The 12th day of the FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament 2026 in Cyprus has concluded. After 12 rounds, two players share the lead with 7 points each, with Zhu Jiner leading on tiebreaks.

🇨🇳 Zhu Jiner defeated 🇮🇳 Vaishali R in 39 moves. Jiner played the game with 86.4 accuracy, while Vaishali’s was 81.3.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇨🇳 GM Zhu Jiner 7
2. 🇮🇳 GM Vaishali R 7
3. 🇺🇦 GM Anna Muzychuk 6.5
4. 🇰🇿 GM Bibisara Assaubayeva 6.5
5. 🇷🇺 GM Aleksandra Goryachkina 5.5
6. 🇷🇺 GM Kateryna Lagno 5.5
7. 🇨🇳 GM Tan Zhongyi 5
8. 🇮🇳 GM Divya Deshmukh 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: Niki Riga / FIDE