: India’s R Vaishali upsets former world champ Antaoneta Stefanova in FIDE Women’s Speed Chess C’ships #IndiaNEWS Young Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali pulled off an upset win over former world champion

India’s R Vaishali upsets former world champ Antaoneta Stefanova in FIDE Women’s Speed Chess C’ships #IndiaNEWS
Young Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali pulled off an upset win over former world champion Antaoneta Stefanova in the first leg of FIDE chess.com Women Speed Chess Championships but the country’s top player Koneru Humpy bowed out in the opener.The Chennai-based Vaishali will take on International Master Munkhzul Turmunkh of Mongolia in the quarter-finals.Vaishali registered a 6-5 win over Bulgarian opponent late on Wednesday after having beaten strong players like Valentina Gunina and Alina Kashlinskaya in the qualifying stages.Reigning world rapid champion Humpy meanwhile went down 4.5-5.5 to her Vietnamese rival in the first round.The scores were level at 3.5 points after the first two segments but the Vietnam player won the first two games of the final phase to secure a spot in the last eight.Vaishali was delighted to put it across Stefanova.“Yeah, it was great to play a former world champion and defeat her,??? she told PTI.“I was leading the match after one hour with 5.5-2.5 then in the bullet segment (but) internet got disconnected and I lost on time in an equal position,??? she said after managing to pip her rival in a close finish.Read: Chess emerges as one of the fastest-growing games on Twitch during lockdown: ReportThe Chennai player, sister of chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa and Asian Blitz...Read more

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