‘Dream moment to play in World Championship’, says R. Vaishali after Chess Candidates title

Grandmaster R. Vaishali, who returned to Chennai connected Sunday (April 19, 2026) aft clinching the Candidates title, expressed joy, calling it a “dream moment” to beryllium playing successful a World Championship arsenic she prepares for her maiden appearance.

“First of all, I’m precise blessed that I’ve won the Candidates. It’s a imagination infinitesimal for maine to beryllium playing successful a World Championship because, arsenic a kid, I followed galore World Championship matches, and present I’ll beryllium playing one. I’m precise excited and looking guardant to it,” she said connected her accomplishment astatine the Chennai airdrome from Cyprus.