Which chess players will qualify for the 2026 FIDE Candidates tournament?
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6.6kṀ30k
2026
90%
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
82%
Hikaru Nakamura
53%
Other (someone else not on this list)
49%
Arjun Erigaisi
39%
Nodirbek Abdusattorov
39%
Alireza Firouzja
27%
Ian Nepomniachtchi
23%
Wei Yi
19%
Aravindh Chithambaram
15%
Wesley So
14%
Lê Quang Liêm
13%
Anish Giri
11%
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
11%
Vidit Gujrathi
11%
Richard Rapport
9%
Vladislav Artemiev
9%
Javokhir Sindarov
9%
Hans Niemann
9%
Jan-Krzysztof Duda
9%
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

Qualification paths - https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=World_Chess_Championship_2026

I tried to include most of the plausible candidates but if your favorite player is missing, mention them in the comments and I'll add them

Resolves to the candidates who qualify AND accept their invitation to the candidates tournament (per FIDE) even if they don't end up playing. If they qualify as an alternate player and accept, that counts too

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