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Round 2 | Results | FIDE Candidates & Women's Candidates 2026 A quiet day ends with eight draws ♟️ #FIDECandidates #FIDEWomensCandidates #Chess #FIDE

Sorry for late update, admin feel asleep

Round 2 draw, still not great, but hoping he'll warm up soon

Check out the final moments of Andrey Esipenko drawing against the World no.2 Hikaru Nakamura! Esipenko managed to put pressure in the endgame, but Nakamura defended clinically to hold the draw. The players analyzed for quite some time after this marathon struggle!

"I think that I was much worse for probably 30 moves... but I feel like Andrey was trying to be a little bit too precise, he didn't go for the kill," says Nakamura after holding the endgame. #FIDECandidates

🇺🇸 Hikaru Nakamura: “Why am I even here?” After another six-hour battle at the 2026 Candidates, Nakamura admitted he felt lost out of the opening against Andrey Esipenko, believing he might already be worse by move 15 or 16. He was fortunate to escape with a draw after Esipenko faltered in time trouble. Nakamura also dismissed stamina concerns, calling it one of his strengths after back-to-back marathon games. But the most revealing moment came when he admitted that during these long classical battles, he caught himself thinking he could be at home reviewing games, and “much happier.”

How it be watching his game

Look at him 💔💔 When hikaru = adorable Why? People = “FUCK YOU NAKAMURA 😡😡😡😡” People= dumb.

“That is how life goes on” - GM Hikaru Nakamura . . Edit: Tushar @chess_holic Video: ChessBase India #chess #chessbaseindia #hikarunakamura #fabianocaruana #fidecandidates

🇺🇸 Hikaru Nakamura on his loss to Caruana: “A very bad psychological mistake.” He said the turning point came when he relaxed too early, thinking the game was under control. From there, Caruana slowly built pressure, and Hikaru admitted he became too passive instead of addressing the danger directly. After hours of defending, he even got a real chance to save the draw — but missed it. Still, he kept perspective: it’s a long tournament, just round one, and the focus now is to reset and come back stronger.

From his FIDE Candidates appearance number to what he likes, dislikes, and what this year means to him — 🇺🇸 Hikaru Nakamura fills out his player board and talks us through it 🤩 #FIDECandidates #Chess #FIDE #Cyprus

It's time for a comeback!! Today I play Andrey Esipenko with black. @gmjlh and @fionchetta are live on my channel kick.com/gmhikaru. Thanks for all the supportive comments everywhere especially on YouTube. I see them and I appreciate them!! 🌻🍍🌻

EVERYBODY WATCH AND CHEER!!

🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana defeated 🇺🇸 Hikaru Nakamura in Round 1 of the FIDE Candidates 2026. #FIDECandidates #Chess #FIDE #Cyprus

@NepoWorldChamp He did, missed it, realized after a few seconds

@HikamuraDaily Apparently he had drawing chances after Caruana played f6. I haven’t looked at the line though. Rough game

He lost Round 1💔

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Today, Hikaru has got two coffees in the Candidates! Go watch the stream!!

Number 1 vs number 2 right off the bat! @FabianoCaruana @GMHikaru #FIDECandidates