Javokhir Sindarov defeated Hikaru Nakamura this afternoon in the fifth round of the FIDE Candidates, reaching a score of +4 after five rounds. Fabiano Caruana also secured a win against Matthias Bluebaum, keeping the pressure on.
In the FIDE Women’s Candidates, Kateryna Lagno won over the leader Bibisara Assaubayeva and is back in contention, while Zhu Jiner scored a brilliant victory against Vaishali and now shares the lead.
A full report will be available shortly.
Results FIDE Candidates Round 5
Praggnanandhaa R ½–½ Andrey Esipenko
Fabiano Caruana 1–0 Matthias Bluebaum
Hikaru Nakamura 0–1 Javokhir Sindarov
Anish Giri ½–½ Wei Yi
Standings after Round 5 – FIDE Candidates Tournament:
1: Sindarov – 4,5 points
2: Caruana – 3,5 points
3-4: Giri, Praggnanandhaa – 2,5 points
5-6: Bluebaum, Wei Yi – 2 points
7-8: Esipenko, Nakamura – 1.5 points
Results FIDE Women’s Candidates Round 5
Aleksandra Goryachkina ½–½ Anna Muzychuk
Zhu Jiner 1 – 0 Vaishali Rameshbabu
Tan Zhongyi ½–½ Divya Deshmukh
Kateryna Lagno 1–0 Bibisara Assaubayeva
Standings after Round 5 – FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament:
1-3: Lagno, Muzychuk, Zhu Jiner – 3 points
4-5: Assaubayeva, Goryachkina – 2,5 points
6-8: Divya, Tan Zhongyi, Vaishali – 2 points
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Photos: Yoav Nis
