The Uzbek 20-year-old won first prize unbeaten but his girlfriend, Bibisara Assaubayeva, finished second to the lowest seed in the Women’s Candidates ...

R Vaishali has created history by becoming the first Indian woman to win the FIDE Women’s Candidates and qualify for the World Chess Championship.

Grandmaster R. Vaishali, having won the Women’s Candidates title, returned to Chennai on Sunday, and will now prepare for a World Championship clash against Ju Wenjun.

R. Vaishali made history by winning the FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament 2026, earning a shot at the Women's World Chess Championship against Ju Wenjun ...

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CHENNAI: While R Vaishali was closing in to become the Candidates champion, her father was growing tense with every turn of event on the board, alone at home and glued to the TV.After the match, the ...

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Kazakh chess prodigy Alua Nurman, 18, asked five-time world champion Carlsen for a selfie before the two went head to head at a major chess tournament in Germany.

Youngest female Grandmaster in history helped improve format of women's game, is now a professor looking into cognitive ...

A blitz game at the European Women’s Chess Championship quickly turned into one of the most embarrassing moments of the ...

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