Introducing you to the players of the FIDE Women's Candidates 2024! 🍁

🇮🇳 Vaishali Rameshbabu - 2023 Grand Swiss 1st

Vaishali Rameshbabu, a prominent figure in Indian chess, has solidified her standing among the top 15 women in the world rankings as of December 2023. In a

Received XUV 400 , My Parents are very happy 😊 Thank you very much anand mahindra sir🙏

Vaishali finished the Prague Challengers with an alright 3/9, but it could have easily been more!
She had good winning chances vs Erwin l'Ami, Maxim Rodshtein, & Vaclav Finek (!), but only came away with one draw.

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📷: Anežka Kružíková
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🎥 Something's cooking with champions! Viswanathan Anand Praggnanandhaa Vaishali Koneru Humpy Gukesh D

Congratulations to Mrs. Sudha Murthy on being nominated as Rajyasabha Member by Hon’ble President of India . A writer , a philanthropist , a self-made woman above all a simple human being. #womenpower #SudhaMurthy

Praggnanandhaa (@RPraggnachess) and @ChessVaishali will feature at 57th Biel Chess Festival GMT 2024

Two Triathlons with six players – including the GMT Masters with an over 2700 Elo average

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Incredible Women of Indian Chess! 💜

The golden siblings of Indian chess - Pragg and Vaishali at the end of the Prague Event. This tournament proved to be an excellent training ground before the upcoming Candidates where both the siblings will participate! The first ever time in the history of chess!

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📣We introduce you new participants of the Challengers tournament! The Prague Festival will host the four-time Ukrainian champion Anton Korobov. You can also look forward to the Indian chess player Vaishali !

🇨🇿Na PICF dorazí Anton Korobov a Vaishali Rameshbabu.

2023 was a memorable year for Indian chess which was capped off by Vaishali Rameshbabu becoming the third female GM from the country.

Vaishali is awarded the #SSAces2024 Sportswoman of the Year (Individual).

✨ Exciting News!✨ Check out the 2024 Norway Chess line-up! For the first time ever, witness history as we also host a Women's Tournament parallel to Norway Chess, all under one roof, with the same format and with equal prize funds!

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Big cheers to Praggnanandhaa for this remarkable triumph against World Champion, Ding Liren. At the young age of 18, you haven’t just dominated the game but also risen to become India's top-rated player.
Best wishes for your upcoming challenges. Continue to bring glory to India

'Family support is crucial in any field and I've got best support possible': Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanadhaa tells Shivani Gupta after bagging #IndianOfTheYear in Rising Sports Star Category

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Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanadhaa received News18's #IndianOfTheYear Rising Sportsstar award from Vishwanathan Anand himself!

'It's a special moment,' said R Praggnanadhaa

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2023 was a special year for Praggnanandhaa and Vaishali Rameshbabu! The siblings from Chennai, 🇮🇳 India, made history as the first siblings to simultaneously qualify for the #FIDECandidates and the FIDE Women's Candidates, respectively! 🔥

🥈 Praggnanandhaa earned his ticket to

விளையாட்டுத்துறையில் தலைசிறந்து விளங்கும் வீரர் - விராங்கனையருக்கு ஒன்றிய அரசால் வழங்கப்படும் உயரிய விருதுகள், குடியரசுத் தலைவர் அவர்களால் டெல்லியில் வழங்கப்பட்டன.

இந்த விருதுகளைப் பெற்ற தமிழ்நாட்டைச் சேர்ந்த செஸ் வீராங்கனை சகோதரி @vaishalichess - செஸ் பயிற்சியாளர்

Vaishali's 23-move miniature to defeat Mariya Muzychuk is the Vaishali Game of the Year!
It was Vaishali's second game of the year candidate in a row, and it set up Vaishali to qualify for the Candidates and earn the GM title!

📷 A Shtourman
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Congrats to Vaishali on winning the 2023 #womeninchess Tournament Performance of the Year!! 🥳🎉👏

At the Grand Swiss, Vaishali delivered to win the tournament, qualify for the Candidates, and nearly complete her GM title! 👏👏👏

📷: Anna Shtourman
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Congratulations to Vaishali on the prestigious Arjuna Award. We are proud of our WACA_Chess mentee. A great start to her year .

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President Droupadi Murmu confers #ArjunaAward , 2023 on R Vaishali in recognition of her outstanding achievements in #Chess

President of India Anurag Thakur (मोदी का परिवार) Vaishali PIB India

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