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FIDE Candidates 2026

Mar 29, 2026 – Apr 15, 2026·Pegeia CYP

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Games

R1.1GMCaruana, F(2795)1-0GMNakamura, Hi(2810)A13English opening→R1.2GMPraggnanandhaa, R(2741)1-0GMGiri, A(2753)B23Sicilian→R1.3GMBluebaum, M(2698)½-½GMWei Yi(2754)D41QGD→R1.4GMSindarov, Javokhir(2745)1-0GMEsipenko, Andrey(2698)D37QGD→R2.1GMWei Yi(2754)½-½GMPraggnanandhaa, R(2741)C11French→R2.2GMSindarov, Javokhir(2745)½-½GMBluebaum, M(2698)C42Petrov's defence→R2.3GMGiri, A(2753)½-½GMCaruana, F(2795)D30Queen's gambit declined→R2.4GMEsipenko, Andrey(2698)½-½GMNakamura, Hi(2810)A13English opening→R3.1GMPraggnanandhaa, R(2741)0-1GMSindarov, Javokhir(2745)D37QGD→R3.2GMCaruana, F(2795)1-0GMWei Yi(2754)A15English opening→R3.3GMNakamura, Hi(2810)½-½GMGiri, A(2753)A28English→R3.4GMBluebaum, M(2698)½-½GMEsipenko, Andrey(2698)D37QGD→R4.1GMSindarov, Javokhir(2745)1-0GMCaruana, F(2795)D26QGA→R4.2GMBluebaum, M(2698)½-½GMPraggnanandhaa, R(2741)D45QGD semi-Slav→R4.3GMEsipenko, Andrey(2698)0-1GMGiri, A(2753)B95Sicilian→R4.4GMWei Yi(2754)½-½GMNakamura, Hi(2810)B90Sicilian→R5.1GMNakamura, Hi(2810)0-1GMSindarov, Javokhir(2745)D31QGD→R5.2GMCaruana, F(2795)1-0GMBluebaum, M(2698)C42Petrov→R5.3GMPraggnanandhaa, R(2741)½-½GMEsipenko, Andrey(2698)A06Reti opening→R5.4GMGiri, A(2753)½-½GMWei Yi(2754)A14English→R6.1GMWei Yi(2754)0-1GMSindarov, Javokhir(2745)C28Vienna game→R6.2GMCaruana, F(2795)½-½GMEsipenko, Andrey(2698)A14English→R6.3GMGiri, A(2753)½-½GMBluebaum, M(2698)D35QGD→R6.4GMNakamura, Hi(2810)½-½GMPraggnanandhaa, R(2741)E44Nimzo-Indian→R7.1GMSindarov, Javokhir(2745)½-½GMGiri, A(2753)D38QGD→R7.2GMPraggnanandhaa, R(2741)½-½GMCaruana, F(2795)D17QGD Slav→R7.3GMBluebaum, M(2698)½-½GMNakamura, Hi(2810)D37QGD→R7.4GMEsipenko, Andrey(2698)0-1GMWei Yi(2754)C43Petrov→R8.1GMEsipenko, Andrey(2698)½-½GMSindarov, Javokhir(2745)A13English opening→R8.2GMNakamura, Hi(2810)1-0GMCaruana, F(2795)A33English→R8.3GMGiri, A(2753)1-0GMPraggnanandhaa, R(2741)D37QGD→R8.4GMWei Yi(2754)½-½GMBluebaum, M(2698)C28Vienna game→R9.1GMBluebaum, M(2698)½-½GMSindarov, Javokhir(2745)D37QGD→R9.2GMCaruana, F(2795)0-1GMGiri, A(2753)C50Giuoco Piano→R9.3GMPraggnanandhaa, R(2741)½-½GMWei Yi(2754)D40QGD→R9.4GMNakamura, Hi(2810)½-½GMEsipenko, Andrey(2698)D55QGD→R10.1GMSindarov, Javokhir(2745)1-0GMPraggnanandhaa, R(2741)D37QGD→R10.2GMGiri, A(2753)½-½GMNakamura, Hi(2810)D31QGD→R10.3GMEsipenko, Andrey(2698)½-½GMBluebaum, M(2698)C42Petrov→R10.4GMWei Yi(2754)½-½GMCaruana, F(2795)C15French→R11.1GMCaruana, F(2795)½-½GMSindarov, Javokhir(2745)A14English→R11.2GMGiri, A(2753)½-½GMEsipenko, Andrey(2698)D31QGD→R11.3GMNakamura, Hi(2810)½-½GMWei Yi(2754)A14English→R11.4GMPraggnanandhaa, R(2741)½-½GMBluebaum, M(2698)C42Petrov's defence→R12.1GMSindarov, Javokhir(2745)½-½GMNakamura, Hi(2810)D37QGD→R12.2GMWei Yi(2754)½-½GMGiri, A(2753)C26Vienna game→R12.3GMBluebaum, M(2698)½-½GMCaruana, F(2795)D37QGD→R12.4GMEsipenko, Andrey(2698)½-½GMPraggnanandhaa, R(2741)A13English opening→R13.1GMGiri, A(2753)½-½GMSindarov, Javokhir(2745)D31QGD→R13.2GMCaruana, F(2795)½-½GMPraggnanandhaa, R(2741)E21Nimzo-Indian→R13.3GMNakamura, Hi(2810)½-½GMBluebaum, M(2698)D53QGD→R13.4GMWei Yi(2754)1-0GMEsipenko, Andrey(2698)C42Petrov→R14.1GMSindarov, Javokhir(2745)½-½GMWei Yi(2754)C48Four knights→R14.2GMBluebaum, M(2698)0-1GMGiri, A(2753)D38QGD→R14.3GMEsipenko, Andrey(2698)0-1GMCaruana, F(2795)B90Sicilian→R14.4GMPraggnanandhaa, R(2741)½-½GMNakamura, Hi(2810)D37QGD→

Players

GMNakamura, Hi(2810)GMCaruana, F(2795)GMWei Yi(2754)GMGiri, A(2753)GMSindarov, Javokhir(2745)GMPraggnanandhaa, R(2741)GMBluebaum, M(2698)GMEsipenko, Andrey(2698)