Mukhiddin Madaminov
.jpg) Madaminov in 2026 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 November 2006 |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Uzbekistan |
| Title | Grandmaster (2024) |
| FIDE rating | 2611 (August 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2611 (July 2026) |
Mukhiddin Madaminov (born 2 November 2006) is an Uzbek chess grandmaster.
Chess career
Madaminov was born on 2 November 2006.[1] He became a FIDE master in 2019, an international master in 2022, and a grandmaster in 2024.[2][3]
During the eighth round of the World Rapid Chess Championship 2023, as black, he checkmated Surya Shekhar Ganguly in eight moves in a Scotch Game that ended in a scholar's mate pattern. This was a rare instance of such a checkmate occurring in a master-level game.[4][5]
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World Rapid Chess Championship 2023
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In February 2024, he started a Titled Tuesday tournament with a perfect score of 9/9, though he failed to maintain the success through to the end of the tournament.[6]
In July 2024, he tied for first place with Rinat Jumabayev, Leon Luke Mendonca, and Ayush Sharma in the Master Tournament MTO section of the Biel Chess Festival,[7] placing fourth on tiebreaks.[8]
In February 2025, he won the Al-beruniy Masters with 6½/9.[9] In June 2025, he finished second in the UzChess Cup challengers with 6/9.[10]
During the 2025 Chess World Cup and Candidates Tournament 2026, he was the second of Javokhir Sindarov, who eventually won both the tournaments.
In June 2026, he entered the UzChess Cup Masters as a replacement of Javokhir Sindarov, and was the lowest seed by rating. He tied for first place with Shamsiddin Vokhidov, scoring 5.5/9 points with a 2791 performance rating and defeated supergrandmasters Ian Nepomniachtchi, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Vidit Gujrathi. He subsequently won 2–0 vs Vokhidov in blitz playoffs and won the tournament. This result allowed Madaminov to cross the 2600 rating threshold for the first time.[11][12]
References
- ↑ "The Top Chess Players in the World: Mukhiddin Madaminov". Chess.com. Archived from the original on 29 May 2026.
- ↑ "Madaminov, Mukhiddin". FIDE. Archived from the original on 8 September 2025.
- ↑ "Title Application" (PDF). FIDE. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2024.
- ↑ "Surya Shekhar Ganguly vs Mukhiddin Madaminov". 27 December 2023.
- ↑ "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar - Madaminov, Mukhiddin". 27 December 2023.
- ↑ Green, Nathaniel (14 February 2024). "Candidates Win On Tuesday".
- ↑ "Lê Quang Liêm wins Biel Grandmaster Triathlon for third straight year". 25 July 2024.
- ↑ "Biel: Rinat Jumabayev emerges victorious in the Masters Open". 26 July 2024.
- ↑ "2nd International Chess Tournament "AL-BERUNIY" (Masters)". 11 February 2025.
- ↑ "2nd Uzchess Cup, Challengers". 27 June 2025.
- ↑ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 3rd Uzchess Cup, Masters". Chess Results. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
- ↑ Alberto Colodro, Carlos (15 June 2026). "Madaminov beats Vokhidov in tiebreaks, wins UzChess Cup after entering event as lowest seed". Chess News. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
External links
- Mukhiddin Madaminov rating card at FIDE
- Mukhiddin Madaminov player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Mukhiddin Madaminov chess games at 365Chess.com