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Piece sacrifices, meditation, psychologist: How R Vaishali won the...

Vaishali scored 8.5 points in 14 rounds to become the first Indian to win FIDE Women's Candidates.

Abhijit Nair16 April 2026 3:52 PM IST

FIDE Candidates 2026: Javokhir Sindarov wins; set to challenge Gukesh...

R Vaishali was held to a draw in the penultimate round.

The Bridge Desk14 April 2026 10:43 PM IST

FIDE Candidates 2026: Vaishali registers fourth win; solidifies lead

Divya Deshmukh and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu played out a draw apiece in Round 11.

The Bridge Desk11 April 2026 11:01 PM IST

FIDE Candidates 2026: Divya, Vaishali register first wins in Round 6

Praggnanandhaa held Hikaru Nakamura to a comfortable draw.

The Bridge Desk4 April 2026 11:02 PM IST

FIDE Candidates 2026: Vaishali suffers first defeat in round 5; Pragg,...

Divya and Vaishali dropped to bottom two in the women's section, while Pragg stayed tied for third in the open section.

The Bridge Desk4 April 2026 11:30 AM IST

FIDE Candidates 2026: Praggnanandhaa, Vaishali draw; Divya loses in...

Praggnanandhaa is now 1.5 points behind the leader Javokhir Sindarov after four rounds.

The Bridge Desk1 April 2026 9:53 PM IST

FIDE Candidates 2026: Praggnanandhaa suffers first defeat in round 3

Divya Deshmukh and R Vaishali played out a draw in their respective games in the women's Section.

The Bridge Desk1 April 2026 10:00 AM IST

2026 Candidates: Can Praggnanandhaa, Vaishali, Divya earn a shot at...

All you need to know about the 2026 FIDE Candidates.

The Bridge Desk28 March 2026 1:04 PM IST

Chess: State-wise list of all Indian Grandmasters

Tamil Nadu has produced 35 Indian GMs, while Assam recently got its first GM.

The Bridge Desk18 March 2026 3:30 PM IST

No Indian in top 10 of March 2026 FIDE ratings as Gukesh slips to 11th

Gukesh, rated 2748, is currently the highest-ranked Indian in the classical list; Humpy fifth among women.

The Bridge Desk1 March 2026 5:50 PM IST

Praggnanandhaa and others issue open letter about "clash of events"

The letter was signed by Praggnanandhaa, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana, Alireza Firouzja,...

The Bridge Desk11 Feb 2026 6:41 PM IST

Tata Steel Chess Wijk aan Zee: Gukesh draws with Vincent Keymer to...

A disappointing end for the Indian campaign, as none of the four Indians could make it to the top 8.

The Bridge Desk2 Feb 2026 12:30 PM IST

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