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Chess has always been in Divya's genes; great-grandfather used to play with Vinoba Bhave

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Divya Deshmukh, the youngest Indian woman to win the chess World Cup, has a family history with the game. Her great-grandfather, Dr. Durgaprasad Sharma, played chess with Vinoba Bhave. Divya's mother, Dr. Namrata Deshmukh, enrolled her in a chess academy at age five. Divya won her first national gold medal in 2012. Her parents supported her chess career, with Dr.

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