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Highlights from Round 9 on Wednesday

It gave Praggnanandhaa more active pieces, and he followed it up with 35. Rxe4, a double attack that opened lines and targeted multiple weaknesses at once. Despite the activity, there was no decisive pawn break, while Wei Yi consolidated well and kept his king relatively safe.

Praggnanandhaa continued probing with moves such as Rc3, Rc7 and Nd6, but Wei Yi had sufficient coordination to neutralise the threats as the game ended in a draw.

Elsewhere, table-topper Javokhir Sindarov endured his second successive draw after letting a winning position slip against Matthias Bluebaum.

Anish Giri defeated Fabiano Caruana, and Andrey Esipenko held Hikaru Nakamura to a draw.

In the women’s section, Anna Muzychuk drew with Tan Zhongyi, while Aleksandra Goryachkina drew with Bibisara Assaubayeva.

Published on Apr 08, 2026

#FIDE #Candidates #Tournament #Vaishali #beats #Divya #jointtop #Sindarov #held #straight #draw"> FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026, Round 9: Vaishali beats Divya to go joint-top, Sindarov held to second straight draw R. Vaishali beat compatriot Divya Deshmukh to move into joint lead with Zhu Jiner after Round 9 of the ongoing FIDE Candidates on Wednesday.Zhu Jiner defeated Kateryna Lagno.Vaishali capitalised on Divya’s central misjudgement, with a decisive seventh-rank invasion proving the difference.Divya overcommitted with Nd3, conceding central control and creating a pawn weakness rather than a strength. Moves such as Rxc6 and Bc7 allowed Vaishali to activate her queen and rooks, taking control of the open files and diagonals.From 28. Rb1 to Rb7, Vaishali invaded the seventh rank, targeted weak pawns and, with Divya reduced to seconds on the clock, forced a resignation.In another key result, R. Praggnanandhaa pressed Wei Yi, particularly with move 32. Nd6, a strong move that put pressure on Black’s structure.ALSO READ: Highlights from Round 9 on WednesdayIt gave Praggnanandhaa more active pieces, and he followed it up with 35. Rxe4, a double attack that opened lines and targeted multiple weaknesses at once. Despite the activity, there was no decisive pawn break, while Wei Yi consolidated well and kept his king relatively safe.Praggnanandhaa continued probing with moves such as Rc3, Rc7 and Nd6, but Wei Yi had sufficient coordination to neutralise the threats as the game ended in a draw.Elsewhere, table-topper Javokhir Sindarov endured his second successive draw after letting a winning position slip against Matthias Bluebaum.Anish Giri defeated Fabiano Caruana, and Andrey Esipenko held Hikaru Nakamura to a draw.In the women’s section, Anna Muzychuk drew with Tan Zhongyi, while Aleksandra Goryachkina drew with Bibisara Assaubayeva.Published on Apr 08, 2026 #FIDE #Candidates #Tournament #Vaishali #beats #Divya #jointtop #Sindarov #held #straight #draw
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Highlights from Round 9 on Wednesday

It gave Praggnanandhaa more active pieces, and he followed it up with 35. Rxe4, a double attack that opened lines and targeted multiple weaknesses at once. Despite the activity, there was no decisive pawn break, while Wei Yi consolidated well and kept his king relatively safe.

Praggnanandhaa continued probing with moves such as Rc3, Rc7 and Nd6, but Wei Yi had sufficient coordination to neutralise the threats as the game ended in a draw.

Elsewhere, table-topper Javokhir Sindarov endured his second successive draw after letting a winning position slip against Matthias Bluebaum.

Anish Giri defeated Fabiano Caruana, and Andrey Esipenko held Hikaru Nakamura to a draw.

In the women’s section, Anna Muzychuk drew with Tan Zhongyi, while Aleksandra Goryachkina drew with Bibisara Assaubayeva.

Published on Apr 08, 2026

#FIDE #Candidates #Tournament #Vaishali #beats #Divya #jointtop #Sindarov #held #straight #draw">FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026, Round 9: Vaishali beats Divya to go joint-top, Sindarov held to second straight draw

R. Vaishali beat compatriot Divya Deshmukh to move into joint lead with Zhu Jiner after Round 9 of the ongoing FIDE Candidates on Wednesday.

Zhu Jiner defeated Kateryna Lagno.

Vaishali capitalised on Divya’s central misjudgement, with a decisive seventh-rank invasion proving the difference.

Divya overcommitted with Nd3, conceding central control and creating a pawn weakness rather than a strength. Moves such as Rxc6 and Bc7 allowed Vaishali to activate her queen and rooks, taking control of the open files and diagonals.

From 28. Rb1 to Rb7, Vaishali invaded the seventh rank, targeted weak pawns and, with Divya reduced to seconds on the clock, forced a resignation.

In another key result, R. Praggnanandhaa pressed Wei Yi, particularly with move 32. Nd6, a strong move that put pressure on Black’s structure.

ALSO READ: Highlights from Round 9 on Wednesday

It gave Praggnanandhaa more active pieces, and he followed it up with 35. Rxe4, a double attack that opened lines and targeted multiple weaknesses at once. Despite the activity, there was no decisive pawn break, while Wei Yi consolidated well and kept his king relatively safe.

Praggnanandhaa continued probing with moves such as Rc3, Rc7 and Nd6, but Wei Yi had sufficient coordination to neutralise the threats as the game ended in a draw.

Elsewhere, table-topper Javokhir Sindarov endured his second successive draw after letting a winning position slip against Matthias Bluebaum.

Anish Giri defeated Fabiano Caruana, and Andrey Esipenko held Hikaru Nakamura to a draw.

In the women’s section, Anna Muzychuk drew with Tan Zhongyi, while Aleksandra Goryachkina drew with Bibisara Assaubayeva.

Published on Apr 08, 2026

#FIDE #Candidates #Tournament #Vaishali #beats #Divya #jointtop #Sindarov #held #straight #draw

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That DC came this close was down to K.L. Rahul’s 92 and Miller’s late heroics. The hosts appeared to have run out of steam with 36 runs to get off the last two overs and four wickets in hand. But Miller, having retired hurt at the start of the 14th over due to a hand injury before coming back in the 17th over, hadn’t resigned to that idea. The southpaw walloped Mohammed Siraj for two sixes and a four in the penultimate over, whittling down the requirement to 13 off six balls.

In a game where runs were aplenty, Rashid lent a decisive hand with crucial strikes. The ace Afghanistan leggie had Nitish Rana caught at long-off thanks to an excellent grab by B. Sai Sudharsan in the 10th over, and then cleaned up the in-form Sameer Rizvi with a masterful wrong ’un.  

A little later, Axar Patel became Rashid’s third victim of the night. It eventually condemned DC to defeat by the narrowest of margins.

Published on Apr 08, 2026

#IPL #Gujarat #Titans #holds #nerve #edge #Delhi #Capitals #thriller"> DC vs GT IPL 2026: Gujarat Titans holds its nerve to edge out Delhi Capitals in last over thriller High tension permeated the cool air at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Wednesday as Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans engaged in a high-scoring cliffhanger in the Indian Premier League. Twists and turns unfolded at breakneck speed, but Shubman Gill’s Titans prevailed by one run in the end. In response to GT’s 210 for four, Capitals finished on 209 for eight.  With two runs required off the final ball, David Miller swung hard at a short ball by Prasidh Krishna. But he failed to make contact, and as he and Kuldeep Yadav scampered for a single, the latter was found short at the striker’s end after wicketkeeper Jos Buttler hit the stumps. Off the penultimate ball, Miller had pulled Prasidh towards fine-leg and had an easy run on offer, but he chose to stay at his end and face the final ball. Miller may rue that decision in hindsight. For GT, Rashid Khan was sensational with figures of 4-0-17-3. Gill, Buttler and Washington Sundar also played their roles with fine half-centuries earlier in the evening.    ALSO READ: KKR vs LSG, IPL 2026: Tyagi credits Kolkata Knight Riders mentor Bravo for helping him manage pressureThat DC came this close was down to K.L. Rahul’s 92 and Miller’s late heroics. The hosts appeared to have run out of steam with 36 runs to get off the last two overs and four wickets in hand. But Miller, having retired hurt at the start of the 14th over due to a hand injury before coming back in the 17th over, hadn’t resigned to that idea. The southpaw walloped Mohammed Siraj for two sixes and a four in the penultimate over, whittling down the requirement to 13 off six balls.In a game where runs were aplenty, Rashid lent a decisive hand with crucial strikes. The ace Afghanistan leggie had Nitish Rana caught at long-off thanks to an excellent grab by B. Sai Sudharsan in the 10th over, and then cleaned up the in-form Sameer Rizvi with a masterful wrong ’un.  A little later, Axar Patel became Rashid’s third victim of the night. It eventually condemned DC to defeat by the narrowest of margins.Published on Apr 08, 2026 #IPL #Gujarat #Titans #holds #nerve #edge #Delhi #Capitals #thriller
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KKR vs LSG, IPL 2026: Tyagi credits Kolkata Knight Riders mentor Bravo for helping him manage pressure

That DC came this close was down to K.L. Rahul’s 92 and Miller’s late heroics. The hosts appeared to have run out of steam with 36 runs to get off the last two overs and four wickets in hand. But Miller, having retired hurt at the start of the 14th over due to a hand injury before coming back in the 17th over, hadn’t resigned to that idea. The southpaw walloped Mohammed Siraj for two sixes and a four in the penultimate over, whittling down the requirement to 13 off six balls.

In a game where runs were aplenty, Rashid lent a decisive hand with crucial strikes. The ace Afghanistan leggie had Nitish Rana caught at long-off thanks to an excellent grab by B. Sai Sudharsan in the 10th over, and then cleaned up the in-form Sameer Rizvi with a masterful wrong ’un.  

A little later, Axar Patel became Rashid’s third victim of the night. It eventually condemned DC to defeat by the narrowest of margins.

Published on Apr 08, 2026

#IPL #Gujarat #Titans #holds #nerve #edge #Delhi #Capitals #thriller">DC vs GT IPL 2026: Gujarat Titans holds its nerve to edge out Delhi Capitals in last over thriller

High tension permeated the cool air at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Wednesday as Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans engaged in a high-scoring cliffhanger in the Indian Premier League. Twists and turns unfolded at breakneck speed, but Shubman Gill’s Titans prevailed by one run in the end. In response to GT’s 210 for four, Capitals finished on 209 for eight.  

With two runs required off the final ball, David Miller swung hard at a short ball by Prasidh Krishna. But he failed to make contact, and as he and Kuldeep Yadav scampered for a single, the latter was found short at the striker’s end after wicketkeeper Jos Buttler hit the stumps. Off the penultimate ball, Miller had pulled Prasidh towards fine-leg and had an easy run on offer, but he chose to stay at his end and face the final ball. Miller may rue that decision in hindsight. 

For GT, Rashid Khan was sensational with figures of 4-0-17-3. Gill, Buttler and Washington Sundar also played their roles with fine half-centuries earlier in the evening.    

ALSO READ: KKR vs LSG, IPL 2026: Tyagi credits Kolkata Knight Riders mentor Bravo for helping him manage pressure

That DC came this close was down to K.L. Rahul’s 92 and Miller’s late heroics. The hosts appeared to have run out of steam with 36 runs to get off the last two overs and four wickets in hand. But Miller, having retired hurt at the start of the 14th over due to a hand injury before coming back in the 17th over, hadn’t resigned to that idea. The southpaw walloped Mohammed Siraj for two sixes and a four in the penultimate over, whittling down the requirement to 13 off six balls.

In a game where runs were aplenty, Rashid lent a decisive hand with crucial strikes. The ace Afghanistan leggie had Nitish Rana caught at long-off thanks to an excellent grab by B. Sai Sudharsan in the 10th over, and then cleaned up the in-form Sameer Rizvi with a masterful wrong ’un.  

A little later, Axar Patel became Rashid’s third victim of the night. It eventually condemned DC to defeat by the narrowest of margins.

Published on Apr 08, 2026

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