On Monday, September 15, he became the first Indian to successfully defend the big Swiss title Fide, who successfully defended the title Grand Swiss. Vaisali sealed her triumph after holding the former world champion of women Tan Zhongya for a draw, ensuring the only leading of the tournament.
With this victory, Vaisali also booked her place in the next year’s tournament. India will now have three representatives in the female part of the candidates, because the winner of Humpy and the World Cup has already qualified a prestigious event that will determine the challenger to face the ruling World Championship.
The success of Vaisali is unprecedented: she is the first player to have ever won Back -To -back Grand Swiss titles – in 2023 and 2025 – in the short but famous history of the tournament.
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Published:
Rishabh beniwal
Published on:
September 15, 2025
