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Bryan Armen Graham

Javokhir Sindarov earns world chess title shot with stunning Candidates win

The Uzbek grandmaster Javokhir Sindarov competes in Round 13 of the Fide Candidates Tournament on Tuesday in Cyprus.
The Uzbek grandmaster Javokhir Sindarov competes in Round 13 of the Fide Candidates Tournament on Tuesday in Cyprus. Photograph: Michał Walusza/Michal Walusza

Javokhir Sindarov will challenge for Gukesh Dommaraju’s world chess championship this fall after clinching the Candidates tournament with a game to spare on Tuesday afternoon in Cyprus.

The 20-year-old Uzbek grandmaster closed out an emphatic victory in the 14-game double round-robin with a tame 58-move draw playing with the black pieces against Dutch star Anish Giri, moving to 9½ points and leaving the world No 9 two adrift with one round remaining.

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