Caruana Sole Leader Halfway Fide Candidates Tournament Chess Gm javokhir sindarov grabbed the sole lead at the 2026 fide candidates tournament on wednesday, reaching a fantastic plus three score by beating co leader gm fabiano caruana. gm anish giri got back to a 50 percent score by beating gm andrey esipenko in a wild najdorf game. Javokhir sindarov has now scored an incredible five wins from six games, defeating wei yi to further extend his lead in the fide candidates tournament 2026. meanwhile, fabiano caruana could only manage a draw and now trails by one and a half points.
Caruana Sole Leader Halfway Through Fide Candidates Tournament Chess At the halfway mark of the 2026 fide candidates tournament in cyprus, javokhir sindarov has turned the open section into a one man show, scoring a record breaking 6 7 and crushing stars like caruana, nakamura and praggnanandhaa to all but book a title clash with world champion d. gukesh. in stark contrast, the women’s event is a tense, finely balanced race: late replacement anna muzychuk. Unlike any other candidates tournaments, and any fide world championship cycle (except 1999–2004 during the split title period), there was no automatic spot for the runner up of the previous championship (ding liren). Round four of the candidates tournament in cyprus produced a decisive result in the marquee encounter of the day, as javokhir sindarov defeated fabiano caruana in the crucial clash of co leaders. Javokhir sindarov maintained his perch atop the fide candidates standings in the 'open' category on saturday after playing out a draw against pre tournament favourite fabiano caruana, who trails the uzbekistani grandmaster by three points.
Caruana Sole Leader Halfway Through Fide Candidates Tournament Chess Round four of the candidates tournament in cyprus produced a decisive result in the marquee encounter of the day, as javokhir sindarov defeated fabiano caruana in the crucial clash of co leaders. Javokhir sindarov maintained his perch atop the fide candidates standings in the 'open' category on saturday after playing out a draw against pre tournament favourite fabiano caruana, who trails the uzbekistani grandmaster by three points. The fide candidates 2026 is now in its second half, after completion of 8 rounds, sindarov is still leading the event and getting closer to a perfect finish. in the 8th round, anish giri secured an important win over r praggnanandhaa to get into the joint lead with caruana in second place, who lost his game against nakamura. At the halfway mark of the 2018 fide candidates' tournament, fabiano caruana is back to being the sole leader. today the american grandmaster killed the last of the remaining armenian hopes by beating levon aronian, whereas shakhriyar mamedyarov drew quickly with alexander grischuk. The 2026 fide candidates tournament continued its dramatic proceedings with round 12, bringing chess’s top contenders one step closer to determining who will challenge gm gukesh dommaraju for the world championship. The candidates chess tournament in cyprus has reached its halfway mark. seven rounds have been played and the action will resume on tuesday, after a day of rest. javokhir sindarov has.
Caruana Sole Leader Halfway Through Fide Candidates Tournament Chess The fide candidates 2026 is now in its second half, after completion of 8 rounds, sindarov is still leading the event and getting closer to a perfect finish. in the 8th round, anish giri secured an important win over r praggnanandhaa to get into the joint lead with caruana in second place, who lost his game against nakamura. At the halfway mark of the 2018 fide candidates' tournament, fabiano caruana is back to being the sole leader. today the american grandmaster killed the last of the remaining armenian hopes by beating levon aronian, whereas shakhriyar mamedyarov drew quickly with alexander grischuk. The 2026 fide candidates tournament continued its dramatic proceedings with round 12, bringing chess’s top contenders one step closer to determining who will challenge gm gukesh dommaraju for the world championship. The candidates chess tournament in cyprus has reached its halfway mark. seven rounds have been played and the action will resume on tuesday, after a day of rest. javokhir sindarov has.
Caruana Sole Leader Halfway Through Fide Candidates Tournament Chess The 2026 fide candidates tournament continued its dramatic proceedings with round 12, bringing chess’s top contenders one step closer to determining who will challenge gm gukesh dommaraju for the world championship. The candidates chess tournament in cyprus has reached its halfway mark. seven rounds have been played and the action will resume on tuesday, after a day of rest. javokhir sindarov has.
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