The 10th day of the FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament 2026 in Cyprus has concluded. After 10 rounds, Vaishali R leads with 6 points, while Zhu Jiner is in second place with 5.5 points.

🇮🇳 Vaishali R drew with 🇺🇦 Anna Muzychuk in 42 moves. Vaishali played the game with 98.2 accuracy, while Muzychuk’s was 98.5.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇮🇳 GM Vaishali R 6
2. 🇨🇳 GM Zhu Jiner 5.5
3. 🇺🇦 GM Anna Muzychuk 5.5
4. 🇷🇺 GM Aleksandra Goryachkina 5
5. 🇰🇿 GM Bibisara Assaubayeva 5
6. 🇷🇺 GM Kateryna Lagno 5
7. 🇮🇳 GM Divya Deshmukh 4.5
8. 🇨🇳 GM Tan Zhongyi 3.5

The FIDE Women’s 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 90+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