The 12th day of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 in Cyprus has concluded. After 12 rounds, Javokhir Sindarov leads with 9 points, while Anish Giri is in second place with 7 points.

There are two rounds left until the tournament ends. 🇳🇱 Anish Giri is two points behind 🇺🇿 Javokhir Sindarov. Sindarov and Giri are the last two participants with a chance to become the Сhampion of the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇺🇿 GM Javokhir Sindarov 9
2. 🇳🇱 GM Anish Giri 7
3. 🇺🇸 GM Fabiano Caruana 6
4. 🇺🇸 GM Hikaru Nakamura 5.5
5. 🇨🇳 GM Wei Yi 5.5
6. 🇩🇪 GM Matthias Bluebaum 5.5
7. 🇮🇳 GM Praggnanandhaa R 5
8. 🇷🇺 GM Andrey Esipenko 4.5

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: Yoav Nisenbaum / FIDE