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April 18, 2026, 05:44 PM - 3 min read
It has been a ‘dream come true’ for Candidates champion R Vaishali, who first fell in love with chess and introduced a young Praggnanandhaa to the game
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April 13, 2026, 04:19 PM - 3 min read
R Vaishali, who was leading by a full point, suffered a setback in the 12th round after she lost to China’s Jiner Zhu, who has now drawn level with her at the top of the points table
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April 10, 2026, 03:46 PM - 3 min read
With four rounds remaining, Vaishali has been the standout among the three Indian players, ahead of her younger brother R. Praggnanandhaa, who is competing in the Open section, and Divya Deshmukh
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April 2, 2026, 05:49 PM - 3 min read
Javokhir Sindarov defeats pre-event favourite Fabiano Caruana of the USA in the fourth round of the Candidates chess tournament
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April 1, 2026, 06:45 PM - 4 min read
American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana, the pre-tournament favourite, defeated Wei Yi of China in one of the strangest games of the opening three rounds with Caruana, Sindarov sharing the lead on 2.5 pts
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