R Vaishali vence a Goryachkina y se coloca como líder en solitario en el Torneo de Candidatas

R Vaishali derrotó a la rusa Aleksandra Goryachkina en la undécima ronda para hacerse con el liderato en solitario en el Torneo de Candidatas. Esto amplió su ventaja sobre la segunda clasificada, Zhu Jiner, a un punto completo. La india Divya Deshmukh logró un empate frente a Jiner.

En la undécima ronda del Torneo de Candidatas 2026 celebrado en Pafos, Chipre, la india R Vaishali derrotó a la favorita del torneo, la rusa Aleksandra Goryachkina, jugando con piezas negras. Al emplear el Sistema Londres, Vaishali movió su caballo en la jugada 12 para permitir un cambio de damas, una decisión clave. En la jugada 30, Goryachkina atrapó su propia torre, sentenciando su derrota. Este fue el cuarto triunfo de Vaishali y el segundo con piezas negras en el evento. Sus rivales Anna Muzychuk y Zhu Jiner cedieron puntos, mientras que la india Divya Deshmukh mantuvo a Jiner en tablas en un final de torre y caballo. Vaishali lidera ahora a la segunda clasificada, Jiner, por un punto completo. Vaishali se enfrentará a Jiner en la duodécima ronda este domingo. En la sección abierta, su hermano R Praggnanandhaa empató con el alemán Matthias Blübaum, eliminándolo de la lucha por el título. Javokhir Sindarov mantiene el liderato en esa categoría.

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