Monday, April 6, 2026

Candidates Update - Is Sindarov the GOAT?

 Halfway through the Candidates Tournament, Sindarov leads with 6.0/7. This is an incredible score against such a strong field. Here is how it compares with other great performances.

A few years ago, I developed MinStrength as an improvement over performance ratings. The updated list of top MinStrengths:

1. Caruana, Sinquefield Cup 2014: MinStrength = 2830

2. Gukesh, Olympiad 2024: MinStrength = 2758

3. Carlsen, Nanjing 2009: MinStrength = 2755

4. Sindarov, Candidates 2026: MinStrength = 2741*

*After 7 games

5. Fischer, Candidates 1971 match against Larsen: MinStrength = 2737

6. Karpov, Linares 1994: MinStrength = 2736

7. Topalov, San Luis 2005: MinStrength = 2699

8. Fischer, Candidates 1971 match against Taimanov: MinStrength = 2697

9. Kasparov, Linares 1997: MinStrength = 2668

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