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18 hours agoChess: Sindarov, 21, takes early 1-point lead as Uzbek star stuns Candidates field
Javokhir Sindarov is the favorite for the 2026 Candidates after a strong start, including a win against Fabiano Caruana.
Javokhir Sindarov, 19, became the youngest ever winner of the Fide knockout World Cup on Wednesday when the Uzbek teenager defeated China's Wei Yi 2.5-1.5 in the final at Goa. Ukraine's Ruslan Ponomariov had been a year younger in 2002, but that World Cup had also doubled as the Fide world championship in a period when the global title was disputed.