Divya Deshmukh was nominated for the Arjuna Award at the National Sports Awards 2025. What chess achievement did she accomplish in 2025?
- She became FIDE Women's World Champion (classical format)
- She won gold at the 2025 Chess Olympiad women's board
- She became the first Indian to win the FIDE Women's World Cup
- She won the rapid and blitz world chess championships in the same year
Answer: She became the first Indian to win the FIDE Women's World Cup
Divya Deshmukh, a chess grandmaster born in 2005, won the FIDE Women's World Cup in 2025 — making her the first Indian to win that title. She was twenty years old at the time. She was nominated alongside Vidit Gujrathi, giving chess two nominees in the 2025 Arjuna list.