 Madaminov in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 November 2006 |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Uzbekistan |
| Title | Grandmaster (2024) |
| FIDE rating | 2552 (November 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2560 (August 2025) |
Mukhiddin Madaminov (born 2 November 2006) is an Uzbek chess grandmaster.
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]
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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. [11]