Mukhiddin Madaminov Explained

Country:	Uzbekistan
Grandmaster (2024)^[1]
Peakrating:	2533 (August 2024)
Fideid:	14210703

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.^{[2] [3]}

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]

Notes and References

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