“I feel like I am ahead of other girls because of WACA” – Vaishali Rameshbabu
The Westbridge Anand Chess Academy (WACA) is a coaching or training institution created by former world chess champion Viswanathan Anand. The Indian grandmaster, 51, has taken five of India’s brightest chess talents, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa and his sister Vaishali Rameshbabu, Nihal Sarin, Dommaraju Gukesh and Raunak Sadhwani and is moulding them into world championship candidates.