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Candidates 2026 Round 11: Caruana Held to a Draw, Vaishali Smashes Goryachkina

All four games in the Open section ended in draws. Caruana, with the white pieces and his entire tournament on the line, could not break Javokhir Sindarov in a Catalan endgame. Sindarov keeps his two-point lead with three rounds to go and now needs just 1.5 from 3 to clinch the title outright. In the Women's section, Vaishali Rameshbabu beat Aleksandra Goryachkina with the black pieces to extend her sole lead to a full point.

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Jynxzi Wins PogChamps 6 & 7: Sub-700 To Champion In One Day, Undefeated

The headline pick lived up to it. Jynxzi swept Group A 6-0, dropped exactly half a point in the semifinal, and beat ohnePixel 2-0 in the grand final to take PogChamps 6 & 7 and the $100,000 top prize. He played 13 games and lost zero of them. Levy Rozman called it the greatest chess tournament of all time. The 200,000 concurrent viewers watching the broadcast might agree.

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Candidates 2026 Round 11 Preview: Caruana's Last Stand and the Math of a Sindarov Coronation

Round 11 of the 2026 Candidates kicks off Saturday with the most desperate man in the field holding the white pieces against the runaway leader. Fabiano Caruana plays Javokhir Sindarov in a game where one player needs to win and the other can already taste qualification. Plus the women's race, the qualification math, and what to actually watch for.

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