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

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.

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 has done it. She has won the Women's Candidates tournament in her second appearance and booked her ticket to fighting for the ultimate prize in chess - the World Championship. Here's what ...

India’s rising chess star R Vaishali scripted history by winning the prestigious Women’s Candidates Tournament 2026, earning the right to challenge reigning world champion Ju Wenjun for the World ...

Candidates winner Vaishali and former World champions Alexandra Kosteniuk and Antoaneta Stefanova are among the first players ...

D Gukesh spoke on R Vaishali's tenacity and her recent record-breaking feat at a private event. Images: AICF/Fide Chess world ...

R Vaishali, despite her Grandmaster status, has for too long been a footnote in the commentary about Indian chess. Her brother shot into the national limelight at an unbelievably young age, and ever ...

Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali will be under pressure when she takes on former women's world champion Zhongyi Tan of China in the penultimate round of the Candidates chess tournament in Paphos.

CHENNAI: As R Vaishali returned to Chennai as the new World Championship Challenger, in the early hours of Sunday, she was still trying to come to terms with the magnitude of the achievement. The ...