Praggnanandhaa vs Bluebaum Highlights: FIDE Chess Candidates Tournament 2026 Round 4 Recap

FIDE Candidates: Pragg draws with Blubaum as Sindarov races into sole lead; Divya suffers loss

Praggnanandhaa played out an uneventful draw, while Divya was in trouble right off the opening.

Praggnanandhaa vs Bluebaum Highlights: FIDE Chess Candidates Tournament 2026 Round 4 recap

Follow for all the highlights from the clash between R. Praggnanandhaa and Matthias Bluebaum in Round Four of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026.

Praggnanandhaa draws, Divya loses in Candidates

Paphos (Cyprus), Apr 1 (PTI) Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa played out a draw against Matthias Bluebaum of Germany in the fourth round in the open section of the FIDE Candidates Tournament here on Wednesday. But Divya Deshmukh lost to Zhu Jiner of China, while R Vaishali drew with Aleksandra Goryachkina of Russia in the women's event. Meanwhile, Javokhir Sindarov of Uzbekistan scored his third win of the tournament, taking a major step towa…

Candidates Chess: ‘Knight sacrifice’ – how Sindarov trumped Praggnanandhaa - Sports News Portal

Javokhir Sindarov vs Praggnanandhaa. Image :FIDE Javokhir Sindarov is a special player, so talented that he became a Grandmaster at the age of 12. In 2022, he won Olympiad gold and claimed the FIDE World Cup title three years later. The Uzbek chess prodigy is now 20 years old and is arguably the best bet to reinvigorate classical chess post-Magnus Carlsen. At the ongoing Candidates Chess Tournament in Cyprus, he is leading the standings with 2.5…

FIDE Candidates: Pragg suffers loss to leader Sindarov; Vaishali, Divya grab another draw in Round 3

Praggnanandhaa succumbed to a late time-scramble, while Divya grabbed a draw when all seemed lost.