Breaking Into New Bollywood

Divya Deshmukh – Velimir Ivić
4th FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament; Samarkand, September 11, 2025
Sicilian Defence B40

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 Nc6 4. Bb2 Qc7 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 a6 7. g3 Rb8 8. Bg2 b5 9. cxb5 axb5 10. 0-0 b4 11. Na4 e5? If Black intended to shore up the centre, he will fail.
12. Rc1 d6

13. d4! Nd7. After 13. ... cxd4 (idem to say 13. ... exd4 14. Nxd4! cxd4 15. e5) 14. Nxd4! exd4 15. e5 White regains her piece with interest.
14. dxc5?! 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Bh3 would transpose to the game.
14. ... dxc5?! (⌓ 14. ... Nxc5 15. Qc2⩲)
15. Bh3 Nb6 16. Nxc5 Bxh3 17. Na6 Qb7 18. Nxb8 Nxb8 19. Re1 Be7. If 19. ... f6 then 20. Nxe5! fxe5 21. Qh5+ with overwhelming advantage.
20. Bxe5 Nc6 21. Bxg7. White has too much material for the two pieces.
21. ... Rg8 22. Ne5 Bd7 23. Nxc6 Bxc6 24. Qc2 Bb5 25. Bd4 Rg6 26. Red1 Bc6 27. Bc5 Bxe4 28. Qe2 Re6 29. Qb5+ Nd7 30. Qxb7 Bxb7 31. Bxe7 Kxe7 32. Re1 Bd5 33. Kf1 Be4 34. Re3 Nb6 35. Rd1 Bc6 36. Rd4 Nd5 37. Rxe6+ Kxe6 38. Ke1 Bb5 39. Kd2 h5 40. Rh4 f6 41. Rxh5 Nc3 42. a3 Nb1+ 43. Kc1 Nxa3 44. Rh4 Bc6 45. Rxb4 Nb5 46. h4 Nd6 47. Kd2 Bd5 48. Rb6 Kd7 49. Ke3 1–0.

Deshmukh scored her second win at the open FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament over Serbian Grandmaster Ivić. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy.