Javokhir Sindarov earns world chess title shot with stunning Candidates win
Uzbek grandmaster wins Candidates with round to spareSindarov, 20, to face India’s Gukesh for world title in fallJavokhir Sindarov will challenge for Gukesh Dommaraju’s world chess championship this fall after clinching the Candidates tournament with a game to spare on Tuesday afternoon in Cyprus.The 20-year-old Uzbek grandmaster closed out an emphatic victory in the the 14-game double round-robin with a tame 58-move draw playing with the black pieces against Dutch star Anish Giri, moving to 9½...
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