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Five Uzbek Chess Players Retain Spot in FIDE World Top 100
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Five Uzbek Chess Players Retain Spot in FIDE World Top 100

Five chess players from Uzbekistan continue to be listed in the International Chess Federation (FIDE) world rankings within the top one hundred players.

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Chess players Javohir Sindarov and Nodirbek Abdusattorov hold fourth and fifth places, respectively. According to published data, the rankings of the other Uzbek players in the top 100 have decreased.

Nodirbek Yakubbeov is ranked 31st, which is worse than his previous position of sixteenth. Rustam Kasimdjanov is at 61st place, compared to the former 48th place. Shamsiddin Vohidov has taken 95th place, previously holding 66th.

Thus, two Uzbek players managed to maintain their spots in the top five of the world rankings, while three other players lost ground.

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Uzbek Grandmaster Sindarov Wins at Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown Tournament in St. Louis
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Uzbek Grandmaster Sindarov Wins at Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown Tournament in St. Louis

Uzbek grandmaster Javhohir Sindarov won the international tournament Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown, which was held in St. Louis, United States of America. He scored 20.5 points.

The second place was finished by Indian grandmaster Ramesh Babu Pragnananda, scoring 19 points. Third place was taken by American player Fabiano Caruana with 16.5 points, and fourth place was awarded to Hikaru Nakamura, who scored 12 points.

During the three-day competition, Sindarov faced several leading world grandmasters and surpassed his closest rival, Pragnananda, by 1.5 points.

The total prize fund of the tournament amounted to 425,000 US dollars. Sindarov received 125,000 US dollars for first place. In addition, participants were eligible for extra cash bonuses for winning individual games, and the champion received a separate jackpot.

The Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown tournament was the last competition for Sindarov before the match against the reigning world champion Gukesh Dhummaraju.

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