R Vaishali

Rameshbabu Vaishali (born 21 June 2001) is an Indian chess player from Chennai who holds the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM).

In this Indian name, the name Rameshbabu is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Vaishali.
R. Vaishali
Full nameRameshbabu Vaishali
Country India
Born (2001-06-21) 21 June 2001
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Title
FIDE rating2418 (May 2023)
Peak rating2454 (November 2022)

Personal life

Vaishali Rameshbabu was born in a Tamil family in Chennai. She is the elder sibling of Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa. Her father, Rameshbabu, works at TNSC Bank as a branch manager. Her mother, Nagalakshmi, is a homemaker.

Career

Vaishali won the Girls' World Youth Chess Championship for Under-12s in 2012 and Under-14s in 2015.[1] In 2016, she received the Woman International Master (WIM) title. As of October 2016, she is ranked second in India and World No.12 girl U16-player. At that time, she had an Elo rating of 2300.

She became a Woman Grandmaster (WGM) by completing her final norm in the Riga Technical University Open chess tournament in Riga, Latvia on 12 August 2018.[2]

Vaishali was the part of the Gold medal-winning team[3] at Online Olympiad 2020, where India won its first ever medal.[4]

She received her International Master (IM) title in 2021. In 2022, Vaishali won the 8th Fischer Memorial, scoring 7.0/9 and winning her second Grandmaster norm.[5][6][7][8]

Vaishali was invited to participate in the FIDE Women's Speed Chess Championship 2022, where she defeated the Women's World Blitz Chess Champion Bibisara Assaubayeva in the round of 16,[9] and compatriot Harika Dronavalli in the quarterfinals.[10][11]

Vaishali played on Board 3 in the Women's section at the 44th Chess Olympiad at Mamallapuram, Chennai, in July-Aug 2022. India Women team won the Team bronze medal, and Vaishali won individual bronze medal for Board 3.

Vaishali played in the Tata Steel Challengers 2023, scoring 4.5/14 and beating two 2600 rated GMs, Luis Paulo Supi and Jerguš Pecháč. She finished twelfth in the standings overall.[12]

References
  1. "Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaaa celebrity xyz page". Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  2. "R. Vaishali becomes Grand Master". 13 August 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  3. "The entire Gold medal winning Indian team from Online Olympiad 2020 interviewed by ChessBase India - ChessBase India". www.chessbase.in. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  4. "The Triumph of the twelve brave Olympians - ChessBase India". www.chessbase.in. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  5. "Asian champ Vaishali sets her sight at Grand Master title". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  6. Rao, Rakesh (4 May 2022). "Fischer Memorial: Vaishali makes second GM norm, wins title". Sportstar. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  7. News9 Staff (4 May 2022). "Indian woman grandmaster R Vaishali secures 2nd GM norm by winning Greek chess event". NEWS9LIVE. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  8. "Vaishali triumphs at 8th Fischer Memorial 2022, scores her second GM-norm - ChessBase India". www.chessbase.in. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  9. "FIDE WSCC 2022 Round of 16: Vaishali eliminates World Blitz Women champion Bibisara Assaubayeva - ChessBase India". www.chessbase.in. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  10. "Vaishali R eliminates Dronavalli to reach semifinals". www.fide.com. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  11. West (NM_Vanessa), Vanessa. "Rising Star Knocks Out Experienced Compatriot". Chess.com. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  12. "Challengers standings". Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.


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