Following Javokhir Sindarov’s resounding victory at the Candidates Tournament this week, Tarun Kanyamarala posted a congratulatory message on Facebook. They had met at the World School Championship in Antalya, Turkey in 2019, where they both competed in the Open U15 event, and even shared the podium, with Sindarov taking first place, and Tarun taking second on tie-break.
Tarun posts two photos from that event. Though he doesn’t mention it, there is a video on YouTube of the prizegiving ceremony:
There were no games from the event here or in the ICU games archive; none had appeared on TWIC. However, most games from the event were available at Chess.com, including 7 of Tarun’s 9. Alas! His 6th round encounter with Sindarov is not included. The games, including stubs for the missing 6th and 7th rounds, have been added to the games archive here.