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Today, the 12th April 2026 was round 12 of 14 of the 2026Candidates tournament to choose the next contender to face Gukesh to battle it out to be the next world champion.

The pairings were:

Esipenko v Pragg

Bluebaum v Caruana

Sindarov v Nakamura Wei Yi v Giri

And just like round 11, they were all draws!

The standings now, after 12 rounds are:

Sindarov 9

Giri 7

Caruana 6 Bluebaum, Nakamura, Wei Yi 5.5

Pragg 5

Esipenko 4.5

Surely Sindarov has won now? Let me know at

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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!