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A gold at the Asian blitz chess championship boosting her confidence, India's R Vaishali now wants to put her best foot forward at the upcoming events at Russia and achieve the Woman Grand Master title soon.
Updated : May 24, 2017, 07:10 PM IST
A gold at the Asian blitz chess championship boosting her confidence, India's R Vaishali now wants to put her best foot forward at the upcoming events at Russia and achieve the Woman Grand Master title soon.
After struggling with her form for a while, Vaishali bounced back strongly by winning the gold in the Asian Blitz Championship and a bronze in the Classical format at Chengdu, China recently.
"I am pleased with my current form. I played well, both in the Classical and blitz format in the Asian championship.
The victory (in the Blitz) will give me a lot of confidence especially after recording seven games in the nine-round event," the 16-year-old, who aims to become the world champion, told
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