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Mark Crowther - Thursday 9th January 2025
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Vaishali wins the Women's Candidates Tournament (14)
Vaishali Rameshbabu took her opportunities in the final round of the Women's Candidates tournament to beat Kateryna Lagno and combined with Bibisara Assaubayeva's draw with Divya Deshmukh meant she took clear first place. Vaishali's win means she will play the champion since 2018, Ju Wenjun. Vaishali is the elder sister of Praggnanandhaa. Anna Muzychuk drew with Zhu Jiner and Aleksandra Goryachkina beat Tan Zhongyi in the remaining games.
Javokhir Sindarov had already sewn up the Candidates in Round 13 and he engineered a very quick draw against Wei Yi to finish on +6 undefeated. Matthias Bluebaum came in a fighting mood against Anish Giri but it's not really his style and Giri impressively refuted his ideas. Fabiano Caruana also won his final game against Andrey Esipenko. Praggnanandhaa-Nakamura was a quiet draw.
Both events have been super, Sindarov seems to have taken huge strides and the rest of the year watching him should be very exciting. Anish Giri was probably the only other player to come out of the event with his reputation enhanced. The women's event was wild, fighting chess, I think many of the field will be regretting lost opportunities.
Final Standings: 1st Javokhir Sindarov, 10/14. 2nd Anish Giri, 8½. 3rd Fabiano Caruana, 7½. 4th Yi Wei, 7. 5th Hikaru Nakamura, 6½. 6th-7th Matthias Bluebaum and R Praggnanandhaa, 6. 8th Andrey Esipenko, 4½. 8 players.
Final Standings: 1st Rameshbabu Vaishali, 8½/14. 2nd Bibisara Assaubayeva, 8. 3rd Anna Muzychuk, 7. 4th-5th Jiner Zhu and Aleksandra Goryachkina, 7½. 6th Kateryna Lagno, 6½. 7th-8th Deshmukh Divya and Zhongyi Tan, 5½. 8 players.
FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 (14)
Mark Crowther (Wed Apr 15 22:43:00 2026)
Vaishali being congratulated by Lagno at the end of their game. Photo © | https://candidates2026.fide.com
FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 (13)
Javokhir Sindarov wins the FIDE Candidates with a round to spare
Mark Crowther | Wed Apr 15 15:44:00 2026
FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 (12)
Mark Crowther | Mon Apr 13 00:38:00 2026
FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 (11)
Mark Crowther | Sat Apr 11 23:58:00 2026
FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 (10)
Sindarov almost home and dry in the FIDE Candidates with four rounds to go
Mark Crowther | Fri Apr 10 00:09:00 2026
FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 (9)
Sindarov misses a big opportunity and Giri beats Caruana in Candidates Round 9
Mark Crowther | Wed Apr 8 20:11:00 2026
FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 (8)
Sindarov extends his lead to two points in the Candidates even after a draw in Round 8
Mark Crowther | Wed Apr 8 01:45:00 2026
FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 (7)
Javokhir Sindarov leads the FIDE Candidates by 1.5 points at the half way stage
Mark Crowther | Sun Apr 5 22:37:00 2026
FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 (6)
Sindarov in danger of running away with the Candidates after he moves to 5.5/6
Mark Crowther | Sun Apr 5 02:23:00 2026
FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 (5)
Sindarov and Caruana both win in Candidates Round 5
Mark Crowther | Fri Apr 3 23:07:00 2026
FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 (3-4)
Sindarov takes an early lead in the Candidates after beating Caruana in Round 4
Mark Crowther | Thu Apr 2 21:00:00 2026
FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 (2)
All games drawn on day two of the Candidates
Mark Crowther | Mon Mar 30 22:37:00 2026
FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 (1)
FIDE Candidates tournament in Cyprus starts with three decisive games
Mark Crowther | Sun Mar 29 22:09:00 2026
88th Tata Steel 2026 (13)
Abdusattorov beats Erigaisi to win the Tata Steel Masters
Mark Crowther | Sun Feb 1 21:06:00 2026
88th Tata Steel 2026 (12)
Abdusattorov takes a half point lead into the final round of the Tata Steel Masters
Mark Crowther | Sun Feb 1 01:02:00 2026
88th Tata Steel 2026 (11)
Sindarov joins Abdusattorov in the lead of the Tata Steel Masters with two rounds to go
Mark Crowther | Fri Jan 30 22:11:00 2026
88th Tata Steel 2026 (10)
Abdusattorov leads on 6.5/10 Sindarov, Van Foreest and Bluebaum are in the chasing pack
Mark Crowther | Thu Jan 29 00:28:00 2026
88th Tata Steel 2026 (9)
Abdusattorov draws against Sindarov in Tata Steel Masters Round 9 to keep a half point lead
Mark Crowther | Wed Jan 28 01:24:00 2026
88th Tata Steel 2026 (8)
Nodirbek Abdusattorov still leads the Tata Steel Masters with 5.5/8 even after losing to Anish Giri
Mark Crowther | Sun Jan 25 23:00:00 2026
88th Tata Steel 2026 (7)
Abdusattorov leads the Tata Steel Masters by a point after beating Keymer in Round 7
Mark Crowther | Sun Jan 25 00:11:00 2026
88th Tata Steel 2026 (6)
Abdusattorov leads the Tata Steel Masters 4.5/6 after a horrendous blunder by Gukesh
Mark Crowther | Fri Jan 23 23:08:00 2026
88th Tata Steel 2026 (5)
Mark Crowther | Wed Jan 21 22:31:00 2026
88th Tata Steel 2026 (4)
Niemann and Abdusattorov lead the Tata Steel Masters with 3/4
Mark Crowther | Wed Jan 21 14:53:00 2026
88th Tata Steel 2026 (3)
Bluebaum and Van Foreest win their first games and join the leaders of Tata Steel on 2/3
Mark Crowther | Tue Jan 20 00:51:00 2026
88th Tata Steel 2026 (2)
Abdusattorov and Fedoseev winners in Tata Steel Round 2
Mark Crowther | Sun Jan 18 22:27:00 2026
88th Tata Steel 2026 (1)
Mark Crowther | Sat Jan 17 23:40:00 2026
World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2025
Magnus Carlsen completes a World Championship Rapid and Blitz double for the fifth time
Mark Crowther | Wed Dec 31 00:26:00 2025
Jonathan Hawkins (1983 - 2025)
Mark Crowther | Wed Dec 24 14:16:00 2025
15th XTX Markets London Chess Classic 2025 (Rapid)
Nikolas Theodorou wins the London Super Rapid
Mark Crowther | Mon Dec 8 14:28:00 2025
15th XTX Markets London Chess Classic 2025 (7-8)
Abdusattorov's draw with Firouzja confirms victory in the London Chess Classic
Mark Crowther | Fri Dec 5 10:04:00 2025
15th XTX Markets London Chess Classic 2025 (5-6)
Abdusattorov extends his winning streak to 5 games in London
Mark Crowther | Tue Dec 2 13:20:00 2025
15th XTX Markets London Chess Classic 2025 (3-4)
Abdusattorov leads the London Chess Classic with 3.5/4
Mark Crowther | Sun Nov 30 15:04:00 2025
15th XTX Markets London Chess Classic 2025 (2)
Firouzja, Theodorou and Abdusattorov lead the London Chess Classic after wins in Round 2
Mark Crowther | Fri Nov 28 14:36:00 2025
FIDE World Cup 2025 (8)
Javokhir Sindarov wins the FIDE World Cup 2025
Mark Crowther | Wed Nov 26 17:52:00 2025
FIDE World Cup 2025 (7)
Mark Crowther | Sun Nov 23 14:15:00 2025
88th Tata Steel 2026
Tata Steel Chess tournament all set for its 2026 edition after announcing the players
Mark Crowther | Tue Nov 18 18:32:00 2025
FIDE World Cup 2025 (2)
Major surprises in the second round of the FIDE World Cup
Mark Crowther | Thu Nov 6 21:12:00 2025
US Chess Championships 2025
Carissa Yip wins her fourth women's title in five years
Mark Crowther | Sat Oct 25 18:33:00 2025
US Chess Championships 2025
Fabiano Caruana wins his fifth US title
Mark Crowther | Sat Oct 25 18:29:00 2025
25th European Teams 2025
Chess Highlights this Week : European Teams, Russian Championship, and Anand vs Kasparov
Mark Crowther | Wed Oct 8 11:03:00 2025
FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2025 (11)
Mark Crowther | Mon Sep 15 19:21:00 2025
FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2025 (5)
Maghsoodloo leads the FIDE Grand Swiss alone after five rounds
Mark Crowther | Tue Sep 9 09:26:00 2025
General Chess Stories 2025
Mark Crowther | Fri Aug 29 18:05:00 2025
12th Sinquefield Cup 2025 (9)
Wesley So wins the Sinquefield Cup after a playoff
Mark Crowther | Thu Aug 28 10:15:00 2025
12th Sinquefield Cup 2025 (8)
Abdusattorov beats Firouzja in Round 8 of the Sinquefield Cup
Mark Crowther | Wed Aug 27 15:29:00 2025
12th Sinquefield Cup 2025 (7)
Praggnanandhaa joins Caruana in the lead of the Sinquefield Cup after beating Firouzja in Round 7
Mark Crowther | Tue Aug 26 09:04:00 2025
12th Sinquefield Cup 2025 (6)
Five more draws in Sinquefield Cup Round 6 but MVL missed a big opportunity
Mark Crowther | Mon Aug 25 09:13:00 2025
Jonathan Hawkins (1983 - 2025)
Mark Crowther | Wed Dec 24 14:16:00 2025
GM Jonathan Hawkins has died at the early age of 42 after suffering from a rare form of cancer. He was a two time British Champion, wrote the classic chess book "Amateur to IM" and was more recently a successful chess coach.
Mark Crowther | Sun Oct 26 23:01:00 2025
Mihail Suba has passed away at the age of 78. His book Dynamic Chess Strategy published first in 1991 is rightly regarded as a classic.
12th Sinquefield Cup 2025 (4)
Caruana takes a clear lead in the Sinquefield Cup after beating Abdusattorov in Round 4
Mark Crowther | Fri Aug 22 12:27:00 2025
Caruana beat Abdusattorov in the only decisive game of Round 4 to move half a point clear of Aronian and Praggnanandhaa. MVL missed a chance to beat Gukesh and So should have played on against Firouzja.
