Bengaluru, April 28 -- Vaishali Rameshbabu had one of the most remarkable comebacks in the Candidates in recent memory. The 22-year-old went from four straight losses and being placed at the bottom of the eight-player standings (2.5/9) to five straight wins, finishing tied second (7.5/14; fourth place on tiebreaks). She ended the tournament with six wins, the highest overall, ahead of world No.3 Hikaru Nakamura in the Open section with five wins.
"Usually after one or two losses my tournament ends," Vaishali told HT. "The way it (comeback) happened was completely new for me and took me by surprise."
Emotionally, it was a tough tournament for her to ride out. "After three losses in a row, I completely gave up. That's when the fourth loss h...