The recently concluded FIDE Candidates and the European Individual Championship have considerably reshaped the upper echelon of the FIDE Circuit 2026-27.
Nodirbek Abdusattorov, who has not played classical chess since early March, preserved his lead, but Javokhir Sindarov trails him by only 2.75 points following his triumph in Cyprus. The runner-up and third-place finisher of the point-heavy FIDE Candidates tournament – Anish Giri and Fabiano Caruana – as well as Wei Yi, have also entered the Circuit’s top 10.
Aram Hakobian moved up two positions after earning 6.2 circuit points for his third-place finish in the XXIII Karpov tournament, while Vasyl Ivanchuk collected 10.2 points in the Reykjavik Open and the X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente, placing third in both tournaments.
Roman Dehtiarov, turning 18 this year, caused a major sensation in the European Individual Chess Championship by claiming the title. This result catapulted the Ukrainian teenager to 7th position in the circuit race. The bronze winner, Aydin Suleymanli, gained 10.09 points in this competition to round out the top 10.
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