India’s R Vaishali Stuns Former Chess World Champion Antaoneta Stefanova
Chess board (Reuters Picture: Illustration)
Younger Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali pulled off an disenchanted win over former international champion Antaoneta Stefanova in first leg of FIDE chess.com Girls Velocity Chess Championships
- PTI
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Younger Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali pulled off an disenchanted win over former international champion Antaoneta Stefanova in first leg of FIDE chess.com Girls Velocity Chess Championships however the nation’s best participant Koneru Humpy bowed out within the opener.
The Chennai-based Vaishali will tackle World Grasp Munkhzul Turmunkh of Mongolia within the quarterfinals.
Vaishali registered a 6-Five win over Bulgarian opponent overdue on Wednesday after having overwhelmed sturdy gamers like Valentina Gunina and Alina Kashlinskaya within the qualifying levels.
Reigning international speedy champion Humpy in the meantime went down four.Five-Five.Five to her Vietnamese rival within the first spherical.
The rankings had been stage at three.Five issues after the primary two segments however the Vietnam participant received the primary two video games of the general segment to safe a place within the closing 8.
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Vaishali was once overjoyed to position it throughout Stefanova.
“Yeah, it was once nice to play a former international champion and defeat her,” she informed PTI.
“I used to be main the fit after one hour with Five.Five-2.Five then within the bullet phase (however) web were given disconnected and I misplaced on time in an equivalent place,” she stated after managing to pip her rival in a detailed end.
The Chennai participant, sister of chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa and Asian Blitz Championship winner in 2017, will meet Turmunkh within the closing 8 conflict afterward Thursday.
The Grand Prix will consist of 4 legs, with a complete of 21 members. Every of the 21 gamers participates in 3 out of 4 Grand Prix legs. Every GP is a 16-player knockout tournament.
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In every Grand Prix leg, each and every participant rankings cumulative grand prix issues consistent with the placement within the ultimate standings.
The 2 gamers who ranking the easiest choice of cumulative grand prix issues in all 3 Grand Prix legs qualify for the Tremendous Ultimate to be hung on July 20.
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