GM Magnus Carlsen expects GM Javokhir Sindarov to defeat World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju, calling the challenger a "pretty significant favorite" and warning that the match could "get a little bit ugly" if Gukesh falls behind early.
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The favorites won in round one of the 46th Chess Olympiad 2026, but there were a number of shocking individual upsets. Thai IM Prin Laohawirapap's win against Indian super-GM Arjun Erigaisi is the Game of the Day, while Iraqi CM Ali Ehsan Aryan's ...