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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