Sindarov set to challenge Gukesh for World title

PEGEIA: Dommaraju Gukesh finally knows his opponent for the upcoming Chess World Title, and it is none other than the 20-year-old Javokhir Sindarov. Against all odds, the Uzbek grandmaster has set up a dream match against Gukesh.

Prior to the tournament, all eyes were on Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri and Hikaru Nakamura. However, it has been quite the fairy tale for the 20-year-old, who not only turned up trump but also was by fair distance, the best in the tournament, with two points differentiating him and Giri at the top of the FIDE Candidates 2026.

The Uzbek international completed his dream run, holding Giri in the penultimate round of the Candidates despite his opponent having a small edge during one point of the clash.