
Vaishali Rameshbabu made historical past by profitable the FIDE Ladies’s Candidates Event 2026 in Cyprus with 8.5/14 factors, changing into the primary Indian lady to take action and incomes a World Championship match. Seen right here arriving on the Airport on April 18, 2026
| Photograph Credit score: M. Srinath
Grandmaster R. Vaishali, who returned to Chennai on Sunday (April 19, 2026) after clinching the Candidates title, expressed pleasure, calling it a “dream second” to be enjoying in a World Championship as she prepares for her maiden look.
“Initially, I’m very completely satisfied that I’ve received the Candidates. It’s a dream second for me to be enjoying in a World Championship as a result of, as a child, I adopted many World Championship matches, and now I’ll be enjoying one. I’m very excited and searching ahead to it,” she stated on her arrival on the Chennai airport from Cyprus.
Revealed – April 19, 2026 03:46 am IST




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