<p>Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali defended her FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss tourney and earned a berth for the Candidates tournament to be held in 2026.</p><p>The 24-year-old became the third Indian after Koneru Humpy and Divya Desmukh to qualify for the Candidates tournament. </p>.Consistency and Candidates qualification on Vaishali's wish-list for 2025.<p>Vaishali drew her final-round clash against China’s Tan Zhongyi to finish the tournament with 8 points from 11 rounds.</p>
<p>Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali defended her FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss tourney and earned a berth for the Candidates tournament to be held in 2026.</p><p>The 24-year-old became the third Indian after Koneru Humpy and Divya Desmukh to qualify for the Candidates tournament. </p>.Consistency and Candidates qualification on Vaishali's wish-list for 2025.<p>Vaishali drew her final-round clash against China’s Tan Zhongyi to finish the tournament with 8 points from 11 rounds.</p>
