FIDE Chess Candidates 2026: Sindarov draws with Wei Yi to clinch title; Vaishali holds nerve to win women’s section

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For Yavojir (Javokhir in the official story) Sindárov, life is, above all, play; it is considered gifted “for all kinds of table games”. His oldest memory, at four years old, is the day he discovered chess in a kindergarten in Tashkent (Uzbekistan). At 20 he has just won in Peyia (Cyprus) the Tournament of Candidates. That makes him the challenger of the Indian Dommaraju Gukesh, of 19, not before November. They are the youngest World Cup finalis…

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Javokhir Sindarov won the FIDE candidate tournament and then meets the younger world champion Gukesh as a 21-year-old.

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No one has ever won more games in a candidate tournament for the World Chess Championship than Sindarov.

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On April 16, the 2026 FIDE Candidate Tournament concluded. Uzbek Grandmaster Sindhu Sindarov emerged victorious with an undefeated record of 6 wins and 8 draws. Later this year, he will challenge the current world champion, Indian prodigy Gukish.

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After a staggering course, the Uzbek chess champion won the candidate's tournament in Cyprus, which ended on 15 April. Javokhir Sindarov, 20, wins a ticket to try to take his title to the reigning world champion. On the women's side, Vaishali Rameshbabu, Indian champion, triumphs at the end of the suspense.