The 11th day of the FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament 2026 in Cyprus has concluded. After 11 rounds, Vaishali R leads with 7 points, while Zhu Jiner is in second place with 6 points.

🇷🇺 Aleksandra Goryachkina blundered a rook on a move 30 in a game with 🇮🇳 Vaishali R. Vaishali played the game with 97.6 accuracy, while Goryachkina’s was 88.2.

The current standings are:

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