April 9, New Delhi: At the FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2026 in Cyprus, R. Vaishali defeated Divya Deshmukh in a match between two Indian players, maintaining her lead after Round 9.Vaishali now shares the lead with Zhu Jiner, who won her match against Kateryna Lagno. Both players have 5.5...
New Delhi, March 16 Legendary chess player Viswanathan Anand has said that young Indian grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa "may have slowed down a bit" in the lead-up to the FIDE Candidates tournament, but will be mentally prepared for the challenge.Eight leading players in the Open category will...