Chess: Vaishali, Vidit win FIDE Grand Swiss women’s and open titles

While Vaishali played out a draw with Batkhuyag Mungutuul of Mongolia in the 11th and final round to bag the women’s title on Sunday, Vidit beat Serbia’s Alexandr Predke to record his 7th victory in the event and take the top spot in the open section.

R Vaishali and Vidit Gujrathi clinched the women’s and open category titles respectively in the FIDE Grand Swiss in a rare double for India on the world stage, with both players also qualifying for the prestigious Candidates tournament.

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While Vaishali played out a draw with Batkhuyag Mungutuul of Mongolia in the 11th and final round to bag the women’s title on Sunday, Vidit beat Serbia’s Alexandr Predke to record his 7th victory in the event and take the top spot in the open section.

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