The second day of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 in Cyprus has concluded. After 2 rounds, 3 players share the lead with 1.5 point each, with Fabiano Caruana leading on tiebreaks.

All four games in the round ended in draws, with each grandmaster playing with 97-98 percent accuracy.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇺🇸 GM Fabiano Caruana 1.5
2. 🇺🇿 GM Javokhir Sindarov 1.5
3. 🇮🇳 GM Praggnanandhaa R 1.5
4. 🇨🇳 GM Wei Yi 1
5. 🇩🇪 GM Matthias Bluebaum 1
6. 🇺🇸 GM Hikaru Nakamura 0.5
7. 🇳🇱 GM Anish Giri 0.5
8. 🇷🇺 GM Andrey Esipenko 0.5

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 Nis / FIDE