Candidates chess | Vaishali punishes Tan; Anish splits the point with Sindarov

A terrible blunder by former World champion Tan Zhongyi cost her dear against R. Vaishali in the Women’s Candidates at Pegeia, Cyprus, on Sunday. The Chinese lost a piece and Vaishali made sure she converted her advantage into a full point.

That was her second straight victory. Fellow Indian Divya Deshmukh, however, failed to take advantage of her better position against Russia’s Kateryna Lagno and had to settle for a draw after a marathon 135 moves.