FIDE Candidates 2026

Cap St Georges CYP 2026

Date	Players	Elo Average	Games
Mar 29, 2026	8	2749	56

Name		ELO	Points
	GM Sindarov, Javokhir	2745	10.0
	GM Giri, Anish	2753	8.5
	GM Caruana, Fabiano	2795	7.5
	GM Wei, Yi	2754	7.0
	GM Nakamura, Hikaru	2810	6.5
	GM Praggnanandhaa R,	2741	6.0
	GM Bluebaum, Matthias	2698	6.0
	GM Esipenko, Andrey	2698	4.5

FIDE Candidates 2026 Games

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White	Black	Result	Round	Date	Opening	View
Caruana, F	Nakamura, H	1-0	1.1	Mar 29, 2026	A13 English opening
Praggnanandhaa R,	Giri, A	1-0	1.2	Mar 29, 2026	B23 Sicilian, closed
Bluebaum, M	Wei, Y	½-½	1.3	Mar 29, 2026	D41 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 5.cd
Sindarov, J	Esipenko, A	1-0	1.4	Mar 29, 2026	D37 Queen's Gambit Declined, 4.Nf3
Wei, Y	Praggnanandhaa R,	½-½	2.1	Mar 30, 2026	C11 French defence
Sindarov, J	Bluebaum, M	½-½	2.2	Mar 30, 2026	C42 Petrov's defence
Giri, A	Caruana, F	½-½	2.3	Mar 30, 2026	D30 Queen's gambit declined
Esipenko, A	Nakamura, H	½-½	2.4	Mar 30, 2026	A13 English opening
Praggnanandhaa R,	Sindarov, J	0-1	3.1	Mar 31, 2026	D37 Queen's Gambit Declined, 4.Nf3
Caruana, F	Wei, Y	1-0	3.2	Mar 31, 2026	A15 English, 1...Nf6 (Anglo-Indian defense)
Nakamura, H	Giri, A	½-½	3.3	Mar 31, 2026	A28 English, four knights system
Bluebaum, M	Esipenko, A	½-½	3.4	Mar 31, 2026	D37 Queen's Gambit Declined, 4.Nf3
Sindarov, J	Caruana, F	1-0	4.1	Apr 01, 2026	D26 Queen's Gambit Accepted, 4...e6
Bluebaum, M	Praggnanandhaa R,	½-½	4.2	Apr 01, 2026	D45 Queen's Gambit Declined semi-Slav, 5.e3
Esipenko, A	Giri, A	0-1	4.3	Apr 01, 2026	B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6
Wei, Y	Nakamura, H	½-½	4.4	Apr 01, 2026	B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
Nakamura, H	Sindarov, J	0-1	5.1	Apr 03, 2026	D31 Queen's Gambit Declined, 3.Nc3
Caruana, F	Bluebaum, M	1-0	5.2	Apr 03, 2026	C42 Petrov's defence
Praggnanandhaa R,	Esipenko, A	½-½	5.3	Apr 03, 2026	A06 Reti opening
Giri, A	Wei, Y	½-½	5.4	Apr 03, 2026	A14 English, Neo-Catalan declined
Wei, Y	Sindarov, J	0-1	6.1	Apr 04, 2026	C28 Vienna game
Caruana, F	Esipenko, A	½-½	6.2	Apr 04, 2026	A14 English, Neo-Catalan declined
Giri, A	Bluebaum, M	½-½	6.3	Apr 04, 2026	D35 Queen's Gambit Declined, 3...Nf6
Nakamura, H	Praggnanandhaa R,	½-½	6.4	Apr 04, 2026	E44 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer variation, 5.Ne2
Sindarov, J	Giri, A	½-½	7.1	Apr 05, 2026	D38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin variation
Praggnanandhaa R,	Caruana, F	½-½	7.2	Apr 05, 2026	D17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Czech defence
Bluebaum, M	Nakamura, H	½-½	7.3	Apr 05, 2026	D37 Queen's Gambit Declined, 4.Nf3
Esipenko, A	Wei, Y	0-1	7.4	Apr 05, 2026	C43 Petrov, modern (Steinitz) attack
Esipenko, A	Sindarov, J	½-½	8.1	Apr 07, 2026	A13 English opening
Nakamura, H	Caruana, F	1-0	8.2	Apr 07, 2026	A33 English, symmetrical variation
Giri, A	Praggnanandhaa R,	1-0	8.3	Apr 07, 2026	D37 Queen's Gambit Declined, 4.Nf3
Wei, Y	Bluebaum, M	½-½	8.4	Apr 07, 2026	C28 Vienna game
Bluebaum, M	Sindarov, J	½-½	9.1	Apr 08, 2026	D37 Queen's Gambit Declined, 4.Nf3
Caruana, F	Giri, A	0-1	9.2	Apr 08, 2026	C50 King's pawn game
Praggnanandhaa R,	Wei, Y	½-½	9.3	Apr 08, 2026	D40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch defence
Nakamura, H	Esipenko, A	½-½	9.4	Apr 08, 2026	D55 Queen's Gambit Declined, 6.Nf3
Sindarov, J	Praggnanandhaa R,	1-0	10.1	Apr 09, 2026	D37 Queen's Gambit Declined, 4.Nf3
Giri, A	Nakamura, H	½-½	10.2	Apr 09, 2026	D31 Queen's Gambit Declined, 3.Nc3
Esipenko, A	Bluebaum, M	½-½	10.3	Apr 09, 2026	C42 Petrov's defence
Wei, Y	Caruana, F	½-½	10.4	Apr 09, 2026	C15 French, Winawer (Nimzovich) variation
Caruana, F	Sindarov, J	½-½	11.1	Apr 11, 2026	A14 English, Neo-Catalan declined
Giri, A	Esipenko, A	½-½	11.2	Apr 11, 2026	D31 Queen's Gambit Declined, 3.Nc3
Nakamura, H	Wei, Y	½-½	11.3	Apr 11, 2026	A14 English, Neo-Catalan declined
Praggnanandhaa R,	Bluebaum, M	½-½	11.4	Apr 11, 2026	C42 Petrov's defence
Sindarov, J	Nakamura, H	½-½	12.1	Apr 12, 2026	D37 Queen's Gambit Declined, 4.Nf3
Wei, Y	Giri, A	½-½	12.2	Apr 12, 2026	C26 Vienna, Falkbeer variation
Bluebaum, M	Caruana, F	½-½	12.3	Apr 12, 2026	D37 Queen's Gambit Declined, 4.Nf3
Esipenko, A	Praggnanandhaa R,	½-½	12.4	Apr 12, 2026	A13 English opening
Giri, A	Sindarov, J	½-½	13.1	Apr 14, 2026	D31 Queen's Gambit Declined, 3.Nc3
Caruana, F	Praggnanandhaa R,	½-½	13.2	Apr 14, 2026	E21 Nimzo-Indian, three knights variation
Nakamura, H	Bluebaum, M	½-½	13.3	Apr 14, 2026	D53 Queen's Gambit Declined, 4.Bg5 Be7
Wei, Y	Esipenko, A	1-0	13.4	Apr 14, 2026	C42 Petrov's defence
Sindarov, J	Wei, Y	½-½	14	Apr 15, 2026
Bluebaum, M	Giri, A	0-1	14	Apr 15, 2026
Esipenko, A	Caruana, F	0-1	14	Apr 15, 2026
Praggnanandhaa R,	Nakamura, H	½-½	14	Apr 15, 2026