The key facts

  • Abdusattorov is fourth in the FIDE online rating with 2781.4 points (+1.4)
  • Sindarov is third with 2782 points, Carlsen leads with 2823, Nakamura is second with 2792
  • Nodirbek Yakubboev is in 29th place with 2706.3 points after a rise of 26.7 points

Abdusattorov is fourth in the world

Uzbek grandmaster Nodirbek Abdusattorov moved up one position in the FIDE online rating, gaining 1.4 points, and took fourth place in the world with a rating of 2781.4. The data is reported by the 2700chess.com portal citing Daryo.uz.

The line-up at the top

Third place is occupied by Javokhir Sindarov with 2782 points — he moved up there earlier after the American Fabiano Caruana lost 2.7 points. The leader remains Norway's Magnus Carlsen with 2823 points, while the second spot belongs to the US representative Hikaru Nakamura with 2792 points.

Successes of the Uzbekistan team

Sindarov's rating earlier rose from 2778 to 2782 points after the Uzbekistan team's victory at the 46th World Chess Olympiad. Thanks to his successful performance at the tournament, Abdusattorov gained 17.5 points and moved from seventh to fifth place compared with the previous month. Another member of the winning team, Nodirbek Yakubboev, improved his rating by 26.7 points, rising to 26th place with 2712 points, and now occupies 29th place in the online rating with 2706.3 points.

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