Historic chess victory! How Divya Deshmukh beat higher-ranked Africa No. 1 Bassem Amin at FIDE Grand Swiss

Facing Amin’s king’s pawn opening, Divya Deshmukh responded with the Sicilian Defence, steering the battle into the sharp Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack territory. The Egyptian pressed early, but as the game wore on, the momentum began shifting.