The 10th day of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 in Cyprus has concluded. After 10 rounds, Javokhir Sindarov leads with 8 points, while Anish Giri is in second place with 6 points.

🇺🇿 Javokhir Sindarov defeated 🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa R and made 7 Great moves during the game. Sindarov played the game with 98.2 accuracy, while Praggnanandhaa’s was 91.7.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇺🇿 GM Javokhir Sindarov 8
2. 🇳🇱 GM Anish Giri 6
3. 🇺🇸 GM Fabiano Caruana 5
4. 🇺🇸 GM Hikaru Nakamura 4.5
5. 🇨🇳 GM Wei Yi 4.5
6. 🇩🇪 GM Matthias Bluebaum 4.5
7. 🇮🇳 GM Praggnanandhaa R 4
8. 🇷🇺 GM Andrey Esipenko 3.5

The FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 takes place from March 28 to April 16, at the Cap St Georges Hotel and Resort in Pegeia, Cyprus. The event features a 120+0 time control for the first 40 moves and 30+30 for the rest of the game over double Round-Robin between 8 players.

Credit: Michal Walusza / FIDE