Uzbekistan’s Javokhir Sindarov drew with Andrey Esipenko as the second half of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 returned with the eighth round in the Open section on Cyprus on Tuesday.
Sindarov entered the game on the back of drawing with Netherlands’ Anish Giri in the previous round, extending his sole lead at the top of the standings.
Welcome to Sportstar’s highlights of the eighth round of the FIDE Candidates 2026 tournament happening in Cyprus on Tuesday.
R Praggnanandhaa (Black) vs Anish Giri (White) – Live board
Divya Deshmukh (Black) vs Anna Muzychuk (White) – Live board
R Vaishali (Black) vs Bibisara Assaubayeva (White) – Live board
April 07, 2026 17:44
Pragg vs Anish Giri
Anish Giri will play with the white pieces, while Praggnanandhaa will play with Black tonight in Round 8.
April 07, 2026 17:44
Here’s what happened when Pragg played Anish in Round 1
GM Praggnanandhaa defeated Anish Giri in his tournament opener, and the latter’s error on move 36 and Praggnanandhaa’s move on move 30 (Nf6) forced Anish to resign on move 51.
April 07, 2026 17:40
Tonight’s Round 8 pairings of the women’s section
Anna Muzychuk — Divya Deshmukh Bibisara Assaubayeva — Vaishali Rameshbabu Kateryna Lagno — Aleksandra Goryachkina Tan Zhongyi — Zhu Jiner
April 07, 2026 17:40
Round 8 (Tonight) pairings of Open Section
Andrey Esipenko — Javokhir Sindarov Wei Yi — Matthias Bluebaum Anish Giri — Praggnanandhaa R Hikaru Nakamura — Fabiano Caruana
April 07, 2026 17:39
Sindarov leads the pack at half-way mark
Javokhir Sindarov is currently the runaway leader with a score of 6/7 at the halfway point, holding a significant 1.5-point lead over his closest rival, Fabiano Caruana.
April 07, 2026 17:37
Important week of Chess
Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s coverage of Round 8 of the FIDE Candidates 2026.
Welcome to Sportstar’s highlights of the eighth round of the FIDE Candidates 2026 tournament happening in Cyprus on Tuesday.
R Praggnanandhaa (Black) vs Anish Giri (White) – Live board
Divya Deshmukh (Black) vs Anna Muzychuk (White) – Live board
R Vaishali (Black) vs Bibisara Assaubayeva (White) – Live board
April 07, 2026 17:44
Pragg vs Anish Giri
Anish Giri will play with the white pieces, while Praggnanandhaa will play with Black tonight in Round 8.
April 07, 2026 17:44
Here’s what happened when Pragg played Anish in Round 1
GM Praggnanandhaa defeated Anish Giri in his tournament opener, and the latter’s error on move 36 and Praggnanandhaa’s move on move 30 (Nf6) forced Anish to resign on move 51.
April 07, 2026 17:40
Tonight’s Round 8 pairings of the women’s section
Anna Muzychuk — Divya Deshmukh Bibisara Assaubayeva — Vaishali Rameshbabu Kateryna Lagno — Aleksandra Goryachkina Tan Zhongyi — Zhu Jiner
April 07, 2026 17:40
Round 8 (Tonight) pairings of Open Section
Andrey Esipenko — Javokhir Sindarov Wei Yi — Matthias Bluebaum Anish Giri — Praggnanandhaa R Hikaru Nakamura — Fabiano Caruana
April 07, 2026 17:39
Sindarov leads the pack at half-way mark
Javokhir Sindarov is currently the runaway leader with a score of 6/7 at the halfway point, holding a significant 1.5-point lead over his closest rival, Fabiano Caruana.
April 07, 2026 17:37
Important week of Chess
Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s coverage of Round 8 of the FIDE Candidates 2026.
Published on Apr 07, 2026
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FIDE Candidates 2026: Catch all the Highlights from Round 8 of the Candidates tournament happening in Cyprus on Tuesday.
Welcome to Sportstar’s highlights of the eighth round of the FIDE Candidates 2026 tournament happening in Cyprus on Tuesday.
R Praggnanandhaa (Black) vs Anish Giri (White) – Live board
Divya Deshmukh (Black) vs Anna Muzychuk (White) – Live board
R Vaishali (Black) vs Bibisara Assaubayeva (White) – Live board
April 07, 2026 17:44
Pragg vs Anish Giri
Anish Giri will play with the white pieces, while Praggnanandhaa will play with Black tonight in Round 8.
April 07, 2026 17:44
Here’s what happened when Pragg played Anish in Round 1
GM Praggnanandhaa defeated Anish Giri in his tournament opener, and the latter’s error on move 36 and Praggnanandhaa’s move on move 30 (Nf6) forced Anish to resign on move 51.
April 07, 2026 17:40
Tonight’s Round 8 pairings of the women’s section
Anna Muzychuk — Divya Deshmukh Bibisara Assaubayeva — Vaishali Rameshbabu Kateryna Lagno — Aleksandra Goryachkina Tan Zhongyi — Zhu Jiner
April 07, 2026 17:40
Round 8 (Tonight) pairings of Open Section
Andrey Esipenko — Javokhir Sindarov Wei Yi — Matthias Bluebaum Anish Giri — Praggnanandhaa R Hikaru Nakamura — Fabiano Caruana
April 07, 2026 17:39
Sindarov leads the pack at half-way mark
Javokhir Sindarov is currently the runaway leader with a score of 6/7 at the halfway point, holding a significant 1.5-point lead over his closest rival, Fabiano Caruana.
April 07, 2026 17:37
Important week of Chess
Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s coverage of Round 8 of the FIDE Candidates 2026.
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