Javokhir Sindarov
Uzbek chess grandmaster and 2026 Candidates Tournament winner
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.
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.
Early life
Sindarov was born in Tashkent on 8 December 2005. His father is a businessman, and his mother is a schoolteacher. His paternal grandfather, Komil Sindarov, taught him to play chess when he was four and a half years old. Komil is the vice president of the Chess Federation of Uzbekistan and the author of a number of detective novels.
Javokhir has three younger brothers, one of whom, Islombek, is also a chess player.
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