FIDE CHESS PROFILE
Vaishali, Rameshbabu
Federation
FIDE title
B-Year
FIDE ID
India
International Master
2001
5091756
2418
standard
2373
rapid
2410
blitz
Title registered by President
WFM — World Youth Chess Championship 2012 - Girls 12
World rank
World (all players):
World (active players):
Female (active players):
2378
1560
34
National Rank IND
National (all players):
National (active players):
Female (active players):
92
79
3
Continent Rank Asia
Rank (all players):
Rank (active players):
Female (active players):
313
224
20
FIDE Titles (year)
International Master
(IM)
(IM)
2021
Woman
Grandmaster (WGM)
Grandmaster (WGM)
2018
Woman International
Master (WIM)
Master (WIM)
2016
Woman FIDE Master (WFM)
2013
Rating Progress Chart
Biography
Few cities have produced as many chess diamonds as Chennai, and Vaishali Rameshbabu is one of them. When she was seven years old, her parents enrolled her in chess and drawing classes [...]
Individual Calculations
Standard
May 2023
None
April 2023
None
March 2023
Avail.
Rapid
May 2023
None
April 2023
None
March 2023
None
Blitz
May 2023
None
April 2023
None
March 2023
None
FIDE Title Applications
Tittle
International Master
FIDE PB / Congress
2nd quarter Presidential Board
Status
Yes
Woman Grandmaster
89th FIDE Congress 2018,
26 Sep - 6 Oct, Batumi, GEO
26 Sep - 6 Oct, Batumi, GEO
Yes
Woman International Master
1st quarter Presidential Board Meeting 2016,
27-30 March, Moscow, RUS
27-30 March, Moscow, RUS
Yes
Rameshbabu Vaishali
Born June 21, 2001 | Federation: India | Rating: 2443
Few cities have produced as many chess diamonds as Chennai, and Vaishali Rameshbabu is one of them. When she was seven years old, her parents enrolled her in chess and drawing classes at an academy near their place, with the mere purpose of reducing the amount of time that she spent watching TV. Then, she happened to go to a tournament where she received a trophy as the youngest participant, and that sparked a strong interest in her. Very soon, her youngest sibling, Praggnanandhaa R, who is four years younger, became a perfect partner for their games.
Vaishali developed very quickly, and in chess-crazy Chennai, she didn’t lack the opportunity to meet stronger players and participate in events. One of these opportunities happened in 2013 when Magnus Carlsen visited the city on an inspection trip for his match against Anand, and he accepted to offer a simul exhibition against 20 junior players of India. Vaishali forced Magnus to resign, and her play earned her the praise of the world’s number one.
That result was not a complete surprise. The previous year, Vaishali had already won the Girls' World Youth Chess Championship for Under-12s, a success she would repeat in 2015 in the U-14 category.
Vaishali and Praggnanandhaa are now one of the strongest couples of chess siblings in the world, together with the Muzychuk sisters and the Van Forest brothers. They were both part of the Indian team that won the Online Olympiad in 2020. More recently, they were part of the medal-winning teams at the Chess Olympiad in their hometown of Chennai and, to complete the proud moment, the sister-brother duo also won individual medals. Vaishali’s contribution to this success was decisive: defending the third board, she played all 11 rounds without rest, scoring 7½ points.
Nowadays, Vaishali balances his career as a chess player with her second year doing her Bachelor of Commerce studies, following the footsteps of his father, a banker. The college offered her a chance to be admitted even before she had gotten her 12th Standard results.
Few cities have produced as many chess diamonds as Chennai, and Vaishali Rameshbabu is one of them. When she was seven years old, her parents enrolled her in chess and drawing classes at an academy near their place, with the mere purpose of reducing the amount of time that she spent watching TV. Then, she happened to go to a tournament where she received a trophy as the youngest participant, and that sparked a strong interest in her. Very soon, her youngest sibling, Praggnanandhaa R, who is four years younger, became a perfect partner for their games.
Vaishali developed very quickly, and in chess-crazy Chennai, she didn’t lack the opportunity to meet stronger players and participate in events. One of these opportunities happened in 2013 when Magnus Carlsen visited the city on an inspection trip for his match against Anand, and he accepted to offer a simul exhibition against 20 junior players of India. Vaishali forced Magnus to resign, and her play earned her the praise of the world’s number one.
That result was not a complete surprise. The previous year, Vaishali had already won the Girls' World Youth Chess Championship for Under-12s, a success she would repeat in 2015 in the U-14 category.
Vaishali and Praggnanandhaa are now one of the strongest couples of chess siblings in the world, together with the Muzychuk sisters and the Van Forest brothers. They were both part of the Indian team that won the Online Olympiad in 2020. More recently, they were part of the medal-winning teams at the Chess Olympiad in their hometown of Chennai and, to complete the proud moment, the sister-brother duo also won individual medals. Vaishali’s contribution to this success was decisive: defending the third board, she played all 11 rounds without rest, scoring 7½ points.
Nowadays, Vaishali balances his career as a chess player with her second year doing her Bachelor of Commerce studies, following the footsteps of his father, a banker. The college offered her a chance to be admitted even before she had gotten her 12th Standard results.