Shamsiddin Vokhidov is an Uzbekistani chess player who holds the title of Grandmaster, which he was awarded in 2020.[2]

Shamsiddin Vokhidov
Shamsiddin Vokhidov, 2024
Country Uzbekistan
Born (2002-01-11) January 11, 2002 (age 22)[1]
TitleGrandmaster (2020)
FIDE rating2681 (November 2024)
Peak rating2681 (November 2024)
RankingNo. 48 (November 2024)
Peak rankingNo. 48 (November 2024)

Vokhidov won the U14 World Youth Chess Championship in 2015.[3]

At the age of 16, Vokhidov defeated world champion Magnus Carlsen at the 2018 World Rapid Chess Championship.[4]

Vokhidov won the Asian Hybrid Championship in May 2021, qualifying for the Chess World Cup 2021.[5] He defeated Luka Paichadze in the first round, but was defeated by Sergey Karjakin in the second round.

In 2023 in Almaty he won Asian Chess Championship.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "The chess games of Shamsiddin Vokhidov".
  2. ^ "Vokhidov, Shamsiddin". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  3. ^ "Tamil Nadu State Chess Association - India won 11 medals in the World Youth and Cadet Chess Championship". tamilchess.com. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  4. ^ "Shamsiddin Vokhidov wins Asian Individual Hybrid Chess Championship 2021". Chess News. 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  5. ^ "Shamsiddin Vokhidov wins Asian Hybrid Championship". www.fide.com. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  6. ^ Asian Continental Men Chess Championship 2023
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