Chess player R Vaishali: Meet India’s 84th Grandmaster

by Charu Thakur | May 12, 2024

(May 12, 2024) Ever since she was little, R Vaishali found herself drawn to an 8×8 square grid with alternating dark and light squares – a chessboard. She would spend hours learning the game and coming up with strategies to oust her opponents. She harboured...

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