R Vaishali
R Vaishali | |
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Full name | Rameshbabu Vaishali |
Country | India |
Born | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | 21 June 2001
Title | International Master (2021) Woman Grandmaster (2018) |
FIDE rating | 2454 (November 2022) |
Peak rating | 2451 (October 2022) |
Rameshbabu Vaishali (born 2001) is an Indian chess player from Chennai who holds the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM).
Personal life[]
Vaishali Rameshbabu born in a Tamil family in Chennai. She is the elder sibling of Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa. Her father, Rameshbabu, works at TNSC Bank as a branch manager. Her mother, Nagalakshmi, is a homemaker.
Career[]
Vaishali won the Girls' World Youth Chess Championship for Under-12s in 2012 and Under-14s in 2015.[1] In 2016, she received the Woman International Master (WIM) title. As of October 2016, she is ranked second in India and World No.12 girl U16-player. At that time, she had an Elo rating of 2300.
She became a Woman Grandmaster (WGM) by completing her final norm in the Riga Technical University Open chess tournament in Riga, Latvia on 12 August 2018.[2]
Vaishali was the part of the Gold medal-winning team[3] at Online Olympiad 2020, where India won its first ever medal.[4]
She received her International Master (IM) title in 2021. In 2022, Vaishali won the 8th Fischer Memorial, scoring 7.0/9 and winning her second Grandmaster norm.[5][6][7][8]
Vaishali was invited to participate in the FIDE , where she defeated the Women's World Blitz Chess Champion Bibisara Assaubayeva in the round of 16,[9] and compatriot Harika Dronavalli in the quarterfinals.[10][11]
Vaishali played on Board 3 in the Women's section at the 44th Chess Olympiad at Mamallapuram, Chennai, in July-Aug 2022. India Women team won the Team bronze medal, and Vaishali won individual bronze medal for Board 3.
References[]
- ^ "Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaaa celebrity xyz page". Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "R. Vaishali becomes Grand Master". 13 August 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "The entire Gold medal winning Indian team from Online Olympiad 2020 interviewed by ChessBase India - ChessBase India". www.chessbase.in. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "The Triumph of the twelve brave Olympians - ChessBase India". www.chessbase.in. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Asian champ Vaishali sets her sight at Grand Master title". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ Rao, Rakesh (4 May 2022). "Fischer Memorial: Vaishali makes second GM norm, wins title". Sportstar. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ Staff, News9 (4 May 2022). "Indian woman grandmaster R Vaishali secures 2nd GM norm by winning Greek chess event". NEWS9LIVE. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Vaishali triumphs at 8th Fischer Memorial 2022, scores her second GM-norm - ChessBase India". www.chessbase.in. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "FIDE WSCC 2022 Round of 16: Vaishali eliminates World Blitz Women champion Bibisara Assaubayeva - ChessBase India". www.chessbase.in. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Vaishali R eliminates Dronavalli to reach semifinals". www.fide.com. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ West (NM_Vanessa), Vanessa. "Rising Star Knocks Out Experienced Compatriot". Chess.com. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
External links[]
- R Vaishali rating card at FIDE
- R Vaishali player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Vaishali wins Indian Women Challengers
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Indian female chess players
- Chess woman grandmasters
- Chess International Masters
- World Youth Chess Champions
- 21st-century Indian women
- 21st-century Indian people
- Sportswomen from Tamil Nadu
- Sportspeople from Chennai
- Asian chess biography stubs
- Indian sportspeople stubs