There is one more Indian Grandmaster in the draw eligible to make the FIDE World Cup 2025 quarter-finals and his name is none other than Pentala Harikrishna.
The Russian GM holds the edge over his Indian counterpart with 15 wins in classical chess and 26 wins in rapid games.
Divya Deshmukh also became the fourth Indian woman to achieve the Grandmaster title in chess.
It turned out to be an intense game between Humpy and Divya in Batumi on Sunday as both the players were giving a tough fight to each other throughout the match.
The first games of the semifinals on July 22 ended in draws, Indian chess stars GM Koneru Humpy and IM Divya Deshmukh made a solid start in the semifinals.
Eyes will be set on Indian chess trio Gukesh Dommaraju, Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, and Arjun Erigaisi, who have performed exceptionally in the last few years.
The Chennai-born grandmaster took down the former World Number 3, Italian American grandmaster Fabiano Caruana along with World Number 2, the American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura in the tournament.
Magnus Carlsen has won the FIDE World Cup for the first time in his illustrious chess career.
While Deepak Punia won a bronze medal in the 77kg category, Sumit made it to the final of the 60 kg category of the Greco-Roman competition.
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa is the first Indian player after Vishwanathan Anand to reach the semi-final of the FIDE World Cup.