The 9th day of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 in Cyprus has concluded. After 9 rounds, Javokhir Sindarov leads with 7 points, while Anish Giri is in second place with 5.5 points.

🇳🇱 Anish Giri sacrificed a bishop on move 43 against 🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana, winning the game in result. Giri played the game with 94.4 accuracy, while Caruana’s was 85.7.

The current standings are:

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

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: Niki Riga / FIDE