Indian chess Grandmaster Vaishali Rameshbabu defeated Chinese Grandmaster and former world champion Tan Zhongyi to register her second consecutive win at the ongoing Women's Candidates Tournament 2026. Playing with white, Vaishali secured the victory with 2:49 minutes left, closing the gap to leader Anna Muzychuk to 0.5 points. Meanwhile, India's Divya Deshmukh is one point behind the Ukrainian.