Nineteen-year-old Savitha Shri Baskar has won the 2026 Women’s Asian Individual Chess Championship in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. With the win, she also secured qualification for the 2027 FIDE Women’s World Cup.

The Chennai-based International Master finished with 7.5 points from nine rounds, edging Afruza Khamdamova of Uzbekistan on tie-breaks. Song Yuxin from China took bronze with 6.5 points.

The triumph is the biggest achievement of Savitha’s career and gives India its 13th Women’s Asian Championship title, with the country now winning three of the last four editions.