4122124, 3.05 PM Cancisates: Koneru Humpy runner-up, Vaishalfrishes Ath after tert run India Today INDIATODAY NORTHEAST MALAYALAM BUSINESSTODAY BTBAZAAR AAJTAK LALLANTOP Be = INDIA TODAY News / Sports / Other Sports / Candidates: Koneru Humpy runner-up. inspired Vaishali finishes 4th Magazine LiveTV Search Candidates: Koneru Humpy runner-up, Vaishali finishes 4th after terrific run While D Gukesh went on to win the Open event of the Candidates in Toronto, Grandmaster Koneru Humpy finished runners-up in the women's section. R Vaishali finished 4th after stitching a run of 5 successive wins. © tstentostry © svar ‘ADVERTISEMENT rps ww inclatodayivsporslother-sporsistryicandlidates-women-rsuls-koneru-numpyt-vaishalstandings-2530156-2024-04-22 484122124, 3:05 PM Cancisates: Koneru Humpy runner-up, Vaishalfrishes Ath after terse run India Today Grandmaster Koneru Humpy finished second in Women's Candidates (PTI Photo) Press Trust of India“ Toronto, UPDATED: Apr 22, 2024 13:51 IST In Short * China's Tan Zhongyi won the Women's Candidates competition * Veteran Koneru Humpy finished with 7.5 points, 1.5 fewer than the champion * R Vaishali stitched 5 wins on the trot to finish with 7.5 points Indian grandmaster Koneru Humpy delivered the goods when it mattered, defeating erstwhile joint leader Tingjie Lei of China to finish second on a superior tiebreak in the women's candidates tournament in Toronto Zhongyi Tan of China expectedly topped the tables after settling for a draw with Anna Muzychuk of Ukraine. The real storv of the dav was R Vaishali who scored her fifth victorv on the trot at the rps ww inclatodayivsporslother-sporsistryicandlidates-women-rsuls-koneru-numpyt-vaishalstandings-2530156-2024-04-22 2154122124, 3:05 PM Cancisates: Koneru Humpy runner-up, Vaishalfrishes Ath after terse run - India Today ADVERTISEMENT MUST READ 17-year-old Gukesh scripts history, becomes youngest man to win Candidates TRENDING TOPICS: Lok Sabha Election Live Election Schedule IPL2024 Tan finished with 9 points in all, 1.5 points clear of the nearest rivals Humpy, Lei and Vaishali who all finished second to fourth respectively. Aleksandra Goryachkina finished fifth on seven points, a full point ahead of Lagno, while Nurgyul Salimova of Bulgaria and Muzychuk ended in the last two spots in the eight-player double round-robin contest. Standings | After Round 14 | Women’s #FIDECandidates 8Y#26Y#* Tan Zhongyi is the winner of the FIDE Women’s Candidates with a score of 9/14. pic.twitter.com/gqAFNNTdex — International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) April 22, 2024 LATE COMEBACKS FOR HUMPY, VAISHALI At the halfway stage, Humpy was languishing at 2.5 points out of seven games but came up with a splendid effort to score five points from the last seven games - a score matched by Vaishali who was even worse at 2.5 out of nine. Plavina black aaainst Lei, Humpy aot a complicated middle aame out of a Nimzo Indian nips www inclatodayivsporslother-sportsistryicandlidates-women-resuls-koneru-numpyt-vaishalstandings-2530156-2024-04-22 35sv2204, 305 PM Cancites: Kone Huy runnerup, aisha fishes Ah are ran= India Today Humpy cashed in when the Chinese erred in her calculation and reached a winning endgame with her two rooks against white’s rook and Bishop. The complexities were far from over but on this day Humpy could do no wrong and squeezed out a victory after 62 hard-fought moves. Vaishali faced the Ruy Lopez as black against Lagno who sacrificed a piece early in the middle game to initiate an attack against the black king. The Indian was however up to the task in defense and returned the extra material back to maintain the dynamics. Lagno blundered on her 31st turn, handing the initiative to Vaishali who did not look back thereafter and coasted home after 45 moves. Results final round (Indians unless stated): Tingjei Lei (Chn, 7.5) lost to Koneru Humpy (7.5); Kateryna Lagno (Fid, 6) lost to R Vaishali (7.5); Aleksandra Goryachkina (Fid, 7) drew with Nurgyul Salimova (5.5); Anna Muzychuk (Ukr, 5.5) drew with Zhongyi Tan (Chn, 9). Final standings: 1. Tan; 2-4: Humpy, Lei, Vaishali; 5. Goryachkina; 6. Lagno; 7-8: Salimova, Muzychuk. Published By: Akshay Ramesh Published On: Apr 22, 2024 Also Read | D Gukesh becomes youngest man to win Candidates, to challenge for World Championship nips www inclatodayivsporslother-sportsistryicandlidates-women-resuls-koneru-numpyt-vaishalstandings-2530156-2024-04-22 a54122124, 3.05 PM Cancisates: Koneru Humpy runner-up, Vaishalfrishes Ath after tert run India Today Watch Live TV Followuson’ J @ © DOWNLOAD APP Google Play ff @ AppStore GIA ae) ABOUT US CONTACT US TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARCHIVES Copyright © 2024 Living Media India Limited. For reprint rights: Syndications Today ntinssww.inclatodayivsporsio *-sportsistorylcanlidates-women-rsuls-koneru-numpyt-valshalstandings-2530156-2024-04-22 55