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SINDAROV WINS THE FIDE CANDIDATES 2026! Gukesh Has His Challenger as Vaishali Heads Into Final Round Showdown

FIDE Candidates 2026: Sindarov clinches title with round to spare. Vaishali and Assaubayeva tied for Women's lead before final round. Full recap.

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.

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.

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

FIDE Candidates 2026 Round 9: Vaishali beats Divya with double rook sacrifice to co-lead. Giri beats Caruana for sole 2nd. Standings and recap

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.

FIDE Candidates 2026 Round 7: Sindarov reaches historic 6/7 at halfway. Vaishali closes in on Muzychuk. Divya draws after 135 moves. Full standings.

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.

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.

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.

FIDE Candidates 2026 Round 3: Caruana beats Wei Yi in 19 moves, Sindarov stuns Pragg with piece sacrifice. Full recap and standings.

FIDE Candidates 2026 Round 2 saw all 8 games drawn. Pragg, Caruana, Sindarov lead. Divya misses win vs Vaishali. Full recap and Round 3 preview.