Women s world cup

Exclusive | From chasing one-rupee coins every day to defeating Divya Deshmukh: Abhimanyu Puranik finds the state between 'rage and serenity'

04:01 05/09/2025

Divya Deshmukh, after her Women's World Cup victory, revealed her mentors, Csaba Balogh and Abhimanyu Puranik. At the Grand Swiss 2025, Puranik, who had just enjoyed a Disneyland vacation, defeated his protégé, Divya. Puranik, a Mumbai-born Punekar, started chess at five and praised Divya's amazing mentality and potential for future dominance in Indian chess.