#Sindarov

It was a day of extremes for Gukesh. From nine rounds of blitz, he walked away with just four points through three wins, two draws, and four losses.

Just like the Carlsen result last year, Gukesh’s victory over Sindarov at the Super Rapid and Blitz tournament in Warsaw was swimming in subtext

USA retained the world 50+ title, while Germany-Lasker SGK won the 65+ equivalent, with England fourth in both events

From Indianexpress RSS Feed: Gukesh vs Sindarov Chess World Championship match: Prize fund of USD 2.5 million, budget of USD 8.5 million as FIDE opens hosting bids

1. Sindarov profile. And: “I know this GM who made 2600 at 19 without reading a chess book in his life.” And Magnus on Sindarov vs. Gukesh. 2. Inflation-adjusted book prices over time. 3. On the Amanat Iran book and its excellence. 4.…

Javokhir Sindarov of Uzbekistan has earned the right to challenge India's Dommaraju Gukesh for the world title. Both men are under 21 and from Asia, underlining an ongoing demographic shift in top level chess.