Heartbreaking that Anish Giri wasn't able to beat Wei Yi today to keep at least some pressure on Javokhir Sindarov going into the last two rounds of the candidates tournament. It was never easy, but it was especially unfortunate that he made an accidental threefold repetition in a position where he could have pressed for much longer.

Full game here: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-candidates-2026-open/round-12/9SHysZuu/EqHkv1Mp

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Vaishali Rameshbabu 🇮🇳 is now in the sole lead and in position to vie for the Women's World Chess Championship title! Amazing what she has achieved so far. It is still tense as there are two players just half a point behind.

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Apparently this endgame is losing, which is not obvious to me at all. (And apparently not for Praggnanandhaa either.) See if you can find the series of moves to win the bishop.

https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-candidates-2026--combined-open--women/round-10/nGkf1pdE/ipVknYGI

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There's a 5-way tie for first place in the Women's Candidates tournament: Anna Muzychuk, Divya Deshmukh, Zhu Jiner and Kataryna Lagno. This can be anyone's tournament with 6 rounds to go.

In the open section Javokhir Sindarov's lead is now a full 2 points as Fabiano Caruana loses and Anish Giri moves alongside him into a tie for second.

See all the round 8 games here:
https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-candidates-2026--combined-open--women/round-8/vDnWXRR4

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🇳🇱 Anish Giri held 🇺🇿 Javokhir Sindarov to a draw today in the open section. 🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana also drew so the standings didn't change at the top.

🇨🇳 韦奕 (Wei Yi) and 🇮🇳 Vaishali Rameshbabu were the only winners in round 7. Meaning that nothing changed at the top in the women's either. There's a rest day tomorrow and more Candidates excitement on the 7th of April.

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Beobachtung beim Kandidatenturnier 2026 abseits der schachlichen Bewertung. Diese Beiden können sich nicht wirklich leiden, soviel ist sicher, wenn man die Körpersprache etwas verfolgt.

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