New Delhi, April 10 -- India's R. Vaishali moved into the sole lead of the 2026 FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament after a confident draw with the black pieces against Anna Muzychuk in Round 10 in Cyprus.

Her half-point was enough to put her ahead of the field, especially after Zhu Jiner suffered a crucial defeat with the black pieces against Bibisara Assaubayeva--an outcome that significantly impacted the standings at this stage of the tournament, as per ESPN.

In Round 11 on Saturday, Vaishali will face Goryachkina with the black pieces, while Divya will have the black pieces against Zhu Jiner.

In Men's Candidates, Javokhir Sindarov continued his dominant run on Thursday, defeating R Praggnanandhaa for the second time in the tournamen...