Mukhiddin Madaminov is an Uzbekistani chess grandmaster.

Mukhiddin Madaminov
CountryUzbekistan
Born (2006-11-02) November 2, 2006 (age 17)
TitleGrandmaster (2024)[1]
FIDE rating2512 (September 2024)
Peak rating2533 (August 2024)

Chess career

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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]

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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Ending position

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]

References

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  1. ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Surya Shekhar Ganguly vs Mukhiddin Madaminov". December 27, 2023.
  3. ^ "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar - Madaminov, Mukhiddin". December 27, 2023.
  4. ^ Green, Nathaniel (February 14, 2024). "Candidates Win On Tuesday".
  5. ^ "Lê Quang Liêm wins Biel Grandmaster Triathlon for third straight year". July 25, 2024.
  6. ^ "Biel: Rinat Jumabayev emerges victorious in the Masters Open". July 26, 2024.