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 […]
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 […]
Candidates Chess: Sole leader Vaishali takes on Goryachkina after the third rest day
[ad_1] File photo of R. Vaishali who is aiming to extend her lead and strengthen her bid for the Women’s Candidates title With R. Praggnanandhaa out of contention, focus has shifted to his sister R. Vaishali, who enters Round 11 of the Women’s Candidates tournament as the sole leader, boosting her chances of sealing the […]