Javokhir Sindarov and R. Vaishali were crowned champions of the FIDE Candidates 2026 after a 14-round tournament that spanned over two weeks. The venue they considered home — a training base and the place that helped them achieve the biggest success of their careers so far — has decided to honour them in a special way.

During the closing ceremony on Thursday, Panayiotis Markou, Director of Sales and Marketing at Cap St. Georges Hotel and Resorts in Paphos, Cyprus, announced that the rooms in which Vaishali and Sindarov stayed would be renamed in their honour.

“We have decided that the rooms in which they stayed during this special period of competition will bear their names from now on.

“This will be our tribute to their success and a lasting connection between their achievements and the tournament,” he said.

Published on Apr 16, 2026