Javokhir Sindarov scored his third win of the tournament this afternoon, taking a major step toward winning the FIDE Candidates after defeating Fabiano Caruana with impressive opening preparation.
In the FIDE Women’s Candidates, Zhu Jiner and Anna Muzychuk regained momentum with important victories, with Muzychuk now sharing the tournament lead with Bibisara Assaubayeva.
A full report will be available shortly.
FIDE Candidates Round 4 results:
Andrey Esipenko 0–1 Anish Giri
Wei Yi – Hikaru Nakamura ½–½
Javokhir Sindarov 1–0 Fabiano Caruana
Matthias Bluebaum ½–½ Praggnanandhaa R
FIDE Women’s Candidates Round 4 results:
Anna Muzychuk 1–0 Kateryna Lagno
Bibisara Assaubayeva ½–½ Tan Zhongyi
Divya Deshmukh 0–1 Zhu Jiner
Vaishali Rameshbabu ½–½ Aleksandra Goryachkina
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