There are only two rounds remaining in the 2026 Candidates Tournament taking place in Pegeia, Cyprus.
🤝 In Round 12 of the Open section, all games ended in draws.
♟️ After Round 12, the standings in the Open section are as follows:
🇺🇿 Javokhir Sindarov — 9 points
🇳🇱 Anish Giri — 7 points
🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana — 6 points
🇨🇳 Wei Yi — 5.5 points
🇩🇪 Matthias Bluebaum — 5.5 points
🇺🇸 Hikaru Nakamura — 5.5 points
🇮🇳 Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa — 5 points
🇷🇺 Andrey Esipenko — 4.5 points
🤝 In the Women’s section, Zhu Jiner defeated Rameshbabu Vaishali, Bibisara Assaubayeva beat Kateryna Lagno, while Tan Zhongyi overcame Divya Deshmukh.
🤝 The only draw in the Women’s section came in the game between Anna Muzychuk and Aleksandra Goryachkina.
♟️ After Round 12, the standings in the Women’s section are:
🇨🇳 Zhu Jiner — 7 points
🇮🇳 Rameshbabu Vaishali — 7 points
🇰🇿 Bibisara Assaubayeva — 6.5 points
🇺🇦 Anna Muzychuk — 6.5 points
♟️ Aleksandra Goryachkina — 5.5 points
🇷🇺 Kateryna Lagno — 5.5 points
🇮🇳 Divya Deshmukh — 5 points
🇨🇳 Tan Zhongyi — 5 points
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🕟 Tomorrow is a rest day. The penultimate round will start on April 14 at 16:30 Armenian time.
Armenian Chess Federation
