| Mukhiddin Madaminov | |
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.jpg) Madaminov in 2023 | |
| Country | Uzbekistan |
| Born | (2006-11-02) November 2, 2006 (age 18) |
| Title | Grandmaster (2024) |
| FIDE rating | 2521 (January 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2533 (August 2024) |
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.
Scotch Game (ECO C45)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 Ganguly vs. Madaminov, World Rapid Chess Championship 2023
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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.
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. He was ultimately ranked in 4th place.
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.