NAGPUR: Though the pundits of the mind sport have predicted that experience will prevail over exuberance in the Candidates, the stats based on the performance of youngsters over the last one year say something else.
At 2803 Elo, American GM Fabiano Caruana looks like a clear favourite to become the challenger. But talented Indian GM, 18-year-old Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, is following the world No. 2 closely as per the performance ratings of last one year.