FIDE Candidates 2026: Praggnanandhaa Draws with Wei Yi, Indian Showdown Ahead

• Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa secured a draw against Wei Yi with Black pieces in Round 2 of the FIDE Candidates 2026 in Cyprus.
• Praggnanandhaa began the tournament with a victory over Anish Giri using the 'Grand Prix' attack, taking his opponent out of theory.
• In the women's section, Divya Deshmukh will face R Vaishali in an all-Indian clash in Round 2.
• Round 1 saw Fabiano Caruana defeat Hikaru Nakamura, while all four women's matches ended in draws.
• All FIDE Candidates 2026 games are streamed live on FIDE’s YouTube channel.