Updated On: 03 December, 2023 07:20 AM IST | Chennai | PTI
Vaishali achieved the feat after crossing 2500 ELO rating points on Friday. She is the country’s 84th GM. The Chennai-based Vaishali crossed the 2500 mark at the tournament in Spain

R Praggnanandhaa. Pic/AFP
Indian chess ace R Vaishali joined younger sibling R Praggnanandhaa to become the world’s first-ever brother-sister Grandmasters duo and only the third woman from the country to earn the GM title, at the IV El Llobregat Open in Spain.
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