Uzbek grandmasters set historical records

In the world of international chess, rare talents who achieve grandmaster status in childhood have always been the focus of the sports community. One.uz reports on this.

While the official rating of the 10 youngest grandmasters in world chess history continues to be updated, two shining stars of the Uzbek chess school—Javohir Sindarov and Nodirbek Abdusattorov—hold a place of honor in this historical list. Historical achievements of Uzbek prodigies Our country's young grandmasters have recorded records that amazed the entire world in their time.

In 2018, when he fulfilled all grandmaster requirements, Javohir Sindarov was only 12 years and 10 months (and 8 days) old. At that time, he was officially recognized as the second youngest grandmaster in chess history after Sergey Karyakin.

Another compatriot who later became a world champion, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, also holds a place in this elite list. He achieved this high title at the age of 13 years, 1 month, and 11 days, securing a firm spot in the TOP-10 fastest grandmasters in chess history.

Abhimanyu Mishra — the absolute record holder on the board The absolute record in chess history has belonged to the young Indian star Abhimanyu Mishra since 2021. He broke the record at the age of 12 years and 4 months, ending Sergey Karyakin's 19-year dominance.

The youngest grandmasters in chess history: TOP-6 The list of the planet's youngest minds is as follows: Abhimanyu Mishra — 12 years, 4 months, 25 days; Faustino Oro — 12 years, 6 months, 26 days; Sergey Karyakin — 12 years, 7 months, 0 days; Gukesh Dommaraju — 12 years, 7 months, 17 days; Yag‘iz Kaan Erdog‘mush — 12 years, 9 months, 29 days; Javohir Sindarov — 12 years, 10 months, 8 days. The fact that Uzbek chess players stand side-by-side with the world's finest stars in this prestigious rating once again proves that Uzbekistan becoming a global chess powerhouse today is no coincidence.

Source: One.uz