While his compatriot GM Javokhir Sindarov carves up at the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov has quietly moved into fourth position on the April FIDE classical rating list after a commanding victory at the 2026 Prague International Chess Festival super-tournament early in March.

11-year-old English FM Bodhana Sivanandan also made waves in March, gaining another 98 points and moving to a live rating of 2366, building upon her 105-point increase on the March list. Bodhana is now the 72nd ranked women's player in the world, the eighth ranked girl, and the second ranked under 11 behind IM Roman Shogdzhiev.