She almost skipped the tournament—now she’s one win away from the world title. R Vaishali’s stunning comeback is rewriting Indian chess history.

A look at the 14 games that took Vaishali one step closer to the Women's World Chess Championship crown.

R Vaishali created history in Cyprus to become the first Indian to win the FIDE Women's Candidates. She defeated Kateryna Lagno to win the second-most prestigious tournament and will now challenge Ju ...

Vaishali Rameshbabu surprised the chess world by winning the 2026 FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament in Cyprus. As an ...

Here is everything you need to know about the Indian players in action in the 14th round of the FIDE Candidates, featuring Divya Deshmukh, R. Vaishali and R. Praggnanandhaa.

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.

R Vaishali heads into the last day of the 2026 FIDE Women's Candidates tournament in the joint-lead of the tournament, with everything to play four in Round 14 on Wednesday. In the penultimate round ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Bodies are like fabric to me and thread is like a breath,” Vaishali Shadangule said just before her first show as a guest ...