Candidates Chess 2026: Vaishali emerges as contender, Praggnanandhaa trails Sindarov
Seven rounds of the Candidates 2026 tournament are done. We are now at the halfway stage of the marathon that will determine who challenges Gukesh for the World Chess Championship. Two clear trends have emerged in this edition. Unlike the 2024 Candidates in Canada, the script has flipped. In 2024, the women’s category was one-sided,…