TNPSC Thervupettagam

Woman Grandmaster

August 18 , 2018 2291 days 1062 0
  • 17-year-old R. Vaishali became a Woman Grandmaster, completing her final norm in the Riga Technical University Open chess tournament in Riga, Latvia.
  • She is the elder sister of R. Praggnanandhaa, who recently become the second youngest GM on the all-time list.
  • Vaishali has joined an elite list, which also includes Padma Shri Koneru Humpi, Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi, and Harika Dronavalli.
  • For a Grandmaster title, a player needs to earn three norms and a combined Elo rating of 2500.

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