R Vaishali and Divya Deshmukh defeat Kateryna Lagno and Bibisara Assaubayeva respectively, collecting their first wins of the ...

R Praggnanandhaa resigns in 44 moves against Dutch Grandmaster Anish Giri, whom he had defeated in the opening round of the ...

In a high-pressure environment with a shot at the World Championship at stake, a team of well-wishers and close friends kept ...

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Joint-leader R Vaishali (7 points) needs to beat last edition’s winner Tan Zhongyi in the 13th and penultimate round on Tuesday, with black pieces, to.

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The FIDE Candidates tournaments are two of the most important events in the chess calendar. This year, they took place in ...

For the past few years, the sport lay waiting believing that Praggnanandhaa would grab his spot in the World Championship. Instead, it is Vaishali who is flying home from Cyprus with a ticket to the ...

R Vaishali won the 2026 Women’s Candidates with 8.5/14, earning €28,000 plus €2,200 per half-point, taking her total beyond €40,000. Her victory also secures a World Championship clash against Ju ...