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Sindarov, Javokhir

Javokhir Sindarov

GM🇺🇿

FIDEFIDE 14205483· Male· Uzbekistan· Born in 2005

Javokhir Sindarov, a 21-year-old Uzbekistani Grandmaster, is rated 2782 — his current career high and ranked 1st among Uzbekistani players, and 4th worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +61 Elo over the past 12 months. 82 rated games in the past year (≈78/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include the Chess Olympiad (open), the Sinquefield Cup, and the Superbet Chess Classic Romania. Also played 11 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 10 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He reached World #4 in Jun 2026 and has been in the world top 100 for 50 months and counting.

Awarded GM in 2019 (age 14), IM in 2017 (age 12), and CM in 2015 (age 10). At junior level, he reached World #1 in U10, World #3 in U20, World #3 in U18, World #4 in U16, World #2 in U14, World #2 in U12 and World #3 in U8.

Current rating

2782

Standard

Rpd2747·Blz2725

All-time high

2782

at best
Oct 2026 · age 21

Activity

67

games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo

69 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#1

#1 · Uzbekistani players · of 971
World top 100 since Sep 2022

Profile · last 5 years

  1. Similar results in every format: 65% in classical (211.5 / 325), 68% in rapid (208.5 / 308), 66% in blitz (211.5 / 320).
  2. Against higher-rated players (+50): 60.5 / 139. Against lower-rated (−50): 420 / 543.
  3. In form: +93 in blitz rating and 67 / 106 in rated blitz games over the last 12 months.

From 953 games in FIDE-rated events since Oct 2021 (325 classical, 308 rapid, 320 blitz). Fixed rules: every figure comes from these results.

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Career timeline

28 entries
2026
50 months in world top 100 (ongoing)
since Sep 2022
Oct 2026
All-time peak 2782
at age 21
Oct 2026
Peak Uzbekistani rank: #1
at age 21 · rated 2777
Jun 2026
Peak World rank: #4
at age 21 · rated 2777
Jun 2026
1,000 career games
at age 21
Jun 2026
Crossed 2750
at age 21
May 2026

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Rating history: OlimpBase (opens in a new tab) until 2000, FIDE since 2001

His openings · over the board

What Javokhir Sindarov plays, by color

1,428 games with moves in our base · over the board · last in Sep 2026

Prepare against him

As White

432 games297.5 of 432

244 more games in other lines

As Black

428 games254.5 of 428

258 more games in other lines

Over-the-board games from our public base only.Find his online games ›

Activity & highlights

Best result
FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026
perf 2909 (+133) · 10/14 · #1
Evolution
+61
2721 → 2782
Tournaments
6
69 games
Score
44/ 6963.8%
22W44D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsHikaru NakamuraGM2,810·FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026·R5·+5.5
2.[W]vsArjun ErigaisiGM2,775·Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Masters·R11·+5.4
3.[W]vsFabiano CaruanaGM2,795·FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026·R4·+5.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsR PraggnanandhaaGM2,733·2026 Super Chess Classic Romania·R2·-5.6
2.[L]vsR PraggnanandhaaGM2,750·2026 GCT Sinquefield Cup·R2·-5.4
3.[L]vsWesley SoGM2,774·46th Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 Open·R9·-5.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
46th Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 Open
Team
Sep 20267/10#882795+3.5
2026 GCT Sinquefield Cup
Round-Robin
Aug 20265/9#42784+0.9
2026 Super Chess Classic Romania
Round-Robin
May 20265/9#32779+0.7
FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026
Round-Robin
Mar 202610/14#12909+30.6
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Masters
Round-Robin
Jan 20268.5/13#22833+19.4
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.

By color · classical · 5 years

325 games

As White

70%

114.5 / 163avg opp. 2600

As Black

60%

97 / 162avg opp. 2610

Best win

vsHikaru NakamuraGM2810

FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 · Apr 2026 · Black

Worst loss

vsBoris SavchenkoGM2479

Aeroflot Open 2024 · Mar 2024 · Black

Games 1,428 · 2013–2026

Time control
  • DvsVasyl IvanchukGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R11.170 · 2026-09-27
    Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Møller Variation · 64 moves · 2778
  • WvsRobert HovhannisyanGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R10.170 · 2026-09-26
    Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation · 35 moves · 2778
  • LvsWesley SoGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R9.170 · 2026-09-25
    Sicilian Defense: French Variation · 48 moves · 2778
  • WvsMatthias BluebaumGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R8.170 · 2026-09-24
    Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid, Hromádka Variation · 48 moves · 2778
  • DvsWei YiGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R7.170 · 2026-09-23
    Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation · 53 moves · 2778
  • DvsArjun ErigaisiGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R6.170 · 2026-09-21
    English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined · 34 moves · 2778
  • WvsPeter LekoGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R5.170 · 2026-09-20
    English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation · 58 moves · 2778
  • DvsEdiz GurelGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R4.170 · 2026-09-19
    Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation · 30 moves · 2778
  • WvsFelix BlohbergerGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R3.170 · 2026-09-18
    Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo · 44 moves · 2778
  • WvsDiego Saul Rodri Flores QuillasIM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R2.170 · 2026-09-17
    Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Westerinen Attack · 32 moves · 2778

Over-the-board games only, matched to this player through official FIDE pairings and tournament records. Opponents marked “?” could not be identified with certainty. Source: Lichess broadcasts (opens in a new tab), CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab).

Most-Played Opponents

vsNodirbek YakubboevGM
🇺🇿UZB·2712
+4 −5 =21
30 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsNodirbek AbdusattorovGM
🇺🇿UZB·2780
+7 −8 =14
29 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsR PraggnanandhaaGM
🇮🇳IND·2763
+7 −9 =12
28 games·last met Aug 2026
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vsShamsiddin VokhidovGM
🇺🇿UZB·2649
+7 −6 =11
24 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsSaidakbar SaydalievIM
🇺🇿UZB·2465
+7 −3 =9
19 games·last met Apr 2024
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Rankings

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Uzbekistan
#1
out of 961 players
Asia-Pacific
#1
out of 53,983 players
World
#4
out of 221,391 players

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Uzbekistan
1
🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir
2,782
2
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
2,780
3
🇺🇿Yakubboev, Nodirbek
2,712
4
🇺🇿Kasimdzhanov, Rustam
2,665
5
🇺🇿Vokhidov, Shamsiddin
2,649
6
🇺🇿Madaminov, Mukhiddin
2,612
7
🇺🇿Abdisalimov, Abdimalik
2,562
8
🇺🇿Suyarov, Mukhammadzokhid
2,549
9
🇺🇿Vakhidov, Jakhongir
2,542
10
🇺🇿Begmuratov, Khumoyun
2,515
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir
2,782
2
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
2,780
3
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa R
2,763
4
🇨🇳Wei, Yi
2,758
5
🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun
2,746
6
🇮🇳Anand, Viswanathan
2,739
7
🇻🇳Le, Quang Liem
2,732
8
🇮🇷Tabatabaei, M. Amin
2,728
9
🇨🇳Ding, Liren
2,723
10
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, Ian
2,719
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus
2,823
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano
2,784
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir
2,782
5
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
2,780
6
🇺🇸So, Wesley
2,770
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa R
2,763
8
🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent
2,761
9
🇨🇳Wei, Yi
2,758
10
🇫🇷Firouzja, Alireza
2,757
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