Candidates R4: Sindarov stuns Caruana in clash of co-leaders, climbs to world number six

A clear leader has emerged after four rounds of the Candidates Tournament in Cyprus. Javokhir Sindarov defeated Fabiano Caruana in the clash of co-leaders to move to 3½ out of 4, with a full-point lead over his closest chaser. Anish Giri also won, beating Andrey Esipenko with black to return to a fift-percent score, while the remaining two games were drawn ahead of the tournament’s first rest day. | Photo: FIDE / Michal Walusza