The 8th day of the FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament 2026 in Cyprus has concluded. After 8 rounds, five players share the lead with 4.5 points each, with Zhu Jiner leading on tiebreaks.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇨🇳 GM Zhu Jiner 4.5
2. 🇺🇦 GM Anna Muzychuk 4.5
3. 🇷🇺 GM Kateryna Lagno 4.5
4. 🇮🇳 GM Divya Deshmukh 4.5
5. 🇮🇳 GM Vaishali R 4.5
6. 🇷🇺 GM Aleksandra Goryachkina 3.5
7. 🇰🇿 GM Bibisara Assaubayeva 3.5
8. 🇨🇳 GM Tan Zhongyi 2.5

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