Okay, folks. That is it from the first game of the FIDE Women's Chess World Cup final between Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh. 

Koneru Humpy has earned a draw against Divya Deshmukh with black pieces. This gives the chess veteran an advantage as she will be playing with the white pieces tomorrow (Sunday).

1.) d4 d5

2.) c4 dxc4

3.) e4 e5

4.) Nf3 Bb4+

5.) Nc3 Nf6

6.) Nxe5 b5

7.) Be2 Bb7

8.) O-O Bxc3

9.) bxc3 Nxe4

10.) Ba3 Nd6

11.) Bf3 Qc8

12.) Nxc4 bxc4

13.) Re1+ Kf8

14.) Bxb7 Qxb7

15.) Qe2 Nc6

16.) d5 h5

17.) Rab1 Qa6

18.) Bxd6+ cxd6

19.) dxc6 Qxc6

20.) Rb4 Rc8

21.) Qe7+ Kg8

22.) Qxa7 Rh6

23.) h4 Rg6

24.) g3 Qf3

25.) Re3 Qd1+

26.) Kg2 Qd5+

27.) Kg1 Qd1+

28.) Kg2 Qd5+

29.) Kg1 Qd1+

30.) Kh2 Rf6

31.) Rb2 Qf1

32.) Ree2 Rc5

33.) Qa8+ Kh7

34.) f4 d5

35.) Re8 Rb5

36.) Rh8+ Kg6

37.) Rxb5 Qf2+

38.) Kh3+ Qf1+

39.) Kh2 Qf2+

40.) Kh3+ Qf1+

41.) Kh2 Qf2+

The first game has ended in a draw through repetition. Koneru Humpy has got an advantage in the final of FIDE Women's Chess World Cup as she has earned a draw with black pieces.

With 54 seconds left on her clock, Divya has now moved her rook to e8. It's time for Koneru to make her next move carefully as one error could cost her big here. 

1.d4 d5

2.c4 dxc4

3.e4 e5

4.Nf3 Bb4+

5.Nc3 Nf6

6. Nxe5 b5

7. Be2 Bb7

8. O-O Bxc3

9. bxc3 Nxe4

10. Ba3 Nd6

11. Nxc4 bxc4

12. Nxc4 bxc4

13. Re1+ Kf8

14. Bxb7 Qxb7

15. Qe2 Nc6

16. d5 h5

17. Rab1 Qa6

18. Bxd6+ cxd6

19. dxc6 Qxc6

20. Rb4 Rc8

21. Qe7+ Kg8

22. Qxa7 Rh6

23. h4 Rg6

24. g3 Qf3

25. Re3 Qd1+

26. Kg2 Qd5+

27. Kg1 Qd1+

28. Kg2 Qd5+

29. Kg1 Qd1+

30. Kh2 Rf6

31. Rb2

Divya has moved her pawn from h2 to h4. Koneru then moves her rook from h6 to g6. g3 and Qf3 are the two moves that follow. The final move has seen Koneru's queen getting closer to the opponent's king.

Koneru Humpy brought her rook behind her queen at c8. Divya then pushed her queen to e7 to give check to the king. To protect it, Koneru moved her king to an adjacent square on its left side, that is g8. Divya then put her queen to a7.

Have a look at the board after the 20th move of Divya which is Rb4 -

1.d4 d5

2.c4 dxc4

3.e4 e5

4.Nf3 Bb4+

5.Nc3 Nf6

6. Nxe5 b5

7. Be2 Bb7

8. O-O Bxc3

9. bxc3 Nxe4

10. Ba3 Nd6

11. Nxc4 bxc4

12. Nxc4 bxc4

13. Re1+ Kf8

14. Bxb7 Qxb7

15. Qe2 Nc6

16. d5 h5

17. Rab1 Qa6

18. Bxd6+ cxd6

19. dxc6 Qxc6

1.d4 d5

2.c4 dxc4

3.e4 e5

4.Nf3 Bb4+

5.Nc3 Nf6

6. Nxe5 b5

7. Be2 Bb7

8. O-O Bxc3

9. bxc3 Nxe4

10. Ba3 Nd6

11. Nxc4 bxc4

12. Nxc4 bxc4

13. Re1+ Kf8

14. Bxb7 Qxb7

15. Qe2 Nc6

16. d5 h5

Divya has sacrificed her knight here, certainly to pave way for her attack. She moves her knight to c4 by taking a pawn there. Humpy thought about it then picked the knight with her pawn at b5.

1.d4 d5

2.c4 dxc4

3.e4 e5

4.Nf3 Bb4+

5.Nc3 Nf6

6. Nxe5 b5

7. Be2 Bb7

8. O-O Bxc3

9. bxc3 Nxe4

11. Nxc4 bxc4

As Divya tries to build an attack through the bishop, Humpy has blocked its path by pulling her knight back from e4 to d6.

1.d4 d5

2.c4 dxc4

3.e4 e5

4.Nf3 Bb4+

5.Nc3 Nf6

6. Nxe5 b5

7. Be2 Bb7

8. O-O Bxc3

9. bxc3 Nxe4

10. Ba3 Nd6

After a lot of thinking, Divya has finally made a move. She has put her bishop on the black square forward to a3. Humpy is now thinking over it.

1.d4 d5

2.c4 dxc4

3.e4 e5

4.Nf3 Bb4+

5.Nc3 Nf6

6. Nxe5 b5

7. Be2 Bb7

8. O-O Bxc3

9. bxc3 Nxe4

10. Ba3

Here is how the board looks after the nine moves -

After the short castling from Divya, Humpy exchanged her bishop with knight. She put in into c3 to eliminate the knight of Divya. The latter, in turn, took the bishop with a pawn, backing the knight. Humpy then jumped her knight to e4.

1.d4 d5

2.c4 dxc4

3.e4 e5

4.Nf3 Bb4+

5.Nc3 Nf6

6. Nxe5 b5

7. Be2 Bb7

8. O-O Bxc3

9. bxc3 Nxe4

Divya Deshmukh has gone for short castle in her eighth move and Humpy is taking her time again.

1.d4 d5

2.c4 dxc4

3.e4 e5

4.Nf3 Bb4+

5.Nc3 Nf6

6. Nxe5 b5

7. Be2 Bb7

8. O-O

Both the players have made 7 moves so far. Now, it is Divya Deshmukh's turn and she is taking her time. Moves so far -

1.d4 d5

2.c4 dxc4

3.e4 e5

4.Nf3 Bb4+

5.Nc3 Nf6

6. Nxe5 b5

7. Be2 Bb7

1.d4 d5

2.c4 dxc4

3.e4 e5

4.Nf3 Bb4+

5.Nc3

The first match of the FIDE Women's Chess World Cup final between Divya Deshmukh and Koneru Humpy has kicked off in Batumi. Divya makes the first move. She has started with a Queen’s Gambit opening.

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This is the first time ever that India has made it to the final of the FIDE Women's Chess World Cup. This means that whoever between Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh wins the final, India will script history with their maiden title. What a moment this is for Indian chess!

Divya Deshmukh

- defeated China's Tan Zhongyi 1.5-0.5 in the semi-final

- defeated India's Harika Dronavalli 3-1 in quarterfinal

- defeated China's Zhu Jiner 2.5-1.5 in Round 4

- defeated Serbia's Teodora Injac 1.5-0.5 in Round 3

- defeated Georgia's Kesaria Mgeladze 1.5-0.5 in Round 2

- got a bye in Round 1

Koneru Humpy

- defeated China’s Lei Tingjie 5-3 in the semi-final

- defeated China’s Yuxin Song 1.5-0.5 in quarterfinal

- defeated Switzerland’s Alexandra Kosteniuk 2.5-0.5 in Round 4

- defeated Poland’s Klaudia Kulon 1.5-0.5 in Round 3

- defeated Uzbekistan’s Afruza Khamdamova 1.5-0.5 in Round 2

- got a bye in Round 1

A total of two classical games will be played on Satuday and Sunday. For a win, a player will get 1 point while a draw will see the players sharing the point, which means 0.5 each. If the scores are tied after two classical games, the match will move into the tie-breaker. It will be played on Monday.

Hello everyone, welcome to the live blog of FIDE Women's Chess World Cup 2025 final that is set to be played between Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh. It's an all-Indian finale and whoever wins this contest, the country will script history.