R Vaishali won the FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss 2023 in chess by drawing her last-round game against Mongolia’s Batkhuyag Munguntuul in the Isle of Man, UK, on November 5, 2023.
- Vidit Gujrathi secured the top spot in the open section of the same event by defeating Alexandr Predke of Serbia, achieving his seventh victory.
- Both R Vaishali and Vidit Gujrathi qualified for the prestigious Candidates tournament, scheduled to be held in Canada in April the following year.
- They both ended the tournament with identical scores of 8.5 points each, maintaining a half-point lead over their nearest competitors.
- R Vaishali received a prize purse of over 20 lakh rupees for her victory, while Vidit Gujrathi won a substantial amount of over 66 lakh rupees.
- R Vaishali’s win in the Grand Swiss made her the first Indian to achieve this distinction in chess.
- In the upcoming Candidates tournament, R Vaishali will be competing alongside India’s first woman Grandmaster, Koneru Humpy. Humpy’s qualification for the tournament is expected based on her high rating, with the final decision to be made in January 2024.
Q.: Who won the FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss 2023 in chess ?
a. R Vaishali
b. Vidit Gujrathi
c. Koneru Humpy
d. Alexandr Predke
Ans : a. R Vaishali
Q.: Who is India’s first woman Grandmaster?
a. R Vaishali
b. Vidit Gujrathi
c. Koneru Humpy
d. Alexandr Predke
Answer: c. Koneru Humpy
