Mukhiddin Madaminov
Madaminov in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 November 2006 |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Uzbekistan |
| Title | Grandmaster (2024) |
| FIDE rating | 2552 (December 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2560 (August 2025) |
Mukhiddin Madaminov (born 2 November 2006) is an Uzbek chess grandmaster.
Chess career
Madaminov was born on 2 November 2006.[1] He became a FIDE master in 2019, an international master in 2022, and a grandmaster in 2024.[2][3]
During the eighth round of the World Rapid Chess Championship 2023, he 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.[4][5]
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
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.[6]
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.[7] He was ultimately ranked in 4th place.[8]
In February 2025, he won the Al-beruniy Masters with 6½/9.[9] In June 2025, he finished at second place in the UzChess Cup challengers with 6/9.[10]
During the 2025 Chess World Cup, he was the second of Javokhir Sindarov, who won the tournament.
References
- ^ "The Top Chess Players in the World: Mukhiddin Madaminov". Chess.com. Archived from the original on 27 November 2025.
- ^ "Madaminov, Mukhiddin". FIDE. Archived from the original on 8 September 2025.
- ^ "Title Application" (PDF). FIDE. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Surya Shekhar Ganguly vs Mukhiddin Madaminov". 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar - Madaminov, Mukhiddin". 27 December 2023.
- ^ Green, Nathaniel (14 February 2024). "Candidates Win On Tuesday".
- ^ "Lê Quang Liêm wins Biel Grandmaster Triathlon for third straight year". 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Biel: Rinat Jumabayev emerges victorious in the Masters Open". 26 July 2024.
- ^ "2nd International Chess Tournament "AL-BERUNIY" (Masters)". 11 February 2025.
- ^ "2nd Uzchess Cup, Challengers". 27 June 2025.
External links
- Mukhiddin Madaminov rating card at FIDE
- Mukhiddin Madaminov player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Mukhiddin Madaminov chess games at 365Chess.com