Abhimanyu Puranik underplays his ‘small’ role in Divya Deshmukh’s ‘otherworldly’ achievement
Indian Grandmaster Abhimanyu Puranik was taken aback a little when he received a text message from Divya Deshmukh during the FIDE Women’s World Cup last month. “I mean, it was pretty impromptu [Divya reaching out],” said Puranik, who is currently participating in the Challengers section of the Chennai Grand Masters 2025. The two have known…