Indian Grandmaster Vaishali Rameshbabu (8.5) emerged the champion ahead of Kazakh GM Bibisara Assaubayeva (8.0) after the 14th round of the FIDE Women’s Candidates 2026 at the Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort in Pegeia, Cyprus…
Uzbek Grandmaster Javokhir Sindarov with a stunning 9.5/13 score won the FIDE Candidates 2026 with a round to spare after the 13th round at Cyprus. In the women’s section, GMs Vaishali Rameshbabu (India) & Bibisara Assaubayeva (Kazakhstan) led the table with 7.5 points…
GMs Zhu Jiner & Vaishali Rameshbabu led the FIDE Women’s Candidates 2026 while GM Javokhir Sindarov led the Open section after the 12th round at the Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort, Cyprus…
GMs Javokhir Sindarov (Uzbekistan) and Vaishali Rameshbabu (India) led the FIDE Candidates 2026 after the 11th round at the Cap St Georges Hotel and Resort in Pegeia, Cyprus…
Carlsen, Aronian squaring off in Freestyle Grand Slam Finals
Posted on December 11, 2025 BY Michael Ludwig
Magnus Carlsen has already won the Freestyle Chess Tour, but there is still a $200,000 first prize in the Grand Slam Finals up for grabs, going to the winner of Carlsen vs. Levon Aronian.
Game 1 of the Finals is underway, as are the other three matches: Keymer-Sindarov, Erigaisi-Caruana, and Maghsoodloo-Niemann. Follow along on Lichess.
Photo via Freestyle Chess
