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Uzbek grandmaster Sindarov wins Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown tournament in St. Louis
Javokhir Sindarov scored 20.5 points and earned $125,000 in prize money — in the final tournament before his match against world champion Gukesh Dommaraju.
Uzbek grandmaster Javokhir Sindarov won the international Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown tournament in St. Louis (USA), scoring 20.5 points and decisively outpacing his opponents.
Over three days of competition, Sindarov faced leading grandmasters from around the world — Americans Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana, as well as Indian chess player Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa. All tournament participants rank among the strongest players on the planet, which gave the competition special prestige.
The total prize pool for the tournament was $425,000 USD. For first place, Sindarov received $125,000; additionally, the tournament format included bonus prize money for wins in individual games and a special jackpot for the tournament winner.
The victory in St. Louis was an important moral and practical success for the Uzbek grandmaster: this tournament proved to be the last one before his upcoming match against reigning world champion Indian Gukesh Dommaraju. Sindarov enters the main contest in peak form.
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- PrimaryUzDaily