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Uzbek Grandmaster Sindarov Wins Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown Tournament in St. Louis
Javokhir Sindarov scored 20.5 points and claimed $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 world grandmasters — Americans Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana, as well as Indian chess player Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa. All tournament participants rank among the world's strongest players, giving the competition special prestige.
The tournament's total prize pool was $425,000 USD. For first place, Sindarov received $125,000; additionally, the competition format included extra monetary bonuses for wins in individual games and a special jackpot for the tournament winner.
The St. Louis victory marked an important moral and practical success for the Uzbek grandmaster: this tournament was the last one before his upcoming match against reigning world champion Indian Gukesh Dommaraju. Sindarov approaches the main contest on an upswing.
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- PrimaryUzDaily