Javokhir Sindarov: Rating History and Career

The career, turn by turn

1. 2012 · age 6

   Asian School Chess Championship^[1]

   Won under-7 category

   An early international age-group title

2. 2014 · age 8

   World School Chess Championship^[1]

   Won gold medals in rapid and blitz

   First place in under-9 category

3. 2014 · age 8

   World Junior Chess Championship debut^[1]

   Finished 9th in classical

   Beginning of long-standing rivalry with Nodirbek Abdusattorov

4. Oct 2017 · age 11

   FIDE title award^[1]

   Awarded International Master title

   Earned IM title at age 11

5. Jun 2018 · age 12

   Alekhine Memorial^[1]

   First GM norm

   First grandmaster norm achieved

6. Sep 2018 · age 12

   World Junior Chess Championship^[1]

   Second place

   Brought rating to 2500

7. Oct 2018 · age 12

   First Saturday tournament in Budapest^[1]

   Third GM norm

   The second-youngest grandmaster in history at the time

8. Mar 2019 · age 13

   FIDE title award^[1]

   GM title officially awarded

   Formally awarded title by FIDE

9. Jul 2021 · age 15

   Chess World Cup 2021^[1]

   Defeated 8th seed Alireza Firouzja

   Major upset to reach round of 32

10. Aug 2022 · age 16

    44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai^[1]

    Team gold with Uzbekistan

    Part of Uzbekistan's gold-medal team

11. Aug 2023 · age 17

    Chess World Cup 2023^[1]

    Defeated Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

    Another major World Cup upset over top-10 seed

12. Nov 2023 · age 17

    FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament^[1]

    Finished eighth with 7/11

    Won four games, including defeating Levon Aronian

13. Jan 2024 · age 18

    FIDE rating milestone^[1]

    Crossed 2700 Elo mark

    First time crossing 2700 in his career

14. May 2025 · age 19

    TePe Sigeman & Co tournament^[1]

    Won with 4.5/7

    Finished ahead of Grandelius and Erdoğmuş

15. Nov 2025 · age 19

    Chess World Cup 2025^[1]

    Won, beating Wei Yi in the final

    Youngest and first Uzbek winner; qualified for the Candidates

16. Apr 2026 · age 20

    Candidates Tournament 2026^[1]

    Won

    Earned a world title match against Gukesh

17. Jul 2026 · age 20

    Naroditsky Memorial 2026^[1]

    Won rapid and blitz

    Overtook Abdusattorov for lead in FIDE Circuit

18. Sep 2026 · age 20

    46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand^[1]

    Team gold and individual bronze on board 2

    Performance rating of 2797 on home soil

Coaches and trainers

3 people are named in published sources as a coach, trainer, second or mentor, in order. Players rarely list everyone who helped them, so this is what's on the record, not a complete count.

1. Komil Sindarov^[1]Grandfather and first teacher · Early childhood
2. Roman Vidonyak^[1]Tournament coach · From January 2025
3. Mukhiddin Madaminov^[1]Second · 2026 Candidates Tournament

Records, as they stood

• Second-youngest grandmaster in history at the time, at 12 years, 10 months and 8 days (as of 2018)^[1]

Where the career stands

• 2026Challenger for the 2026 World Championship against Gukesh^[1]
• 2026Olympiad team gold with Uzbekistan, twice (44th and 46th Olympiads)^[1]

Checked on 2026-11-03. Ratings and rankings change every month.

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