The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has officially confirmed the list of participants for the 2026 Candidates Tournament.
Idman.Biz reports that the competition will be held from March 29 to April 15 at a hotel near Paphos on the southwest coast of Cyprus.
Men
Andrey Esipenko (Russia).
Fabiano Caruana (USA).
Hikaru Nakamura (USA).
Anish Giri (Netherlands).
Matthias Bluebaum (Germany).
Wei Yi (China).
Javokhir Sindarov (Uzbekistan).
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa (India).
Women
Aleksandra Goryachkina (Russia).
Kateryna Lagno (Russia).
Zhu Jiner (China).
Tan Zhongyi (China).
Divya Deshmukh (India).
Humpy Koneru (India).
Vaishali Rameshbabu (India).
Bibisara Assaubayeva (Kazakhstan).