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  It's an absolute crazy run for 🇺🇿 Javokhir Sindarov as he wins his fifth game in six rounds against 🇨🇳 韦奕 (Wei Yi). Very impressive play from the 20-year old, and if he keeps even half of his composure for the rest of the tournament he'll win the chance to play the world championship. 🇺🇦 Анн́а Музичу́к (Anna Muzychuk) pulls ahead in the women's section where we have a sole leader for the first time. See all games here: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-candidates-2026-women...

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  🇳🇱 Anish Giri held 🇺🇿 Javokhir Sindarov to a draw today in the open section. 🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana also drew so the standings didn't change at the top. 🇨🇳 韦奕 (Wei Yi) and 🇮🇳 Vaishali Rameshbabu were the only winners in round 7. Meaning that nothing changed at the top in the women's either. There's a rest day tomorrow and more Candidates excitement on the 7th of April. #Chess #FIDE #FIDECandidates #Candidates #CandidatesTournament #Cyprus

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  There's a 5-way tie for first place in the Women's Candidates tournament: Anna Muzychuk, Divya Deshmukh, Zhu Jiner and Kataryna Lagno. This can be anyone's tournament with 6 rounds to go. In the open section Javokhir Sindarov's lead is now a full 2 points as Fabiano Caruana loses and Anish Giri moves alongside him into a tie for second. See all the round 8 games here: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-candidates-2026--combined-open--women/round-8/vDnWXRR4 #Che...

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  Apparently this endgame is losing, which is not obvious to me at all. (And apparently not for Praggnanandhaa either.) See if you can find the series of moves to win the bishop. https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-candidates-2026--combined-open--women/round-10/nGkf1pdE/ipVknYGI #Chess #puzzle #ChessPuzzle #FIDE #FIDECandidates #Cyprus #JavokhirSindarov #Praggnanandhaa

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  Vaishali Rameshbabu 🇮🇳 is now in the sole lead and in position to vie for the Women's World Chess Championship title! Amazing what she has achieved so far. It is still tense as there are two players just half a point behind. #Chess #India #FIDE #FIDECandidates #CandidatesTournament #Cyprus

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  Heartbreaking that Anish Giri wasn't able to beat Wei Yi today to keep at least some pressure on Javokhir Sindarov going into the last two rounds of the candidates tournament. It was never easy, but it was especially unfortunate that he made an accidental threefold repetition in a position where he could have pressed for much longer. Full game here: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-candidates-2026-open/round-12/9SHysZuu/EqHkv1Mp #Chess #lichess #FIDE #FIDECandidates #CandidatesTourna...

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  The moment Vaishali Rameshbabu won the Candidates Tournament for the right to challenge Ju Wenjun for World Championship. Absolutely amazing feat! #Chess #FIDE #FIDECandidates #CandidatesTournament #WorldChessChampionship #VaishaliRameshbabu #JuWenjun #Cyprus

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  It's going to be great seeing the chess world number one, Magnus Carslen, play against the younger generation at the TePe Sigeman tournament from 1-7 May in Malmö. Here's the complete lineup: – Magnus Carlsen, Norway – Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Uzbekistan – Arjun Erigaisi, India – Jorden van Foreest, the Netherlands – Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş, Turkiye – Nils Grandelius, Sweden – Andy Woodward, USA – Jiner Zhu, China https://www.tepesigemanchess.com/tournament-info-2026/ #Chess #ChessL...

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  It has been nearly two weeks since the World Chess Championship challengers were determined at the Candidates tournament in Cyprus. But what path did 🇮🇳 Vaishali Rameshbabu and 🇺🇿 Javokhir Sindarov take on their path to qualifying? 🇳🇱 Anish Giri's second place score in the open (+3) would have been enough to win the event in the women's section. #Chess #FIDE #FIDECandidates #CandidatesTournament #Cyprus #graph #graphs #matplotlib