Vaishali Rameshbabu's many successes have always been overshadowed by those of her younger brother, Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu. At the Qatar Open, however, the 22-year-old made her third GM norm and will get GM title when she reaches 2500 Elo. Her current live rating is 2471.7. Thorsten Cmiel takes a look at Vaishali's grandmaster performance at the Qatar Masters, the second strongest Open of the year. | Photos: Qatar Chess
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Doha, Qatar:Uzbek grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev emerged victorious after nine days of intense competition against some of the world s most elite play.
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Round 8 of the Qatar Masters saw Arjun Erigaisi beating David Paravyan to enter Friday’s final round as the sole leader, with six players standing a half point behind. Among these six chasers are Hikaru Nakamura and Nodirbek Abdusattorov Arjun’s rival in round 9 who both grabbed wins on Thursday. Former co-leaders Karthikeyan Murali, Narayanan S.L., Javokhir Sindarov and Nodirbek Yakubboev still have chances to win the event as well. | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy