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@OnTheQueenside Lagno is the Lamar Jackson of chess

Divya was winning against Kateryna Lagno, but couldn't finish it! 😱 It's the 4th time (!!!!) Lagno has escaped the clutches of defeat! 😬 She has had a losing position in six out of seven games this Candidates! 🙃 lichess.org/broadcast/fide… 📷: Eugene Nisenbaum

@gutsy_gambit Fabi must beat sindarov in round 11 with white. That'll be the biggest game of his fucking life. If he doesn't beat sindarov there, his chances are zero.

Caruana with 4.5/7 (i.e. +2) in the remaining rounds will go to 9/14. Sindarov with 3.5/7 will go to 9.5/14.

@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