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JUST IN: Vaishali R. wins the WR Women's Chess Tour Tokyo rapid event, defeating IM Irene Sukandar, Alexandra Kosteniuk, and IM Alua Nurman all by 1.5-0.5 margins to claim the title hours after brother Praggnanandhaa R. won Norway Chess 2026.

CONFIRMED: Uzbekistan assembles its full national team in Tashkent for the UzChess Cup, months out from the Olympiad. The field carries elite caliber, making this a live dress rehearsal for a squad chasing confirmation as chess's newest superpower.

ALERT: Javokhir Sindarov says he barely trained as a child, averaging fifteen hours a week, yet believes harder work from an early age would have already made him world champion ahead of his upcoming title match against Gukesh.