Eline Roebers, a rising chess star, achieved a remarkable feat at the Tata Steel Chess tournament by defeating both Hans Niemann and Mustafa Yilmaz, the top two seeds, in consecutive rounds. Her exceptional performance garnered attention and praise from the chess community. However, her winning streak was halted by Divya Deshmukh, who capitalized on her advantage to secure a victory over Roebers in round 8 of the Challengers event.
🇮🇳 IM Divya Deshmukh scored her second win in a row as she defeated IM Eline Roebers through a beautiful knight sacrifice at the Tata Steel Challengers event! Check out: https://t.co/wvQpyhL5N0 📸 @LennartOotes / @tatasteelchess https://t.co/Dadl0rwFpy
And Divya exploits her advantage and gets the win over Eline Roebers in round 8 of the Challengers! #TataSteelChess https://t.co/qBiIe6y5WR https://t.co/Shvdbh4UMl
A well-known trick at the end and Divya Deshmukh picks up her 2nd win in this year's Wijk aan Zee — all 4 women are gaining rating! https://t.co/wnAmuaOjJi #TataSteelChess https://t.co/kig6I6bjyG
ELINE ROEBERS IS ON A ROLL!!! She's now beaten the top two challengers seeds back to back at #TataSteelChess, Hans Niemann and Mustafa Yilmaz! 👏 https://t.co/Q2nH7GvhkZ
And Eline Roebers does it again! After beating Hans Niemann yesterday, she has just won her game against Mustafa Yilmaz!! #TataSteelChess https://t.co/FXMOgoms8M
ELINE DOES IT AGAIN!!!!!! 🥹 Eline Roebers outlasts Mustafa Yılmaz (!!) in an extremely difficult endgame! She has now beaten BOTH of the top two seeds (2692 and 2665!!) in back-to-back rounds!! 🤯 https://t.co/fWPAJJOJMC 📷: Ootes; Hoefsmit #chess #womeninchess #TataSteelChess https://t.co/3PfEGCem32 https://t.co/Zfi1gArvPf