The 8th day of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 in Cyprus has concluded. After 8 rounds, Javokhir Sindarov leads with 6.5 points, while Fabiano Caruana is in second place with 4.5 points.

Last-place 🇷🇺 Andrey Esipenko tied with leader 🇺🇿 Javokhir Sindarov. Esipenko played the game with 99.0 accuracy, while Sindarov’s was 99.1.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇺🇿 GM Javokhir Sindarov 6.5
2. 🇺🇸 GM Fabiano Caruana 4.5
3. 🇳🇱 GM Anish Giri 4.5
4. 🇺🇸 GM Hikaru Nakamura 3.5
5. 🇨🇳 GM Wei Yi 3.5
6. 🇮🇳 GM Praggnanandhaa R 3.5
7. 🇩🇪 GM Matthias Bluebaum 3.5
8. 🇷🇺 GM Andrey Esipenko 2.5

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