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Javokhir Sindarov

2020s – PresentWorld Champion —Peak rating 2778200 games

Uzbek grandmaster and 2026 World Championship challenger. One of the youngest grandmasters in history, he won the 2025 World Cup and then the 2026 Candidates Tournament with a record-breaking score, known for relentless pressure and fast, fearless decision-making.

Javokhir Sindarov
Photo: MiroJP, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

How Sindarov plays

Sindarov became a grandmaster at 12, one of the youngest ever, and has risen through the world's elite with a sharp, well-prepared style. His calculation in complicated positions is already among the best, and he is at home in the fastest online formats as well as classical play.

What to learn from Sindarov

Sindarov's games show how the new generation plays: concrete, well-prepared and unafraid of complications. Watch how quickly his pieces come into play.

A game to play through

Sindarov, Javokhir vs Keymer, Vincent - Chess.com online 2025 1-0 — the final position. A Sindarov win from the FoxyChess collection.

Javokhir Sindarov: the final position
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Be7 6.O-O b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.a4 Bg4 9.axb5 Nd4 10.Bc4 axb5 11.Rxa8 Qxa8 12.Nxb5 Qc6 13.Nbxd4 Qxc4 14.h3 Qxd4 15.hxg4 Qxe4 16.g5 Nd7 17.d4 Qf5 18.dxe5 dxe5 19.Qd5 O-O 20.Be3 g6 21.c4 c5 22.Rd1 Rd8 23.Qb7 e4 24.Rd5 Qg4 25.Nd2 Qd1+ 26.Nf1 Qg4 27.Qc7 Qe6 28.Ng3 Kf8 29.Bxc5 Ke8 30.Bxe7 Qxe7 31.Rd4 Qxg5 32.Nxe4 Qc1+ 33.Kh2 Qh6+ 34.Kg3 f5 35.Nf6+ Ke7 36.Ng8+ Rxg8 37.Rxd7+ Kf6 38.Qd6+ Kg5 39.f4+ Kh5 40.Qd1#
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