Women’s Day at Candidates: Divya Deshmukh and R Vaishali vault into joint lead as Pragg’s chances slim
Indian Express·2h ago·Positivity
What Happened
In Cyprus, R Praggnanandhaa lost to Anish Giri, falling three points behind leader Javokhir Sindarov in the Open Candidates tournament. Divya Deshmukh pulled off a major upset defeating tournament leader Anna Muzychuk in the Women's Candidates. Deshmukh and R Vaishali jointly lead after round eight. Praggnanandhaa's defeat significantly diminishes his World Championship aspirations against D Gukesh.
Key Entities
R PraggnanandhaaDivya DeshmukhAnish GiriR VaishaliAnna MuzychukJavokhir SindarovD GukeshCyprusCandidates tournament