Candidates Tournament

The FIDE Candidates and Women’s Candidates Tournaments 2026 are set to begin in Paphos, Cyprus, in less than a week! As the global chess community gathers its breath, the singular …

The FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 is around the corner, and while some of the players have understandable safety concerns about the Cyprus venue, the other players are strictly focused on …

The chess world is turning its eyes toward Cyprus, where the 2026 Candidates Chess Tournament will take place from March 28 to April 16. At the luxurious Cap St Georges …

Indian GM Gukesh Dommaraju has won the 2024 Candidates Chess Tournament and is the youngest player in history to qualify for the World Championship match. He will challenge Ding Liren …

Gukesh Dommaraju moved into sole lead after defeating Alireza Firouzja in round 13 of the Candidates Chess Tournament. Half a point behind are Ian Nepomniachtchi and Hikaru Nakamura, now joined …

In round 12 of the Candidates Chess Tournament Hikaru Nakamura scored his third consecutive victory, this time against Alireza Firouzja, to leap forward and catch Ian Nepomniachtchi on the top …

American Grandmasters Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana won their respective games in the 10th round of the Candidates Chess Tournament 2024 to leap forward and remain within half a point …

Round nine of the Candidates Chess Tournament 2024 produced two decisive results, one of which put Tan Zhongyi in the sole lead again. Watch the recap by IM Kostya Kavutskiy: …

The first half of the FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament 2024 is over and the event entered its second half with crowd on the top. Lei Tingjie defeated the sole leader …

The second half of the Candidates Tournament 2024 commenced yesterday with the eighth round. Sharp battles finished with four decisive results, with two decisive games in the Men’s event, and …