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. ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Anish Giri is two points behind ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Javokhir Sindarov. Sindarov and Giri are the last two participants with a chance to become the ะกhampion of the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟ GM Javokhir Sindarov 9
2. ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ GM Anish Giri 7
3. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ GM Fabiano Caruana 6
4. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ GM Hikaru Nakamura 5.5
5. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ GM Wei Yi 5.5
6. ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช GM Matthias Bluebaum 5.5
7. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ GM Praggnanandhaa R 5
8. ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ 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