Javokhir Sindarov rises to third place in Live Chess Rating

For the first time in chess history, a representative of Uzbekistan has risen to third in the Live Chess Rating.

Fabiano Caruana, who has been among the top three players in the FIDE rankings, lost to 16-year-old Andy Woodward in the fifth round of the ongoing U.S. Chess Championship. The result moved Javokhir Sindarov into third place in the live world rankings, with a rating of 2,782 points.

Norway’s Magnus Carlsen (2,823) and American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura (2,792) currently occupy first and second place, respectively.

Another talented Uzbek chess player, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, rounds out the top five with a rating of 2,780 points.

T. Ruziyev, UzA