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…
Gukesh lost!
Posted on October 28, 2024 BY Sune Hansen
World champion contender D. Gukesh is – unlike reigning world champion Ding Liren – playing a lot. And he has done really well, but in the European Club Cup in Vrnjacka Banja in Serbia, the first cracks are beginning to show. Gukesh lost to Dmitry Andreikin in the 4th round. Unfortunately another indian star, Praggnanandhaa, also lost and the favourites from Superchess are de facto out of the race for first place. In the final round the also lost and didn’t get a medal. Here is Andreikin – Gukesh from round 4:
Here is the game:
