Magnus Carlsen explains why Javokhir Sindarov’s Candidates performance leaves Uzbek GM in ‘hard position to be in’
Indian Express·2h ago·Positivity
What Happened
Uzbek grandmaster Javokhir Sindarov leads the Candidates tournament in Cyprus with 6/7 points, holding a 1.5-point advantage over second-placed Fabiano Caruana. Former world champion Magnus Carlsen believes Sindarov will likely win but emphasized the psychological difficulty of maintaining such a lead. Carlsen praised Sindarov's fundamentally sound play and called his performance "very, very special," noting even his wife questioned whether he had achieved similar results in his Candidates appearance.
Key Entities
Javokhir SindarovMagnus CarlsenCandidates tournamentCyprusFabiano CaruanaUzbekistan