Grand Swiss: Nihal goes down in Round 9; Gukesh draws

In the women's section, R Vaishali drew with Yuxin Song of China and remained in joint second spot on 6.5 points. IMAGE: Nihal Sarin needs to win the remaining two games to be in contention for a......

American Mishra, 16, stuns Gukesh at FIDE Grand Swiss

IMAGE: D Gukesh in action against Grandmaster Abhimanyu Mishra of the US in the fifth round of the FIDE Grand Swiss. Photograph: Michal Walusza/FIDE Top seed Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa suffered......

FIDE Grand Swiss: Vaishali in joint lead; Praggnanandhaa held

IMAGE: R Vaishali was joined by Kateryna Lagno of Russia in the lead after Round 4 of the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Photograph: FIDE/Michal Walusza Grandmaster R Vaishali......

Grand Swiss: Leaders Nihal, Bluebaum play out draw

R Vaishali lost her sole lead after going down to Bibisara Assaubayeva of Kazakhstan in the women's section. IMAGE: Indian GM Nihal Sarin and Germany's Matthias Bluebaum shook hands after a mere......

Vaishali wins Grand Swiss, qualifies for Candidates tournament

Divya Deshmukh and Koneru Humpy have already qualified after finishing first and second respectively in the last women's World Cup. IMAGE: R Vaishali becomes the third Indian women to qualify for......