India’s R Praggnanandhaa continued in joint-lead in the open section of FIDE Candidates 2026 after the second round on Monday.
Praggnanandhaa played an evenly matched draw against Chinese GM Wei Yei in Round 2 to move to 1.5 points.
The Indian GM shares the lead with USA’s Fabiano Caruana and Uzbekistan’s Javokhir Sindarov.
In the women’s section, no player is yet to claim a decisive result after two rounds, meaning all eight players are dead level on one point each. India’s R Vaishali and Divya Deshmukh had settled for a draw in the second round.
Standings – After Round 2
Open
1. Fabiano Caruana – 1.5
2. Javokhir Sindarov – 1.5
3. R Praggnanandhaa – 1.5
4. Wei Yi – 1.0
5. Matthias Bluebaum – 1.0
6. Anish Giri – 0.5
7. Hikaru Nakamura – 0.0
8. Andrey Esipenko – 0.0
Women’s
1. Zhu Jiner – 1
2. Tan Zhongyi – 1
3. Aleksandra Goryachkina – 1
4. Anna Muzychuk – 1
5. Bibisara Assaubayeva – 1
6. Kateryna Lagno – 1
7. Divya Deshmukh – 1
8. R Vaishali – 1
Published on Mar 30, 2026
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