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Candidates Round 8 - 7th April 2026

Esipenko v Sindarov – draw

Wei Yi vs Bluebaum – draw Giri vs Pragg – win for Giri. Nakamura vs Caruana – win for Nakamura. Standings are now, after 8 rounds: Sindarov 6.5

Giri, Caruana 4.5 Bluebaum, Pragg, Nakamura, Wei Yi 3.5

Esipenko 2.5

Quick notes: In the women's candidates we have a 5-way tie with 4.5 out of 8 we have Anna Muzychuk, Divya Deshmuk,Zhu Jiner, Vaishali and Kateryna Lagno.

Quick notes: We had the Grenke Freestyle Classic, where Keymer continued his excellent form in freestyle 960 and won ahead of MVL and Magnus Carlsen.

Will Caruana bust back? Will Hikaru stop Sindarov? let me know at [email protected]Until the next day in chess – be lucky, and may all your gambits be accepted and give you a winning position!