Sindarov, Wei Yi and Esipenko qualified via the FIDE World Cup 2025 route, having finished in the top three positions.

Divya Deshmukh, Koneru Humpy and R Vaishali have qualified for the Women’s Candidates while R Praggnanandhaa is the only ...

Indian chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa has secured a spot in the 2026 Candidates Tournament by winning the FIDE Circuit 2025.

It has been now officially confirmed that India's R Praggnanandhaa has qualified for 2026 Candidates after winning the FIDE ...

Praggnanandhaa also had a poor campaign at the World Cup in Goa this year. His biggest high point in 2025 was winning the ...

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa qualified for the 2026 Candidates Tournament for the second consecutive time after ...

Even though I will be a huge underdog, there can only be one goal in this tournament: to play for first place. That is the ...

Praggnanandhaa secured his spot via the FIDE Circuit route which could have been in some peril if he had not played in London ...

He has ensured Indian presence in the eight-player tournament to find the challenger to world champion D Gukesh ...

Having secured his place at next year’s Candidates Tournament by winning the FIDE Circuit 2025, Indian ace R Praggnanandhaa ...

Andrey Esipenko secured a spot in the Candidates tournament by winning the third-place playoff at the Chess World Cup.

R. Praggnanandhaa topped the FIDE Circuit 2025 with 115.17 points, securing his place in the 2026 Candidates. The 20-year-old ...