Dylan Wang

@GMAlexColovic bold prediction: Anish will spend a ton of time because even if Sindarov gets outprepped, he would still somehow find the best lines in a very short amount of time. Then, he would join Fabi, Hikaru, and Wei Yi in the group of "getting bent over by Sindarov".

Here's a bold prediction about tomorrow's round: Giri will not lose to Sindarov.

@cyrusofnara that's what happens when you play a literal engine of a human being

hikaru only made one innacuracy this is brutal 😭

@mytywarriorking If O-O wasn't on his file, what was? Castles was the top engine move, how could it not be his file? Also, if O-O wasn't on his file, that's still not an excuse to spend 67 minutes on one move. You should never be doing that under any circumstance.

Hikaru Nakamura gets CRUSHED by Javokhir Sindarov & rushes back to his game's Kick livestream by Hammer & Fiona. The first thing he does is throwing his seconds under the bus: "This is 100% on the people working for me. I had a file and it didn't have the move castles."

@GMHikaru @FIDE_chess @GMJSindarov @gmjlh @fionchetta @chess24com @chesscom Hikaru, how was O-O not in the prep? It was the top engine move.

I enjoyed time with my family on the rest day and now we're back in the ring at @FIDE_chess Candidates 2026 with the tournament leader @GMJSindarov . Hammer and Fiona doing coverage on kick.com/gmhikaru. Send all the 🌻🍍🌻!!

@BrocolliV74667 I think his chances of becoming world champion was out the window as soon as he focused more on streaming. God doesn't grant you the luxury of both.

As much as I don't like Hikaru, you really do see a chess player realizing they might never be a world champion in this lifetime. Every round you can tell he senses that he's losing the last chance he has/d to be a classical world champion #candidates

@chesscom pack the bags and go home at this point.

JAVOKHIR SINDAROV IS INSANE 📈🇺🇿 ✅ vs. Esipenko 🤝 vs. Bluebaum ✅ vs. Pragg ✅ vs. Caruana ✅ vs. Hikaru His 4.5/5 Candidates score is historic, and he moves to world #5 following back-to-back wins against two of the top three!

@viditchess Sindarov is LITERALLY playing a PERFECT game right now. Dare I say he's the best classical chess player in the world at this moment, even better than Magnus.

The time, the position! If Sindarov wins this, he will continue having a very comfy lead going ahead..

@chesscom genuinely what is he doing. I'm not a GM or even close but what even goes on in his head when he spends an hour

Hikaru hasn't moved in an hour and only has one good move on the board 😳

@chess24com HE'S BEEN THINKING FOR 45 MINUTES NOW

Nakamura has been thinking for 20 minutes. Howell: "If he doesn't play 13.Ne4, I think Sindarov will be moving to +4 today!" #FIDECandidates

@viditchess why is hikaru still thinking

Well, that’s far away from being “solid”.

@absurdistoic How does Sindarov know every fucking line, how can bro's brain hold everything

CANDIDATES Round 5 !!🥰☝🏻

@MaxChess_ I know it's early on in the tournament, but if someone doesn't take risks to beat Sindarov it's practically over.

Don’t worry guys, the candidates is back today 😁😁😁 Any hot takes? I got Hikaru beating Sindarov

@ChessbaseIndia @GRENKEChess @ram_abhyudaya I would have done the same thing, that's probably the best day of her life in terms of her chess career

Kazakhstan no.2 Woman Alua Nurman takes a selfie with her opponent Magnus Carlsen before the start of Round 2 at the @GRENKEChess Freestyle Open! Before the start of the round, an Arbiter comes and takes Alua's phone with him. Video: @ram_abhyudaya/ ChessBase India

@srinathchess Diehard Fabi/Hikaru fans refuse to accept this. I've been a lifelong Fabi fan, but I've already mentally accepted the fact that Sindarov will win this tournament.

Candidates is a long tournament, but based on historical precedent, leading after the first 4 rounds seems like a good sign. Below is a table of the leader after 4 rounds and the eventual winner(not counting joint leaders and joint winners) 2013 - Carlsen 3/4. Carlsen 8.5/14 2014 - Vishy 3/4. Vishy 8.5/14 2016 - Karjakin 3/4. Karjakin 8.5/14 2018 - Caruana 3/4. Caruana 9/14 2020 - Nepo 2.5/4. Nepo 8.5/14 2022 - Nepo 3/4. Nepo 9.5/14 2024 - Nepo 3/4. Gukesh 9/14.

@btchchan screw the job search fabi has 24 seconds per move

@IdrisMd990 @chess24com gotcha, thanks, yeah basically Sindarov has already won the candidates. I saw a stat on reddit that stated no candidates winner has ever trailed by more than half a point out of first at any point. since everyone is trailing by at least a point, only Sindarov can win basically

@dylanwang29 @chess24com Topalov has done 6.5/7 at world championship (tournament format) in the split era

Sindarov: "Of course I never imagined I will go to the rest day with +3, but today I think I played really very well the game & preparing fantastically, thanks for my seconds!" Javokhir said he repeated the line in the game around 10 minutes before the game! #FIDECandidates

Is Sindarov Cheating? #FIDECandidates #Chess

@thechessnerd if Sindarov-Fabi tomorrow is decisive that person probably will just flat out win the candidates

MISTER TWO WINS!!!!

@Gyan49485 idk, with how Pragg and Sindarov are playing rn I'd say it's not clear yet

Fabiano had the toughest 1st 3 rounds to start the tournament - Hikaru, Anish and Wei Yi. Yet he is +2. A couple of more wins and the tournament is virtually over. Also he is the only potential +4 or more player in the Candidates lineup. Others are too solid to go beyond +3.