Title: Grandmaster
Player Rating: 2782
Uzbekistan

Biography

Age: 20
October 2026 FIDE standard rating: 2782
World rank (active players, October 2026): 4

Javokhir Sindarov is a rapidly rising star in the chess world who, despite being only 20 years old, has several significant accomplishments to his name. These include being a member of Uzbekistan’s gold medal winning team in the 2022 Chess Olympiad and bronze medal winning team in the 2024 Chess Olympiad.

Sindarov qualified for the 2026 Candidates tournament by finishing first in the FIDE World Cup last year, becoming the youngest player ever to win the event. He accomplished this feat despite being the sixteenth seed.

Sindarov has only gotten stronger in 2026. He turned in an outstanding performance at the 2026 Tata Steel tournament, finishing with 8.5 points from 13, second only to countryman Nodirbek Abdusattorov. He then dominated the 2026 Candidates, finishing with the outstanding score of 10/14. This performance earned him the right to play a World Championship match with reigning title holder Gukesh Dommaraju this November and December in Geneva, Switzerland.

This summer, Sindarov made his debut in St. Louis and didn’t disappoint his fans, finishing second in the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz and tying for third in the Sinquefield Cup.