2026 FIDE Candidates
Location: Peyia, Cyprus
March 29, 2026 to April 16, 2026
Category XX (average rating 2726 - 2750)
14 rounds
Double round robin tournament
Winner: Javokhir Sindarov
March 29, 2026 to April 16, 2026
Category XX (average rating 2726 - 2750)
14 rounds
Double round robin tournament
Winner: Javokhir Sindarov
| Place | Player | Score | W | L | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Javokhir Sindarov | 10.0 / 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 2. | Anish Giri | 8.5 / 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 3. | Fabiano Caruana | 7.5 / 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 4. | Yi Wei | 7.0 / 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 5. | Hikaru Nakamura | 6.5 / 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 6. | Matthias Bluebaum | 6.0 / 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 6. | R Praggnanandhaa | 6.0 / 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 8. | Andrey Esipenko | 4.5 / 14 | 0 | 5 | 9 |