Chess player Vaishali Rameshbabu, sister of chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa, made history on Saturday as she became India’s third female Grandmaster during the 2023 IV Elllobregat Open by surpassing a 2500 rating.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin extended his congratulations to the duo for this momentous achievement.
Huge congrats, @chessvaishali, on becoming the third female Grandmaster from India and the first from Tamil Nadu!
2023 has been splendid for you. Alongside your brother @rpragchess, you’ve made history as the first sister-brother duo to qualify for the #Candidates tournament.… pic.twitter.com/f4I89LcJ5O
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) December 2, 2023
This accomplishment also marks the first-ever pair of Grandmaster siblings in history, with her younger brother. Vaishali now shares the prestigious company of chess legends such as Vishwanathan Anand, Koneru Humpy, Harika Dronavalli, Dibyendu Barua, and R Praggnanandhaa.
Having fulfilled three GM norms earlier, Vaishali Rameshbabu accomplished the final requirement on Friday by reaching the necessary number of rating points. She now stands as the third female player to achieve the grandmaster title, following in the footsteps of Humpy and Dronavalli.
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