2026 FIDE Candidates Round 9: Giri Beats Caruana To Close The Gap On Sindarov
GM Anish Giri played a positional masterpiece to take down GM Fabiano Caruana and grab sole second place in the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament after round nine. GM Javokhir Sindarov could have scored a record sixth win, but slipped up against GM Matthias Bluebaum and saw his lead cut to 1.5 points. Elsewhere GM Praggnanandhaa…