Giri Beats Caruana To Close Gap To Sindarov; Zhu, Vaishali Grab Women’s Lead

GM Anish Giri played a positional masterpiece to take down GM Fabiano Caruana and grab sole second place in the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament after round nine. GM Javokhir Sindarov could have scored a record sixth win, but slipped up against GM …