Behind the glory of Vaishali candidate is a 19-year-old boy named Pranesh
Vaishali and coach RB Ramesh carrying Pranesh M on his back (Photo by Michal Walusza and Chennai Grand Masters) New Delhi: The Chennai Masters is an elite-level annual closed tournament held every year in what is widely considered the chess capital of…
Queen’s Strategy: Vaishali wins the candidate competition and will compete for the world championship
Vaishali Rameshbabu (Photo: FIDE) This time the top chess board will be represented by twins India. R Vaishali, the lowest seed at the Women’s Candidates Championship in Cyprus, on Wednesday won the right to challenge China’s Ju Wenjun for…
How much money did R Vaishali earn after the woman candidate won?
Vasily vs Zhukiner (Photo: Niki Riga/FIDE) New Delhi: R Vaishali not only created history by winning the Women’s Candidates Championship 2026 with 8.5/14 runs, but was also handsomely rewarded financially for her outstanding performance. Complete…
No handshake! General manager of Uzbekistan national team shocks Indian player Harikai with ‘Namaste’ – Watch
Nodirbek Yakubboev gives the ‘Namaste’ gesture to India’s Harika Dronavali (Photo: ChessBase India) NEW DELHI: A lighthearted and heartwarming moment at the Glencoe Freestyle Open went viral when grandmaster (general manager) Harika…
Chess Candidates: How risk-averse Indians sabotaged themselves in the fourth round
Divya Deshmukh vs Julkinl (Photo: Michal Walusza) New Delhi: The fourth wheel has always been considered a psychological hurdle. Wednesday was the final push before the first scheduled rest day at the Cape St. George Hotel and Resort in Cyprus as the…
‘Bad move’: Cyprus chess president hits back at Hampi after candidate withdraws
Koneru Humpy and Criton Tornaritis New Delhi: India’s top grandmaster (GM) Koneru Humpy has withdrawn from the 2026 Women’s Candidates Championship in Cyprus, saying she felt it was not safe to participate in the event. Her decision sparked…