Indian Grandmaster R. Vaishali has won the Women's Candidates chess tournament in Cyprus, securing her place in the World Championship match later this year. She clinched the title with a decisive final-round victory over Russia's Kateryna Lagno, finishing on 8.5 points — half a point ahead of Kazakhstan's Bibisara Assaubayeva, whose draw against fellow Indian Divya Deshmukh sealed Vaishali's first place. The Chennai-born player will now face reigning champion Ju Wenjun (China) in a title match that determines the Women's World Chess Champion.