Home / Sports / Cricket / Photos / IN PHOTOS | Chess: India's R Vaishali becomes country's third player to achieve this feat

IN PHOTOS | Chess: India's R Vaishali becomes country's third player to achieve this feat

Updated On: 16 September, 2025 12:39 PM IST | Sujay Shivalkar

Indian chess grandmaster Vaishali Rameshbabu has achieved a new feat in her career. Here is all you need to know (Pic: File Pic/X)

  • WhatsApp
  • Twitter
  • WhatsApp
R Vaishali (Pic: File Pic)

1/6

R Vaishali (Pic: File Pic)
India's R Vaishali became the third Indian to qualify for the 2026 International Chess Federation (FIDE) Women's Candidates tournament (Pic: File Pic)

2/6

India's R Vaishali became the third Indian to qualify for the 2026 International Chess Federation (FIDE) Women's Candidates tournament (Pic: File Pic)

She defended her FIDE Grand Swiss title in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. She finished with a total of eight points from 11 rounds, equal to Katryna Lagno, but secured a successful title defence on the basis of a tie-break (Pic: X/@FIDE_chess)

3/6

She defended her FIDE Grand Swiss title in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. She finished with a total of eight points from 11 rounds, equal to Katryna Lagno, but secured a successful title defence on the basis of a tie-break (Pic: X/@FIDE_chess)

Vaishali's qualification to the Women's Candidates tournaments comes after Divya Deshmukh and Koneru Humpy made it to the event (Pic: X/@FIDE_chess)

4/6

Vaishali's qualification to the Women's Candidates tournaments comes after Divya Deshmukh and Koneru Humpy made it to the event (Pic: X/@FIDE_chess)

Earlier in July, Divya had created history as she became the first Indian to win the Women's World Cup 2025, defeating Humpy with a score of 2.5-1.5 in the tie-breaks in Batumi (Pic: File Pic)

5/6

Earlier in July, Divya had created history as she became the first Indian to win the Women's World Cup 2025, defeating Humpy with a score of 2.5-1.5 in the tie-breaks in Batumi (Pic: File Pic)

In the Candidates tournament, she will earn the right to challenge China's reigning five-time world champion Ju Wenjun for the Women's World Chess Championship (Pic: File Pic)

6/6

In the Candidates tournament, she will earn the right to challenge China's reigning five-time world champion Ju Wenjun for the Women's World Chess Championship (Pic: File Pic)

Tags

Photo of Day

Global AI leaders join PM Modi in a bid to push for a smarter, inclusive future

Global AI leaders join PM Modi in a bid to push for a smarter, inclusive future

PM Narendra Modi joins hands with Google CEO Sundar Pichai, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and others during the India AI Impact Summit 2026, in New Delhi. PIC/PTI

Advertisement