Javokhir Sindarov has secured a draw against Anish Giri to clinch the 2026 Fide Candidates title. The Uzbekistani Grandmaster will face India’s D Gukesh in the World Championship later this year.

Javokhir Sindarov of Uzbekistan won the 2026 Candidates Chess Tournament on Tuesday. The title match between Gukesh and Sindarov is expected to be the youngest-ever World Championship match in history ...

With Divya Deshmukh holding Bibisara Assaubayeva to a draw, R Vaishali clinches a historic triumph, defeating Russia’s Kateryna Lagno to become the first Indian to win the Women’s Candidates and earn ...

PARIS, April 14 - Uzbek grandmaster Javokhir Sindarov clinched victory in the Candidates Tournament with a round to spare on ...

A look at the 14 games that took Vaishali one step closer to the Women's World Chess Championship crown.

She almost skipped the tournament—now she’s one win away from the world title. R Vaishali’s stunning comeback is rewriting Indian chess history.

Sindarov does not want to battle Gukesh in the World Chess Championship match in cold weather.

FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2026: FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 will determine the challenger for the World Chess Championship. Over fourteen gruelling rounds, eight of the world’s strongest ...

Nakamura has had a lukewarm start to the Candidates as he finds himself joint-last in the standings with 1.5 points, drawing ...

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Javokhir Sindarov dominated his opponent to retain his lead atop the standings, while Indian GMs Divya Deshmukh and Vaishali ...

PARIS, March 26 (Reuters) - The chess Candidates tournament opens on Sunday with a throwback feel — eight players, long-time controls and the game in its purest form — but also with a sense that this ...