FIDE Ratings: Divya Deshmukh enters top-15 in rankings after World Cup win; Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh, Erigaisi in top six
India’s Divya Deshmukh entered the top 15 of FIDE’s world women’s classical chess rankings for the first time after her title win at the Women’s World Cup in Georgia in July.
The 19-year-old beat compatriot Koneru Humpy in the World Cup final. The win also secured Divya the Grandmaster title in addition to a spot at the Candidates tournament in 2026.
In FIDE’s latest update, Divya gained 15 rating points to get to 2478, jumping three ranking spots to sit 15th in the world. There are two more Indians in the top 15—D. Harika (2487) at 12th and Humpy (2535) at sixth.
The top five spots in the women’s rankings are all occupied by Chinese chess players: Hou Yifan (No. 1 with 2607), Ju Wenjun (No. 2 with 2570), Lei Tingjie (No. 3 with 2565), Tan Zhongyi (No. 4 with 2539) and Zhu Jiner (No. 5 with 2536).
In the open category, Magnus Carlsen continued his stay at the top of the classic ranking table.
There are three Indians in the top six: R. Praggnanandhaa (No. 4 with 2779), World champion D Gukesh (No. 5 with 2776) and Arjun Erigaisi (No. 6 with 2776).
Praggnanandhaa also tops the FIDE Circuit 2025, which will offer a spot for the 2026 Candidates.