Caruana and Sindharov have won today, obviously boosting Caruana’s chances as favorite (he beat Nakamura, the number two rated player in the tournament).  Yet what the chess world needs right now is not a winner, but rather a greater sense of legitimacy for the world title.  Ideally the same person should win a championship match two or three times in a row, and with a decisive margin.  They do not have to be as good as Carlsen, just clearly better than everyone else.  Nepo never quite made it, Ding has retreated from the chess world, and Caruana has yet to win a first title.  Is he young enough to win a few in a row?  Or are we waiting for Nordirbek Abdusattorov (or someone else) to enter the cycle?  I fear decisiveness is not soon on the way.  There are several (relatively) weak players in this tournament, so a variety of players can win just by beating up on the weakies, rather than by demonstrating mastery over their strongest peers.  Legitimacy is likely to remain uncertain, to the detriment of the chess world.  But soon we will know more.