Javokhir Sindarov Wins Clutch Chess Before World Championship

GM Javokhir Sindarov won the Clutch Chess Champions Showdown in Saint Louis with 20.5 points, overturning a 2.5-point deficit on the final day. The Uzbek grandmaster scored three wins and three draws on Thursday, including a tactical King’s Indian victory over GM Hikaru Nakamura. Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu finished second on 19 points. The event was Sindarov’s final competition before his World Championship match against Gukesh Dommaraju. Source: ChessBase’s October 30 report.