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FIDE Candidates 2026 final results: Vaishali wins Women's title, Sindarov sets all-time record 10/14. Both will challenge for World Championships.
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FIDE Candidates 2026: Sindarov clinches title with round to spare. Vaishali and Assaubayeva tied for Women's lead before final round. Full recap.
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FIDE Candidates 2026 Round 12: Zhu Jiner beats Vaishali to tie for lead. Sindarov 9/12, one draw from title. Two rounds left. Full standings.
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FIDE Candidates 2026 Round 11: Vaishali traps a rook to lead Women's section by 1 point. All Open games drawn, Sindarov bulletproof at 8.5/11.
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FIDE Candidates 2026 Round 10: Sindarov beats Pragg again for 8/10. Vaishali takes sole Women's lead. Four rounds left. Full standings and recap
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FIDE Candidates 2026 Round 9: Vaishali beats Divya with double rook sacrifice to co-lead. Giri beats Caruana for sole 2nd. Standings and recap
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FIDE Candidates 2026 Round 8: Divya beats Muzychuk, five-way tie in Women's event. Nakamura beats Caruana. Sindarov leads by 2 points. Full recap.
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FIDE Candidates 2026 Round 7: Sindarov reaches historic 6/7 at halfway. Vaishali closes in on Muzychuk. Divya draws after 135 moves. Full standings.
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FIDE Candidates 2026 Round 6: Sindarov wins again for 5.5/6. Divya and Vaishali win to climb back. Muzychuk sole Women's leader. Full standings.
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FIDE Candidates 2026 Round 5: Sindarov beats Nakamura for 4.5/5. Caruana wins to stay close. Vaishali loses. Three-way tie in Women's event.
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FIDE Candidates 2026 Round 4: Sindarov beats Caruana for sole lead at 3.5/4. Muzychuk co-leads Women's event. Full recap, standings, Round 5 preview.
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FIDE Candidates 2026 Round 3: Caruana beats Wei Yi in 19 moves, Sindarov stuns Pragg with piece sacrifice. Full recap and standings.
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