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Who Will Win The Candidates? 7 GMs Offer Their Take
 
Mar 23, 2026, 4:00 PM|218|Fun & Trivia
Just because you're playing in the 2026 Candidates Tournament doesn't mean you can't rank your opponents ahead of time. Seven grandmasters, including four of the candidates, recently gave their takes about the field and the tournament which begins March 29: GMs Hikaru Nakamura, GM Javokhir Sindarov, GM Fabiano Caruana, GM Anish Giri, who are all playing in the tournament, as well as GM Denis Lazavik, GM Magnus Carlsen, and "final boss" GM Alireza Firouzja.