With the Chennai Grandmasters ending on August 16, 2025, and the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss scheduled to begin on September 2, there was very little time to recover. Vaishali, who eventually qualified ...

She started out as the lowest seed. She started slowly, drawing all of her first four games. And then she lost in the fifth round. And yet, on Wednesday night at Pegeia, Cyprus, it was R. Vaishali who ...

The girl watched them from behind the glass wall. The king taking on the pretender. Her hero, from her hometown to boot, was taking on the new sensation on the chessboard. The year was 2013. R.

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BENGALURU: Even as Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa was beginning to make waves within Chennai's imposing chess circle, he wasn't even the best player in his immediate family. That honour went to R Vaishali.

NEW DELHI: History was created on the Mediterranean shores as Vaishali Rameshbabu clinched the 2026 Women’s Candidates Tournament on Wednesday, earning the right to challenge China’s reigning champion ...

Vaishali R started the Women’s Candidates tournament as the lowest-rated player in the field, and while she was expected to have her moments, no one was expecting her to go all the way. Fortunately, ...

India's R Vaishali on Wednesday won the FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament 2026, earning her the chance to compete for the World Championship against Ju Wenjun later this year. The 24-year-old secured ...

R Vaishali has won the 2026 FIDE Women's Candidates tournament, and will take on China's Ju Wenjun for the world title later this year. The 24-year-old eventually won the tournament by half a point, ...

R Vaishali won the 2026 FIDE Women's Candidates tournament, thus becoming the challenged to Ju Wenjun for the Women's World Championship crown. Michal Walusza After 15 years, there will be an Indian ...

R. Vaishali's remarkable victory at the Candidates Tournament, fuelled by unwavering family support and quiet determination, has earned her a coveted spot in the World Championship against Ju Wenjun.