Vaishali triumphs @ FIDE Women’s Candidates 2026 Cyprus

April 16, 2026

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…

Sindarov (9.5/13) wins Candidates 2026 with a round to spare @ Cyprus

April 15, 2026

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…

Zhu Jiner joins Vaishali in lead, Sindarov 9/12 @ Cyprus

April 13, 2026

GM 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 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…

Sindarov & Vaishali stay on top @ Cyprus

April 12, 2026

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…

Jorden van Foreest stuns Gukesh @ Prague Masters

Posted on February 28, 2026 BY R.R. Vasudevan

Dutch Grandmaster Jorden van Foreest scored over world champion Gukesh Dommaraju in the third round of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 organised by Novy Bor Chess Club at Hotel Don Giovanni, Prague. Four Grandmasters viz., Abdusattorov, van Foreest, Yakubboev, Navara shared the leald with 2/3 score. Half a point behind at 1.5 points were GMs V R Aravindh Chithambaram and David Anton Guijarro.

The ancient Ruy Lopez came in handy for the Dutch star GM Jorden van Foreest who showed middle game finesse overcoming world champion Gukesh Dommaraju. A defensive lapse from the world champion 17…Qb8? saw the Dutch GM latch on a combination that saw a flurry of exchanges. The resultant position was easy to play which white smoothly converted. The defeat saw the world champion going out of top 10 in the LIVE ratings.

Rest of the games between Yakubboev – Niemann, Abdusattorov – Keymer, Aravindh – Maghsoodloo, Navara – Guijarro ended on an even note. The fourth round starts by Saturday, 28th February at 9 AM ET / 3 PM CET / 7:30 PM IST.

Pairings (Round 4): Niemann – Maghsoodloo, Keymer – Aravindh, Guijarro – Abdusattorov, Gukesh – Navara, Yakubboev – van Foreest

Results (Round 3): Nodirbek Yakubboev (2.0) drew with Hans Moke Niemann (1.0), Jorden van Foreest (2.0) beat Gukesh Dommaraju (1.0), David Navara (2.0) drew with David Anton Guijarro (1.5), Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2.0) drew with Vincent Keymer (1.0), V R Aravindh Chithambaram (1.5) drew with Parham Maghsoodloo (1.0).

Jorden van Foreest (2705) – Gukesh Dommaraju (2754) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Be7 8. Re1 Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Bg4 12. dxe5 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 dxe5 14. Nc3 O-O 15. Bg5 Nc6 16. Rad1 Nd4 17. Qg3 Qb8 18. Rxd4 exd4 19. e5 dxc3 20. Qh4 Nh5 21. Bxe7 g6 22. Bxf8 Qxf8 23. bxc3 Qc5 24. Qe4 Re8 25. Qe3 Rc8 26. e6 Qxe3 27. exf7+ Kxf7 28. Rxe3 Kf6 29. Bb3 a5 30. g3 Ng7 31. Rf3+ Ke5 32. Rf7 Nf5 33. Rb7 Rc5 34. f4+ Ke4 35. Kf2 Kd3 36. g4 a4 37. Bg8 Nd6 38. Rd7 Rc6 39. Bxh7 Kxc3 40. Bxg6 b4 41. h4 b3 42. axb3 a3 43. h5 Nb5 44. g5 a2 45. Rd1 Nd4 46. h6 Rc8 47. h7 Rh8