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Javokhir Sindarov
Javokhir Sindarov (born 8 December 2005) is an Uzbek chess grandmaster. A chess prodigy, he became a grandmaster in 2018 at the age of 12 years, 10 months, and 8 days—the second-youngest in history at the time. Representing Uzbekistan, he was a member of the team that won gold at the 44th Chess Olympiad.
Notably, Sindarov won the 2025 Chess World Cup after defeating Wei Yi in the finals, becoming its youngest and first Uzbek winner and qualifying for the 2026 Candidates Tournament. He went on to win the event, earning the right to play the 2026 World Chess Championship against reigning champion Gukesh Dommaraju.
Sindarov was born in Tashkent on 8 December 2005. His father is a businessman, and his mother is a schoolteacher. He has three younger brothers, one of whom, Islombek, is also a chess player.
Javokhir's grandfather, Komil, taught him to play chess when he was four and a half years old.
Sindarov showed early talent, winning city and regional tournaments by age 5–6. In 2012, he won the Asian School Chess Championship in the under-7 category. In 2014, Javokhir and Islombek both won gold medals at the World School Chess Championship in rapid and blitz, with Javokhir taking first place in the under-9 category and Islombek in the under-7. That same year, Javokhir made his debut at the World Junior Chess Championship in classical chess, finishing 9th; fellow Uzbek Nodirbek Abdusattorov finished second, marking the beginning of their long-standing rivalry.
Sindarov was awarded the title of International Master in October 2017. He achieved his first grandmaster norm at the Alekhine Memorial in June 2018. His second-place finish at the World Junior Chess Championship in September brought his rating to 2500. In October 2018, he scored his third GM norm at the First Saturday tournament to become the second-youngest grandmaster in history at the time. The title was awarded by FIDE in March 2019.
Sindarov qualified for the Chess World Cup 2021. Ranked 121st, he caused a major upset by defeating 8th-ranked Alireza Firouzja in tiebreaks in the second round, and made it to the final 32 before being knocked out in the fourth round by Kacper Piorun.
In the Chess World Cup 2023, Sindarov again caused a major upset, defeating the tournament's 10th seed Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the third round, before being eliminated by Arjun Erigaisi.
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Javokhir Sindarov
Javokhir Sindarov (born 8 December 2005) is an Uzbek chess grandmaster. A chess prodigy, he became a grandmaster in 2018 at the age of 12 years, 10 months, and 8 days—the second-youngest in history at the time. Representing Uzbekistan, he was a member of the team that won gold at the 44th Chess Olympiad.
Notably, Sindarov won the 2025 Chess World Cup after defeating Wei Yi in the finals, becoming its youngest and first Uzbek winner and qualifying for the 2026 Candidates Tournament. He went on to win the event, earning the right to play the 2026 World Chess Championship against reigning champion Gukesh Dommaraju.
Sindarov was born in Tashkent on 8 December 2005. His father is a businessman, and his mother is a schoolteacher. He has three younger brothers, one of whom, Islombek, is also a chess player.
Javokhir's grandfather, Komil, taught him to play chess when he was four and a half years old.
Sindarov showed early talent, winning city and regional tournaments by age 5–6. In 2012, he won the Asian School Chess Championship in the under-7 category. In 2014, Javokhir and Islombek both won gold medals at the World School Chess Championship in rapid and blitz, with Javokhir taking first place in the under-9 category and Islombek in the under-7. That same year, Javokhir made his debut at the World Junior Chess Championship in classical chess, finishing 9th; fellow Uzbek Nodirbek Abdusattorov finished second, marking the beginning of their long-standing rivalry.
Sindarov was awarded the title of International Master in October 2017. He achieved his first grandmaster norm at the Alekhine Memorial in June 2018. His second-place finish at the World Junior Chess Championship in September brought his rating to 2500. In October 2018, he scored his third GM norm at the First Saturday tournament to become the second-youngest grandmaster in history at the time. The title was awarded by FIDE in March 2019.
Sindarov qualified for the Chess World Cup 2021. Ranked 121st, he caused a major upset by defeating 8th-ranked Alireza Firouzja in tiebreaks in the second round, and made it to the final 32 before being knocked out in the fourth round by Kacper Piorun.
In the Chess World Cup 2023, Sindarov again caused a major upset, defeating the tournament's 10th seed Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the third round, before being eliminated by Arjun Erigaisi.