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'Completely broken' to Candidates leader

Bengaluru, April 11 -- In August last year, Vaishali Rameshbabu was "completely broken". She had lost seven games in a row and finished at the bottom of the field, with zero wins and just one point fr... Read More


'Completely broken' to Candidates leader

Bengaluru, April 11 -- In August last year, Vaishali Rameshbabu was "completely broken". She had lost seven games in a row and finished at the bottom of the field, with zero wins and just one point fr... Read More


How Vaishali went from 'completely broken' to Candidates leader

India, April 11 -- In August last year, Vaishali Rameshbabu was "completely broken". She had lost seven games in a row and finished at the bottom of the field, with zero wins and just one point from n... Read More


Vaishali takes sole lead, Pragg loses again

India, April 10 -- India's brightest hope at the Candidates tournament, is now Vaishali Rameshbabu. The 24-year-old Indian has now jumped into sole lead at the Women's Candidates. Unlike in the Open s... Read More


Candidates: Vaishali takes sole lead but Pragg loses

Bengaluru, April 10 -- India's brightest hope at the Candidates tournament, is now Vaishali Rameshbabu. The 24-year-old Indian has now jumped into sole lead at the Women's Candidates. Unlike in the Op... Read More


Candidates: Vaishali takes sole lead but Pragg loses

Bengaluru, April 10 -- India's brightest hope at the Candidates tournament, is now Vaishali Rameshbabu. The 24-year-old Indian has now jumped into sole lead at the Women's Candidates. Unlike in the Op... Read More


Untold Chess Mates: The Carlsen-Niemann saga with little new to tell

India, April 9 -- After their now-famed Sinquefield Cup game in 2022, Magnus Carlsen considered knocking on Hans Niemann's door and asking: "What's going on?" It's one of the few, revealing bits of in... Read More


Vaishali outplays Divya, remains in joint first place

India, April 9 -- Two years ago, Praggnanandhaa and Vaishali strode into history as the first brother-sister pair to ever play the Candidates tournament. This time, one of them is coming to terms with... Read More


Vaishali outplays Divya, stays in joint-first place

Bengaluru, April 9 -- Two years ago, Praggnanandhaa and Vaishali strode into history as the first brother-sister pair to ever play the Candidates tournament. This time, one of them is coming to terms ... Read More


Candidates Chess: The thankless yet vital role the seconds play

Bengaluru, April 8 -- Javokhir Sindarov sat in the players lounge yawning, stretching his limbs and occasionally looking up at the screen before him to check if his opponent had played a move yet. Bac... Read More