India’s R. Vaishali won the women’s title with eight points from nine rounds in the Asian continental Blitz chess championship in Chengdu, China, on Sunday.
She was at her best in the Blitz event, winning seven games and posting two draws in the nine-round event.
Padmini Rout finished third with seven points after a last round victory over Yuxin Song of China.
Soumya Swaminathan (5.5) took the 12th spot, while Mary Ann Gomes finished 16th.
In the open section, Tamil Nadu’s Aravind Chithambaram finished fourth with a tally of seven points.
He won six games, drew two and lost one.
M.R. Lalith Babu (6.5 points), Vidit Santhosh Gujrathi (6.5 points) and B. Adhiban (6 points) finished seventh, eighth and 10th respectively.
Surya Shekhar Ganguly was 22nd, while Sandipan Chanda and S.P. Sethuraman were 24th and 25th.
