The World Championship chase in the Open section is now up between Javokhir Sindarov and Anish Giri!
And after 12 rounds, nobody is still eliminated in the Women's World Championship contention, but both Vaishali and Zhu share the top spot!
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With both Sindarov and Caruana games being drawn, Fabiano Caruana is eliminated from the World Championship contention.
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Graph of the computer evaluation which shows black had an advantage in multiple occasions. Wei Yi made 2 blunders while Anish Giri made 3 blunders.
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 […]
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After their draw, Anish Giri 🇳🇱 and Wei Yi 🇨🇳 analysed their game and found a winning variation for Anish. ♟🔍
What a stressful finish to the final game of Round 12! 🔥
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The ChessDS model was still giving @anishgiri.bsky.social a 40% chance to win in the final position -- maybe time to teach it about three-fold repetition? www.chessds.com/game/aeea935... #FIDECandidates
Round 12 | Results | FIDE Candidates & Women's Candidates 2026
All three decisive games today come from the FIDE Women's Candidates 2026.
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Standings | After Round 12 | FIDE Candidates & Women's Candidates 2026
🇺🇿 Javokhir Sindarov leads the FIDE Candidates by 2 points, while 🇮🇳 Vaishali Rameshbabu and 🇨🇳 Zhu Jiner share the lead in the FIDE Women's Candidates. ♟️🔥
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🇨🇳 Wei Yi 0.5-0.5 Anish Giri 🇳🇱
♟️ Round 12, FIDE Candidates 2026
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A split-second decision costs 🇺🇦 Anna Muzychuk — instead of the king, she plays the rook and commits a blunder in a critical position. Aleksandra Goryachkina finds the stalemate idea, and the game ends in a draw. ♟️
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“Actually, it’s not.”
When Hikaru Nakamura drops a history lesson 🔥♟
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🇺🇿 Javokhir Sindarov 🙏 Bibisara Assaubayeva 🇰🇿
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After her win today, 🇰🇿 Bibisara Assaubayeva shared how much her mother’s support means to her. ♟️❤️
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Bibisara Assaubayeva 🇰🇿 takes down Kateryna Lagno in Round 12 — and is just half a point behind leaders Zhu Jiner 🇨🇳 and Vaishali Rameshbabu 🇮🇳 🔥♟️
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Grandmasters are glued to 🇨🇳 Wei Yi vs 🇳🇱 Anish Giri — this one’s heating up. 🔥
Watch live: youtube.com/live/N3JEa9qV6…
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🇨🇳 Zhu Jiner beats 🇮🇳 Vaishali Rameshbabu to join the lead with two rounds remaining.
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Watching and reflecting on the end of #FIDECandidates, I’m struck by the massive difference between this event and those of the “chess entrepreneurs“ like chesscom, EWC, etc. Chess has an essence—a nature—and so many of the latter are trying to make chess something it’s not.
Tracking live #FIDECandidates games today with ML-based result prediction (not just engine eval!), we see that @anishgiri.bsky.social has a solid pull against Wei Yi www.chessds.com/live/fide_ca...
Sindarov outplays the interviewer 😄♟️
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Tournament leader 🇺🇿 Javokhir Sindarov and World No. 2 🇺🇸 Hikaru Nakamura draw their game in Round 12.
Sindarov moves to 9 points, while Nakamura reaches 5.5. With two rounds to go, Sindarov edges closer to the challenger spot. ♟️
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🇺🇿 Javokhir Sindarov 0.5-0.5 Hikaru Nakamura 🇺🇸
♟️ Round 12, FIDE Candidates 2026
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Tournament leader Javokhir Sindarov 🇺🇿 and World No. 2 Hikaru Nakamura 🇺🇸 arriving for Round 12 — they face each other today. ♟️🔥
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Round 12 of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 is on 🔥
What's your prediction for today?
🗓 Dates: March 28–April 16
🌍 Location: Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort, Cyprus 🇨🇾
📺 Watch Live Broadcast:
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Three more rounds to go, and we'll find out who will take on Gukesh and Ju, respectively.
#FIDECandidates Round 12 will begin at 20:30 PHST on FIDE chess YouTube!
Explain the FIDE Candidates to me like I’m 5 years old 🌟
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Who spends the most time at the board? ♜
What about you? Do you walk around during the game, or do you prefer to stay seated at your board? 🤔
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On the Women's side of #FIDECandidates 2026, the tournament is closer! Precision measures are lower than the Open. Assaubayeva scores highest, but her opponents have also played well in her games www.chessds.com/tournament/F...
Heading into the home stretch of the #FIDECandidates Open section, GM Sindarov is in the driver's seat, and playing the best according to ChessDS analytics www.chessds.com/tournament/F...
Even all games in the Open section are draws, there are only three players remaining in the World Championship chase.
Meanwhile, Vaishali Rameshbabu is the sole winner of the round, making her score 7 points.
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With a Sindarov draw, Hikaru Nakamura, Wei Yi, Matthias Blübaum, and Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa are officially eliminated in the World Championship contention.
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Blümi ist jetzt aus dem WM-Rennen. Morgen Königsgambit? #FIDECandidates
