Women's Candidates

The FIDE Candidates draw ceremony took place in Paphos, Cyprus, highlighting four Indian participants in the upcoming tournament. The event, scheduled from March 28 to April 16, 2026, will select challengers for D. Gukesh's men's world championship and Ju Wenjun's women's title. India's representatives include R. Praggnanandhaa in the men's section and Divya Deshmukh, R. Vaishali, and Koneru Humpy in the women's.