Javokhir Sindarov has won the FIDE Candidates Tournament this afternoon with a round to spare and will challenge D Gukesh for the World Championship at the end of the year. His game against Anish Giri ended in a draw, and with one round remaining, Sindarov holds a commanding two-point lead over the rest of the field.
In the FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament, Bibisara Assaubayeva defeated Anna Muzychuk to move into a tie for first place with R Vaishali. Tomorrow’s final round will determine whether there will be an outright winner or a tiebreak will be required.
A full report will be available shortly.
FIDE Candidates Round 13 results
Wei Yi ½–½ Andrey Esipenko
Anish Giri ½–½ Javokhir Sindarov
Hikaru Nakamura ½–½ Matthias Bluebaum
Fabiano Caruana ½ –½ Praggnanandhaa R
Standings after Round 13 – FIDE Candidates Tournament:
1. Sindarov – 9½ points
2. Giri – 7½
3-4. Caruana, Wei Yi – 6½
5-6. Bluebaum, Nakamura – 6
7. Praggnanandhaa – 5½
8. Esipenko – 4½
FIDE Women’s Candidates Round 13 results
Bibisara Assaubayeva 1–0 Anna Muzychuk
Kateryna Lagno 1 – 0 Divya Deshmukh
Tan Zhongyi ½–½ Vaishali Rameshbabu
Zhu Jiner 0–1 Aleksandra Goryachkina
Standings after Round 13 – FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament:
1-2. Assaubayeva, Vaishali – 7½ points
3. Zhu Jiner – 7
4-6 Goryachkina, Lagno, Muzychu – 6½
7 Tan Zhongyi – 5½
8 Divya – 5
Official website: https://candidates2026.fide.com/
Event photo gallery: https://www.flickr.com/photos/fide/
Live daily broadcast with GM commentary: https://www.youtube.com/@FIDE_chess
Written by IM Michael A. Rahal (Cyprus)
Photos: Michal Walusza, Niki Riga
