Candidates 2026: From a 19-year-old grandmaster who brought good vibes to a guru who shaped her destiny, meet R Vaishali’s team that helped her off the board

4 min readUpdated: Apr 16, 2026 11:54 PM IST With a ticket to the Women’s World Chess Championship secured, Vaishali Rameshbabu revealed that it does take a small village (of grandmasters) to raise a challenger worthy of winning the Candidates. They helped her in small […]