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…
Magnus picks up a few points in Norwegian Team League
Posted on March 10, 2025 BY Michael Ludwig
World number one Magnus Carlsen picked up 4.1 FIDE rating points this weekend, going 3/3 in games in the Norwegian Team League. It wasn’t meant to be a strenuous weekend for him, with his toughest opponent being 57-year-old GM Simen Agdestein, rated 2573. Lichess carried the games, which can be viewed here.
Magnus’s live rating is back up to 2837, giving him a full 35-point lead on Hikaru Nakamura, and an even 50-point lead on World Champion Gukesh, in third.
