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 NakamuraApril 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

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