Javokhir Sindarov remains the sole leader of the tournament

From March 29 to April 15, the 2026 Candidates Tournament is taking place in Pegeia, Cyprus.

The winner of the Open tournament will earn the right to challenge reigning World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju for the title, while the winner of the Women's tournament will face the current Women's World Champion Ju Wenjun.

After Round 7, the standings in the Open tournament are as follows:
Javokhir Sindarov – 6 points
Fabiano Caruana – 4.5 points
R Praggnanandhaa – 3.5 points
Anish Giri – 3.5 points
Matthias Bluebaum – 3 points
Wei Yi – 3 points
Hikaru Nakamura – 2.5 points
Andrey Esipenko – 2 points

The standings in the Women's tournament are:
Anna Muzychuk – 4.5 points
Vaishali Rameshbabu – 4 points
Divya Deshmukh – 3.5 points
Zhu Jiner – 3.5 points
Kateryna Lagno – 3.5 points
Aleksandra Goryachkina – 3.5 points
Bibisara Assaubayeva – 3 points
Tan Zhongyi – 2.5 points

Today is a rest day. Round 8 will start on April 7 at 16:30 Armenian time.

You can follow the games live here.