Caruana and Niemann Score Two Wins Each at Chess World Championship Tour

Fabiano Caruana and Hans Niemann each scored two wins on day three of the Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 2026. Caruana leads Group B with 10 points after sweeping Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu. Niemann won both games against Vaishali Rameshbabu and shares the Group D lead with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, with eight points each. Alireza Firouzja leads Group A with eight points, while Ian Nepomniachtchi and Haik Martirosyan share the Group C lead with six. Bibisara Assaubayeva upset Arjun Erigaisi in one game, then lost their second. The event’s third day featured 13 wins across its two rounds.