Vaishali defeats Divya, remains in joint lead

In an engrossing all-Indian conflict featuring 2 of the overnight leaders, R. Vaishali outclassed an erratic Divya Deshmukh astatine the Women’s Candidates chess tourney astatine Pegeia, Cyprus, connected Wednesday. The Grandmaster from Chennai has frankincense retained her pb aft the ninth round.

The time had begun with 5 women successful the lead, but it is present down to conscionable two. Zhu Jiner is the different subordinate connected 5.5 points, pursuing her triumph against Kateryna Lagno. Anna Muzychuk is conscionable half-a-point down them, followed by Divya and Lagno connected 4.5. Five rounds stay successful the eight-player treble round-robin league.