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Javokhir Sindarov clinches FIDE Candidates 2026 with a round to spare
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Javokhir Sindarov (UZB) drew his penultimate round game against Anish Giri (NED) to win…
admin · April 15, 2026
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FIDE Women’s Candidates 2026 R12: Anna Muzychuk misses big against Goryachkina, Jiner beats Vaishali to join her at the top
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Jiner Zhu (CHN) scored a crucial win against R Vaishali in Round 12 of…
admin · April 13, 2026
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FIDE Candidates 2026 R12: Sindarov on the verge of becoming World Championship Challenger
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For the second consecutive round, all four games in Round 13 of FIDE Candidates…
admin · April 13, 2026
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FIDE Women’s Candidates 2026 R11: Vaishali beats Goryachkina to increase her sole lead by a full point
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R Vaishali scored a huge win against Aleksandra Goryachkina in Round 11 of FIDE…
admin · April 12, 2026
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FIDE Candidates 2026 R11: Sindarov continues his march towards glory
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For the first time since Round 2, all four games of Round 11 at…
admin · April 12, 2026
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Indrajeet Mahindrakar wins Bihar Rating Open 2026
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Indrajeet Mahindrakar, GM Petr Kiriakov and Prithvi Sharma scored 8/9 each at Bihar Rating…
admin · April 11, 2026
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FIDE Women’s Candidates 2026 R10: Vaishali emerges sole leader
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R Vaishali drew against Anna Muzychuk (UKR) in Round 10 of FIDE Women’s Candidates…
admin · April 10, 2026
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FIDE Candidates 2026 R10: Sindarov scores a historic sixth win
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Javokhir Sindarov (UZB) scored a historic sixth win as he defeated R Praggnanandhaa in…
admin · April 10, 2026
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FIDE Women’s Candidates 2026 R9: Vaishali crushes Divya to maintain her lead with Jiner
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R Vaishali crushed her compatriot Divya Deshmukh in Round 9 of FIDE Women’s Candidates…
admin · April 9, 2026
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FIDE Candidates 2026 R9: Giri wins two in-a-row, reduces the gap with Sindarov
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Javokhir Sindarov (UZB) missed a good chance against Matthias Bluebaum (GER) in Round 9…
admin · April 9, 2026
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