Mukhiddin Madaminov
Mukhiddin Madaminov | |
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.jpg) Madaminov in 2023 | |
| Country | Uzbekistan |
| Born | November 2, 2006 |
| Title | Grandmaster (2024)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2560 (August 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2560 (August 2025) |
Mukhiddin Madaminov is an Uzbekistani chess grandmaster.
Chess career
During the eighth round of the World Rapid Chess Championship 2023, Madaminov as black checkmated Surya Shekhar Ganguly as white in 8 moves in a Scotch Game that ended in a scholar's mate. This was a rare instance of such a checkmate occurring in a master-level game.[2][3]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Qf6 5.Nf3 Bb4+ 6.c3 Bc5 7.Bd3 Ne5 8.Nxe5 Qxf2# 0–1
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In February 2024, he started a Titled Tuesday tournament with a perfect score of 9/9, though failed to maintain the success through to the end of the tournament.[4]
In July 2024, he tied for first place with Rinat Jumabayev, Leon Luke Mendonca, and Ayush Sharma in the Master Tournament MTO section of the Biel Chess Festival.[5] He was ultimately ranked in 4th place.[6]
In February 2025, he won the Al-beruniy Masters with 6½/9.[7] In June 2025, he finished at second place in the UzChess Cup challengers with 6/9.[8]
References
- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ "Surya Shekhar Ganguly vs Mukhiddin Madaminov". December 27, 2023.
- ^ "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar - Madaminov, Mukhiddin". December 27, 2023.
- ^ Green, Nathaniel (February 14, 2024). "Candidates Win On Tuesday".
- ^ "Lê Quang Liêm wins Biel Grandmaster Triathlon for third straight year". July 25, 2024.
- ^ "Biel: Rinat Jumabayev emerges victorious in the Masters Open". July 26, 2024.
- ^ "2nd International Chess Tournament "AL-BERUNIY" (Masters)". February 11, 2025.
- ^ "2nd Uzchess Cup, Challengers". June 27, 2025.