destination of becoming the youngest Grand Master of the country and every step she takes towards it is equivalent to a leap. Just like her most recent accomplishment which is at the least nothing if not historical, as she went on to win the World Chess championship in the U-10 at her age! Her deeds speak for themselves but it is known that the chess world is abuzz and marveled by the talent and skill of execution of this junior champion who is almost somewhat of a local legend! And why not she is the world's youngest FIDE Master to having both national and international tournaments right in her bag with multiple national , state & International Gold medals already there is no saying where she will be in the next five years. She has the same quality of taking everybody by surprise by doing things not expected of her at her age and beyond her experiences but then again that is the style of legends.

Its almost like Divya was the destiny's child for chess, as is evident from her career graph and her conduct. She is like a fashioned chess player with her dedication, focus and discipline and also fortunately immense support her parents both of who are doctors by profession. 

Divya is provably the only inevitable heir in line to the throne of becoming the youngest Grand Master of the country. She is way ahead of her contemporaries in terms of experience and results almost like she is on the expressway towards her destination! 

Divya like her predecessor in the world chess is like Judit Polgar, with her current career graph reminding us of the former's earlier days in Chess.It is well established that the Indian Chess circuit is far more competitive than any in the world and that is the reason the most players prefer to increase their rating by playing foreigners, however Divya is not shy of taking risks at all and deems it necessary and natural to play against Indians to increase her rating which anyone from the Chess Fraternity will agree to take immense courage and trust in oneself.

We are sure that we have a lot more magic to behold as she plays in the future. Just like her other legendary predecessors such as Koneru Humpy who revolutionized chess in Andhra Pradesh and Vijayalaxmi did on Tamil Nadu we have our very own in Maharashtra Divya Deshmukh says FIDE Master , Balaji Guttula

She is definitely the one to both look out for and to look forward too. As always we wish her all the best and congratulate her heartily over this achievement!