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Chess · Tamil Nadu

Vaishali Rameshbabu

Vaishali Rameshbabu (born 21 June 2001) is an Indian chess grandmaster. She is a two-time champion of the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss Tournament, winning consecutively in 2023 and 2025. Having played in two editions of the Women's Candidates Tournament in 2024 and 2026, she won the latter tournament to earn the right to challenge Ju Wenjun for the title of Women's World Chess Champion.

Profile details

Born
21 Jun 2001
Birthplace
Chennai
State listed
Tamil Nadu
Country
India
Sport
Chess
Discipline
Mind
Category
Women
Status
Active

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Honours & Awards

  • ▸Arjuna Award

Competition Appearances

1 recorded appearance, most significant first.

  • ·Women's Candidates Tournament 2024

Career Timeline

  1. 2024Competed at Women's Candidates Tournament 2024

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About

Vaishali Rameshbabu (born 21 June 2001) is an Indian chess grandmaster. She is a two-time champion of the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss Tournament, winning consecutively in 2023 and 2025. Having played in two editions of the Women's Candidates Tournament in 2024 and 2026, she won the latter tournament to earn the right to challenge Ju Wenjun for the title of Women's World Chess Champion.

Biography adapted from Vaishali Rameshbabu on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Snapshot taken — where the text describes a role or a club in the present tense, read it as of that date.

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