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Uzbek Grandmaster Sindarov Dominates 2026 Chess Candidates Tournament
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The 2026 Chess Candidates Tournament has begun with a strong performance by 21-year-old Uzbek grandmaster Javokhir Sindarov, who leads with 3.5 points out of 4 rounds, including a notable victory over world No. 3 Fabiano Caruana.
In other chess news, England's 11-year-old prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan has dramatically risen to No. 1 in Britain in the official Fide ratings for April and has broken into the world's top 100 women for the first time, ranked as world No. 72 with a rating of 2366.