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Candidates Round 10 - 9th April 2026

Esipenko v Bluebaum DRAW

Wei Yi v Caruana DRAW

Giri v Nakamura DRAW

Sindarov v Pragg WIN FOR SINDAROV

What can we say? Sindarov continues to absolutely nail it. The standings now, after 10 rounds are:

Sindarov 8

Giri 6

Caruana 5 Bluebaum, Nakamura, Wei Yi 4.5

Pragg 4

Esipenko 3.5

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Until the next day in chess – be lucky, and may all your gambits be accepted and give you a winning position!