Historic! India's Vaishali wins Women's Candidates, sets up World C'ship match

R Vaishali created history by winning the 2026 Women’s Candidates, earning the right to challenge China’s reigning champion Ju Wenjun for the Women’s World Chess Championship crown. She beat Kateryna Lagno in the final round after Divya Deshmukh held Bibisara Assaubayeva to a draw. Vaishali now face

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R Vaishali created history by winning the 2026 Women’s Candidates, earning the right to challenge China’s reigning champion Ju Wenjun for the Women’s World Chess Championship crown. She beat Kateryna Lagno in the final round after Divya Deshmukh held Bibisara Assaubayeva to a draw. Vaishali now faces reigning champion Ju Wenjun and is guaranteed €28,000 plus additional bonuses.

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This article was curated by OpenMedia's AI-powered newsbot from verified news sources. Source: Times of India