R Vaishali suffers untimely loss to leave women’s Candidates title race wide open
R Vaishali faced a major setback against Jiner Zhu on Sunday, leaving the Women’s Candidates tournament wide open with just two rounds remaining. The tournament will decide the next challenger to reigning world champion Ju Wenjun. CANDIDATES 2026: FULL COVERAGE Playing with the white pieces, Vaishali had a chance to take sole control of the…