Caruana, Nakamura, Esipenko.

There. There is my #Chess #Candidates favorites for this event. Caruana is highly probable, Nakamura is my personal preference, Esipenko is the dark horse that can (and expect) to surprise all 'experts' saying he will underperform.

By the way, it's the most elite and prestigious chess event, besides the championship itself, how is qualifying there 'underperforming'? Dude!