Welcome to Sportstar’s Live coverage of the tenth round of the FIDE Candidates 2026 tournament happening in Cyprus on Wednesday.
R Vaishali (Black) vs Anna Muzychuk (White) – Live Board
Divya Deshmukh (White) vs Aleksandra Goryachkina (Black) – Live Board
R Praggnanandhaa (Black) vs Javokhir Sindarov (White) – Live Board
April 09, 2026 17:47
Praggnanandhaa to face sole leader Sindarov
Javokhir Sindarov is the runaway leader (6.5/9). Pragg (3.5/9) is in the middle of the pack and needs a massive second-half surge to close the 3-point gap.
April 09, 2026 17:44
Divya Deshmukh vs Aleksandra Goryachkina
Divya (4.5/9) is just 1 point off the lead. She will be looking to bounce back after a tough loss to Vaishali in Round 9.
April 09, 2026 17:42
Vaishali in top-form
Vaishali clinched victory in just 31 moves with the Reti Opening against Divya Deshmukh yesterday. Two bold rook sacrifices, on moves 23 and 31, forced her compatriot’s resignation and lifted her to the top of the standings.
April 09, 2026 17:38
Women section pairings for tonight
Anna Muzychuk — Vaishali Rameshbabu
Divya Deshmukh — Aleksandra Goryachkina
Bibisara Assaubayeva — Zhu Jiner
Kateryna Lagno — Tan Zhongyi
April 09, 2026 17:37
Open Section pairings for tonight
Andrey Esipenko — Matthias Bluebaum
Javokhir Sindarov — R Praggnanandhaa
Wei Yi — Fabiano Caruana
Anish Giri — Hikaru Nakamura
April 09, 2026 17:36
It is Round 10
Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s coverage of Round 10 of the FIDE Candidates 2026.
Welcome to Sportstar’s Live coverage of the tenth round of the FIDE Candidates 2026 tournament happening in Cyprus on Wednesday.
R Vaishali (Black) vs Anna Muzychuk (White) – Live Board
Divya Deshmukh (White) vs Aleksandra Goryachkina (Black) – Live Board
R Praggnanandhaa (Black) vs Javokhir Sindarov (White) – Live Board
April 09, 2026 17:47
Praggnanandhaa to face sole leader Sindarov
Javokhir Sindarov is the runaway leader (6.5/9). Pragg (3.5/9) is in the middle of the pack and needs a massive second-half surge to close the 3-point gap.
April 09, 2026 17:44
Divya Deshmukh vs Aleksandra Goryachkina
Divya (4.5/9) is just 1 point off the lead. She will be looking to bounce back after a tough loss to Vaishali in Round 9.
April 09, 2026 17:42
Vaishali in top-form
Vaishali clinched victory in just 31 moves with the Reti Opening against Divya Deshmukh yesterday. Two bold rook sacrifices, on moves 23 and 31, forced her compatriot’s resignation and lifted her to the top of the standings.
April 09, 2026 17:38
Women section pairings for tonight
Anna Muzychuk — Vaishali Rameshbabu
Divya Deshmukh — Aleksandra Goryachkina
Bibisara Assaubayeva — Zhu Jiner
Kateryna Lagno — Tan Zhongyi
April 09, 2026 17:37
Open Section pairings for tonight
Andrey Esipenko — Matthias Bluebaum
Javokhir Sindarov — R Praggnanandhaa
Wei Yi — Fabiano Caruana
Anish Giri — Hikaru Nakamura
April 09, 2026 17:36
It is Round 10
Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s coverage of Round 10 of the FIDE Candidates 2026.
Published on Apr 09, 2026
#FIDE #Chess #Candidates #LIVE #Jointleader #Vaishali #faces #Anna #Praggnanandhaa #face #Sindarov #matches #IST">FIDE Chess Candidates 2026 LIVE, Round 10: Joint-leader Vaishali faces Anna, Praggnanandhaa to face Sindarov, matches from 6:15 PM IST
FIDE Candidates 2026: Check out all the Live updates from Round 10 of the Candidates tournament happening in Cyprus on Thursday.
Welcome to Sportstar’s Live coverage of the tenth round of the FIDE Candidates 2026 tournament happening in Cyprus on Wednesday.
R Vaishali (Black) vs Anna Muzychuk (White) – Live Board
Divya Deshmukh (White) vs Aleksandra Goryachkina (Black) – Live Board
R Praggnanandhaa (Black) vs Javokhir Sindarov (White) – Live Board
April 09, 2026 17:47
Praggnanandhaa to face sole leader Sindarov
Javokhir Sindarov is the runaway leader (6.5/9). Pragg (3.5/9) is in the middle of the pack and needs a massive second-half surge to close the 3-point gap.
April 09, 2026 17:44
Divya Deshmukh vs Aleksandra Goryachkina
Divya (4.5/9) is just 1 point off the lead. She will be looking to bounce back after a tough loss to Vaishali in Round 9.
April 09, 2026 17:42
Vaishali in top-form
Vaishali clinched victory in just 31 moves with the Reti Opening against Divya Deshmukh yesterday. Two bold rook sacrifices, on moves 23 and 31, forced her compatriot’s resignation and lifted her to the top of the standings.
April 09, 2026 17:38
Women section pairings for tonight
Anna Muzychuk — Vaishali Rameshbabu
Divya Deshmukh — Aleksandra Goryachkina
Bibisara Assaubayeva — Zhu Jiner
Kateryna Lagno — Tan Zhongyi
April 09, 2026 17:37
Open Section pairings for tonight
Andrey Esipenko — Matthias Bluebaum
Javokhir Sindarov — R Praggnanandhaa
Wei Yi — Fabiano Caruana
Anish Giri — Hikaru Nakamura
April 09, 2026 17:36
It is Round 10
Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s coverage of Round 10 of the FIDE Candidates 2026.
India’s R. Praggnanandhaa lost to Netherlands’ Anish Giri in the eighth round of the Open section at the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 in Cyprus on Sunday.
In the previous round, Praggnanandhaa had drawn with USA’s Fabiano Caruana.
#FIDE #Candidates #Standings #Divya #Vaishali #share #lead #Sindarov #extends #lead #Praggnanandhaa #fourth">FIDE Candidates 2026 Standings: Divya, Vaishali share lead; Sindarov extends lead as Praggnanandhaa fourth after Round 8
India’s Divya Deshmukh and R. Vaishali moved up the standings to share the lead with three other players after the eighth round of the FIDE Women’s Candidates in Cyprus on Sunday.
Meanwhile in the Open section, young Uzbek Javokhir Sindarov continued leading the standings with a two-point lead ahead of Fabiano Caruana and Anish Giri. R. Praggnanandhaa dropped to fourth after a loss to Giri.
Divya beat Ukraine’s Anna Muzychuk, while Vaishali drew with Bibisara Assaubayeva to improve their position significantly.
India’s R. Praggnanandhaa drew with USA’s Fabiano Caruana in the seventh round of the Open section at the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 in Cyprus on Sunday.
In the previous round, Praggnanandhaa had drawn with USA’s Hikaru Nakamura.
Praggnanandhaa vs Caruana Highlights
Where to watch Candidates 2026 live?
Candidates 2026 will be streamed LIVE on FIDE’s YouTube channel.
#FIDE #Candidates #Standings #Vaishali #sits #Sindarov #extends #lead">FIDE Candidates 2026 Standings: Vaishali sits second, Sindarov extends lead after Round 7
India’s R. Vaishali jumped in the standings to sit sole second after beating China’s Tan Zhongyi in the seventh round of the FIDE Women’s Candidates in Cyprus on Sunday.
Meanwhile in the Open section, young Uzbek Javokhir Sindarov extended his sole lead with a draw with Netherlands’ Anish Giri.
Divya opts for The English Opening, playing c4, while Lagno responds with d5 to challenge the centre.
Divya quickly develops the king’s knight with Nf3. Lagno strikes at the heart of Divya’s position, and we are likely heading towards Reti or Queen’s Gambit Declined.
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