FIDE Candidates 2026: Women
Vaishali first with 8.5/14
21 March – 7 April · 8 players
Games from the Lichess broadcast database (database.lichess.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Final standings
14 rounds · 8 players
| # | Player | Points | Played | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaishali, Rameshbabu | 8.5 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 2 | Assaubayeva, Bibisara | 8 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| =3 | Zhu, Jiner | 7.5 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| =3 | Goryachkina, Aleksandra | 7.5 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| 5 | Muzychuk, Anna | 7 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | Lagno, Kateryna | 6.5 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| =7 | Divya Deshmukh | 5.5 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| =7 | Tan, Zhongyi | 5.5 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
Rounds and results
Event time, GMT+0 (UTC)
Round 2Sat 21 Mar, 21:50
4 games: white won 0, 4 draws, black won 0.
Round 3Sat 21 Mar, 21:50
4 games: white won 0, 2 draws, black won 2.
Round 4Sat 21 Mar, 21:52
4 games: white won 1, 2 draws, black won 1.
Round 5Sat 21 Mar, 21:53
4 games: white won 2, 2 draws, black won 0.
Round 6Sat 21 Mar, 21:55
4 games: white won 0, 1 draw, black won 3.
Round 7Sat 21 Mar, 21:55
4 games: white won 1, 3 draws, black won 0.
Round 9Sat 21 Mar, 21:58
4 games: white won 2, 2 draws, black won 0.
Round 10Sat 21 Mar, 21:59
4 games: white won 1, 2 draws, black won 1.
Round 11Sat 21 Mar, 22:00
4 games: white won 0, 3 draws, black won 1.
Round 12Sat 21 Mar, 22:04
4 games: white won 1, 1 draw, black won 2.
Round 13Sat 21 Mar, 22:05
4 games: white won 2, 1 draw, black won 1.
Round 14Sat 21 Mar, 22:06
4 games: white won 2, 2 draws, black won 0.
Round 8Tue 7 Apr, 13:27
4 games: white won 1, 1 draw, black won 2.
About FIDE Candidates 2026: Women
- When
- 21 March 2026 to 7 April 2026
- Time control
- The time control for each game is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move 1.
The time control is The time control for each game is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move 1..
Vaishali, Rameshbabu finished first with 8.5/14 after 14 rounds.
Questions and answers
- Who finished first in FIDE Candidates 2026: Women?
- Vaishali, Rameshbabu finished first with 8.5 points from 14 games.
- Where and when is FIDE Candidates 2026: Women played?
- FIDE Candidates 2026: Women is played from 21 March 2026 to 7 April 2026.
- What is the format of FIDE Candidates 2026: Women?
- The time control is The time control for each game is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move 1..