♔ FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 – Schedule, Pairings, Results & Standings

The FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 (Open) brings together eight of the world’s top grandmasters in a 14-round double round-robin to determine the next World Championship challenger.

📍 Location: Cyprus
📅 Dates: March 28 – April 16, 2026
🕒 Round Time: 15:30 (CEST+1)

Last updated: April 15, 2026 (After Round 14)

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♟️ Players

• Hikaru Nakamura
• Fabiano Caruana
• Anish Giri
• R Praggnanandhaa
• Wei Yi
• Javokhir Sindarov
• Andrey Esipenko
• Matthias Blüebaum

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📊 Standings (After Round 14)

Rank	Player	Points
1	Javokhir Sindarov	10.0
2	Anish Giri	8.5
3	Fabiano Caruana	7.5
4	Wei Yi	7.0
5	Hikaru Nakamura	6.5
6	Matthias Blüebaum	6.0
6	Praggnanandhaa R	6.0
8	Andrey Esipenko	4.5

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📅 Full Tournament Schedule

Date	Event
March 28	Opening Ceremony
March 29	Round 1
March 30	Round 2
March 31	Round 3
April 01	Round 4
April 02	Rest Day
April 03	Round 5
April 04	Round 6
April 05	Round 7
April 06	Rest Day
April 07	Round 8
April 08	Round 9
April 09	Round 10
April 10	Rest Day
April 11	Round 11
April 12	Round 12
April 13	Rest Day
April 14	Round 13
April 15	Round 14
April 16	Tie-breaks & Closing Ceremony

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🔢 Pairings & Results (Open)

Round 1

• Javokhir Sindarov 1–0 Andrey Esipenko
• Matthias Blüebaum ½–½ Wei Yi
• Praggnanandhaa R 1–0 Anish Giri
• Fabiano Caruana 1–0 Hikaru Nakamura

Round 2

• Andrey Esipenko ½–½ Hikaru Nakamura
• Anish Giri ½–½ Fabiano Caruana
• Wei Yi ½–½ Praggnanandhaa R
• Javokhir Sindarov ½–½ Matthias Blüebaum

Round 3

• Matthias Blüebaum ½–½ Andrey Esipenko
• Praggnanandhaa R 0–1 Javokhir Sindarov
• Fabiano Caruana 1–0 Wei Yi
• Hikaru Nakamura ½–½ Anish Giri

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Round 4

• Andrey Esipenko 0–1 Anish Giri
• Wei Yi ½–½ Hikaru Nakamura
• Javokhir Sindarov 1–0 Fabiano Caruana
• Matthias Blüebaum ½–½ Praggnanandhaa R

Round 5

• Praggnanandhaa R ½–½ Andrey Esipenko
• Fabiano Caruana 1–0 Matthias Blüebaum
• Hikaru Nakamura 0–1 Javokhir Sindarov
• Anish Giri ½–½ Wei Yi

Round 6

• Fabiano Caruana ½–½ Andrey Esipenko
• Hikaru Nakamura ½–½ Praggnanandhaa R
• Anish Giri ½–½ Matthias Blüebaum
• Wei Yi 0–1 Javokhir Sindarov

Round 7

• Andrey Esipenko 0–1 Wei Yi
• Javokhir Sindarov ½–½ Anish Giri
• Matthias Blüebaum ½–½ Hikaru Nakamura
• Praggnanandhaa R ½–½ Fabiano Caruana

Round 8

• Andrey Esipenko ½–½ Javokhir Sindarov
• Wei Yi ½–½ Matthias Blüebaum
• Anish Giri 1–0 Praggnanandhaa R
• Hikaru Nakamura 1–0 Fabiano Caruana

Round 9

• Hikaru Nakamura ½–½ Andrey Esipenko
• Fabiano Caruana 0–1 Anish Giri
• Praggnanandhaa R ½–½ Wei Yi
• Matthias Blüebaum ½–½ Javokhir Sindarov

Round 10

• Andrey Esipenko ½–½ Matthias Blüebaum
• Javokhir Sindarov 1–0 Praggnanandhaa R
• Wei Yi ½–½ Fabiano Caruana
• Anish Giri ½–½ Hikaru Nakamura

Round 11

• Anish Giri ½–½ Andrey Esipenko
• Hikaru Nakamura ½–½ Wei Yi
• Fabiano Caruana ½–½ Javokhir Sindarov
• Praggnanandhaa R ½–½ Matthias Blüebaum

Round 12

• Andrey Esipenko ½–½ Praggnanandhaa R
• Matthias Blüebaum ½–½ Fabiano Caruana
• Javokhir Sindarov ½–½ Hikaru Nakamura
• Wei Yi ½–½ Anish Giri

Round 13

• Wei Yi 1–0 Andrey Esipenko
• Anish Giri ½–½ Javokhir Sindarov
• Hikaru Nakamura ½–½ Matthias Blüebaum
• Fabiano Caruana ½–½ Praggnanandhaa R

Round 14

• Andrey Esipenko 0–1 Fabiano Caruana
• Praggnanandhaa R ½–½ Hikaru Nakamura
• Matthias Blüebaum 0–1 Anish Giri
• Javokhir Sindarov ½–½ Wei Yi

Javokhir Sindarov Wins the Open Candidates

Javokhir Sindarov secured the FIDE Candidates 2026 Open title with a final round draw and a dominant overall performance.

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📌 Format

• 8 players
• Double round-robin (14 rounds)
• Each player plays every opponent twice
• Player with highest points wins

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🔔 Live Updates

This page is updated after every round with:

• Results
• Standings
• Pairings

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🔗 Women Section Coverage

👉 For full coverage of the Women's tournament, including schedule and pairings:
FIDE Candidates 2026 – Women Section

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