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ChessBase readers will probably be familiar with the name Praggnanandhaa, who became the second youngest Grandmaster in history in June of this year. The reason we followed him so closely is that for a long time it looked like he had a real shot at breaking Sergey Karjakin's record atop our list of the youngest GMs ever. He was the youngest International Master in history, at ten years and nine months. He hit 2500 Elo just a few days after his twelfth birthday, with seven months in which to attain three GM norms. Ultimately he didn't break the record, of course.
By contrast, Javokhir Sindarov (born December 8, 2005) qualified for the IM title in June, 2017 (when he was nine months older than 'Pragg' had been), and as of just a month ago, he had not yet been over 2500 — so he was never a threat to Karjakin's record.
But that all changed in a hurry! Sindarov snagged his second GM norm at the World Junior Championship where Sagar Shah profiled him extensively. He hit 2500 exactly on the October FIDE ratings list. Then at the recent "First Saturday" tournament in Budapest, which finished on Tuesday, he scored his third GM norm (and tied for first place with 7/9).
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After 8 of 9 rounds, Sindarov was at the top of the standings with 6 of 8, but that was not the most important factor, since he needed a win in the last round to qualify for a GM-norm. He succeeded with a sweeping attack:
Sindarov's title is expected to be confirmed at the next FIDE Presidential Board meeting, however the FIDE website has already published a news item, written by IO Nagy, who tells ChessBase "I am sure [about] the other 2 GM-norms [as well]."
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| Rg. | Titel | Name | Land | ELO | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pkt. |
| 1 | IM | Javokhir Sindarov |
|
2500 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 / 9 | |
| 2 | IM | Emil Mirzoev |
|
2439 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 / 9 | |
| 3 | Ismayil Bahram Shahaliyev |
|
2376 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6.0 / 9 | ||
| 4 | GM | Vojtech Plat |
|
2539 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.5 / 9 | |
| 5 | FM | Shah Manush |
|
2302 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 / 9 | |
| 6 | IM | Shinya Kojima |
|
2408 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 / 9 | |
| 7 | Van Thanh Nguyen |
|
2350 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3.5 / 9 | ||
| 8 | GM | Attila Czebe |
|
2426 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3.0 / 9 | |
| 9 | IM | Minh Thang Tran |
|
2341 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 2.5 / 9 | |
| 10 | GM | Zlatko Ilincic |
|
2411 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 2.0 / 9 |
Johannes Fischer contributed reporting.
