The Indian contingent has had a mixed bag of results in the Round 10 of the FIDE Candidates 2026 tournament, happening in Cyprus.
Vaishali (Black) secured a draw with Ukraine’s Anna Muzychuk, taking her tally to six points and consolidating her position at the top of the table in the women’s category. Meanwhile, Divya (White) lost to Russia’s Aleksandra Goryachkina to drop to second-last in the standings.
In the open category, Praggnanandhaa (Black) lost to the table-topper Javokhir Sindarov from Uzbekistan, remaining in seventh place in the points table with four points.
Here are the remaining fixtures for the Indian players in the FIDE Candidates 2026.
Remaining FIDE Candidates 2026 fixtures for Indian players
Round 11 (April 11)
R. Praggnanandhaa (White) vs. Matthias Bluebaum
R. Vaishali (Black) vs. Aleksandra Goryachkina
Divya Deshmukh (Black) vs. Zhu Jiner
Round 12 (April 12)
R. Praggnanandhaa (Black) vs. Andrey Esipenko
R. Vaishali (White) vs. Zhu Jiner
Divya Deshmukh (White) vs. Tan Zhongyi
Round 13 (April 14)
R. Praggnanandhaa (Black) vs. Fabiano Caruana
Divya Deshmukh (Black) vs. Kateryna Lagno
R. Vaishali (Black) vs. Tan Zhongyi
Round 14 (April 15)
R. Praggnanandhaa (White) vs. Hikaru Nakamura
R. Vaishali (White) vs. Kateryna Lagno
Divya Deshmukh (White) vs. Bibisara Assaubayeva
Where to watch the FIDE Candidates 2026?
You can catch the Indian players live in action at the FIDE Candidates 2026 on the FIDE YouTube channel.
Published on Apr 10, 2026
Remaining FIDE Candidates 2026 fixtures for Indian players
Round 11 (April 11)
R. Praggnanandhaa (White) vs. Matthias Bluebaum
R. Vaishali (Black) vs. Aleksandra Goryachkina
Divya Deshmukh (Black) vs. Zhu Jiner
Round 12 (April 12)
R. Praggnanandhaa (Black) vs. Andrey Esipenko
R. Vaishali (White) vs. Zhu Jiner
Divya Deshmukh (White) vs. Tan Zhongyi
Round 13 (April 14)
R. Praggnanandhaa (Black) vs. Fabiano Caruana
Divya Deshmukh (Black) vs. Kateryna Lagno
R. Vaishali (Black) vs. Tan Zhongyi
Round 14 (April 15)
R. Praggnanandhaa (White) vs. Hikaru Nakamura
R. Vaishali (White) vs. Kateryna Lagno
Divya Deshmukh (White) vs. Bibisara Assaubayeva
Where to watch the FIDE Candidates 2026?
You can catch the Indian players live in action at the FIDE Candidates 2026 on the FIDE YouTube channel.