The 2026 FIDE Candidates tournaments to gain the right to challenge for the World Champion titles later this year were played in Cyprus from Mar 28 to Apr 16. The winners were Vaishali Rameshbabu in the Women’s event and Javokhir Sindarov in the Open event. Final round news.
So, later this year, Vaishali (24) will challenge 5-times women’s World Champion Ju Wenjun (35), while Sindarov (20) will challenge the reigning Open Champion Gukesh Dommaraju (19).
Coverage of the event can be found on these sites:
Candidates official FIDE website