FIDE WORLD CUP Champion🏆 Youngest ever Fide World Cup Champion🇺🇿 📸 @FIDE_chess

🇰🇿 Bibisara Assaubayeva: "What Should I Do, Mr. President?" Fresh off her victory at Norway Chess Women, World Blitz Champion Bibisara Assaubayeva has publicly appealed to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, saying she is struggling to fund her chess career despite being one of the world's top female players. "One of the strongest tournaments, Norway Chess, has just ended. I secured first place with one round to spare. My training camp before this important tournament was funded by my personal prize money and my parents' money. We still haven't paid the seconds and analysts for their help and preparation for this tournament." "The prize from the Ministry of Sports for winning a World Chess Championship is $2,000, while for an Olympic medal it is $250,000." "After my second World Championship gold medal, I was receiving a monthly salary of around $1,900. With the arrival of Minister Myrzabossynov in 2025, my salary was reduced threefold. Through the Kazakhstan Chess Federation, I have no salary and never had one." "Major events, training camps, and a lot of work lie ahead. What should I do, Mr. President?"

Was so nice meeting @TeamVitality Cs2 team in V.Hive today🐝 Thank you @JBirtwhistle and all the team for warmly welcoming us, and @dannyengelz for organizing this meeting. I watched players practice and I'm now 1% better at cs2 😃 I hope I will bring trophies 👍 #VforVictory

Esports World Cup 2026 is coming to Paris 🇫🇷 July 6 - August 23 À bientôt !

Happy to be back @TeamVitality🐝

Miami is about to witness something special. 🔥 New dates: 27-28 July. For the first time in this format - a true clash of generations and styles: Team USA 🇺🇸 vs Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 On one side, proven elite experience: Hikaru Nakamura @GMHikaru Fabiano Caruana @FabianoCaruana Wesley So @WesleySo_ Levon Aronian @LevAronian On the other, one of the fastest-rising teams in the world - a generation that already proved it can win on the biggest stage. Javokhir Sindarov @GMJSindarov Nodirbek Abdusattorov @NodirbekGM Nodirbek Yakubbaev Shamsiddin Vokhidov Speed. Precision. Nerves. Supported by the US Chess Federation @uschess and the Uzbekistan Chess Federation. Miami. July 27-28. Be ready.

The most highly-decorated Counterstrike player of all time. @GMJSindarov is awarded the "Mehnat shuhrati" medal (Labor Glory) by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. 📸: @Uzchesss

After @LevAronian teached us Marsel Belot, we become a huge fun of this game😂😂

Reply with something you want to ask or tell Sindarov. I’ll pick the top few to show him tomorrow, and record his reaction.

The final task for 🇺🇿 Javokhir Sindarov: helping 🇰🇿 Bibisara Assaubayeva prepare for the final round of the FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament ♟🔥 #FIDECandidates #FIDEWomensCandidates #FIDE #Chess

The two people who are very happy today! FIDE Candidates 2026 Champion Javokhir Sindarov's coach GM Roman Vidonyak (left) and second GM Mukhiddin Madaminov (right). Photo: Amruta Mokal/ChessBase India

I won candidates !

WDWWWWDDDW Javokhir Sindarov 🇺🇿 has officially won the most games ever in the Candidates tournament current format - with FOUR rounds to spare #FIDECandidates

Incredible result so far! Do not underestimate the boost that confidence plays after a strong start. You trust your instincts more, a positive cycle of intuition and performance. Meanwhile, your opponents doubt themselves against you.

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👉 Introducing Javokhir Sindarov 🇺🇿 ♟️ #FIDECandidates 2026 Qualification path: 2025 FIDE World Cup winner Javokhir Sindarov earned his place in the Candidates with one of the most dramatic results of the qualification cycle, winning the 2025 FIDE World Cup in Goa. His triumph required success across classical games, rapid tiebreaks, and decisive knockout moments, highlighting his adaptability under pressure. Throughout 2025, Sindarov added further strong results in elite open events, confirming that his World Cup victory was no isolated peak. Still early in his senior career, he enters the Candidates as a player whose upward momentum has already carried him to the very top tier. Here’s what you need to know about the event: 🗓 Dates: March 29–April 16 🌍 Location: Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort, Cyprus 🇨🇾 🎟️ Book your tickets now: 🔗 tickets.fide.com #FIDECandidates #Cyprus #FIDE

Javokhir picks Bibisara. Bibisara picks Javokhir. 🤝 Now tell us: 🏆 Who will win the FIDE Candidates & Women’s Candidates? ❓ And who should we ask next? 👇♟️ #FIDECandidates