Queen on the board: The Hindu Editorial on R. Vaishali winning the Women’s Candidates tournament
[ad_1] The significance of R. Vaishali winning the Women’s Candidates cannot be overstated. The winner of the gruelling 14-round tournament, featuring the world’s top chess players, gets the right to challenge the World champion; now the 24-year-old, who was not among the favourites in Cyprus, will take on China’s Ju Wenjun in the World championship […]
Historic! India’s R Vaishali wins Women’s Candidates, sets up World C’ship match against China’s Ju Wenjun | Chess News – The Times of India
[ad_1] R Vaishali (Photo by Michal Walusza) 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 Ju Wenjun for the Women’s World Chess Championship crown later this year.Going into the final round, Vaishali’s fate wasn’t entirely […]
Three players, one crown: How can India’s Vaishali win Women’s Candidates at the eleventh hour? | Chess News – The Times of India
[ad_1] R-L India’s Vaishali Rameshbabu, Kazakhstan’s Bibisara Assaubayeva, and China’s Zhu Jiner (Photos by Michal Walusza) NEW DELHI: The hour of judgement has arrived. Unless a tie-breaker is forced and we have to wait for another day, it will be decided on Wednesday on the Mediterranean shores of Cyprus who will take the Women’s Candidates […]