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The FIDE Candidates 2026 will continue on after the third rest day. With just four games left to play, GM Javokhir Sindarov has once again extended his lead to two points, while in the Women's Candidates, GM Vaishali Rameshbabu is now in sole 1st place. Read our FIDE Candidates Round 10 Recap and follow all the games in our broadcasts.
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GM Anish Giri defeated GM Fabiano Caruana in the FIDE Candidates 2026, inching closer to GM Javokhir Sindarov, who is now 1.5 points ahead of Giri. GM Zhu Jiner and GM Vaishali Rameshbabu are the joint leaders of the Women's Candidates after winning against GM Kateryna Lagno and GM Divya Deshmukh, respectively. Read our FIDE Candidates Round 9 Recap and follow all the games in our broadcasts now, .
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GM Javokhir Sindarov extended his lead in the FIDE Candidates 2026 to two points after he drew his game against GM Andrey Esipenko and GM Fabiano Caruana lost to GM Hikaru Nakamura. Meanwhile, in the Women's Candidates, GM Anna Muzychuk lost to GM Divya Deshmukh and the tournament is wide-open with five players on 4.5/8. Read our FIDE Candidates Round 8 Recap!
The first half of the FIDE Candidates 2026 is over! GM Javokhir Sindarov still leads GM Fabiano Caruana by 1.5 points, but his winning streak ended with a draw against GM Anish Giri. In the Women's tournament, GM Vaishali Rameshbabu defeated GM Tan Zhongyi and is now only 0.5 points behind GM Anna Muzychuk. Read our FIDE Candidates Round 7 Recap and follow all the games in our broadcasts, continuing today, .
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