A 72-point rating gap separates 🇮🇳Gukesh and 🇺🇿Javokhir Sindarov in October’s FIDE rankings ahead of their World Championship match.
Defending champion Gukesh is ranked 28th at 2710, while Sindarov stands fourth with a career-best 2782.
The challenger’s rise follows victories at the 2025 World Cup and 2026 Candidates Tournament, alongside Uzbekistan’s Olympiad gold in Samarkand.
🇮🇳Gukesh, meanwhile, remains 84 points below his peak of 2794, despite recovering some rating points at the Olympiad.
🇺🇿Sindarov’s recent results give him the stronger form heading into the match. For Gukesh, defending the title will demand a return to the level that made him world champion.
📸 Michal Walusza / FIDE
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@chesscom When you attack a bishop and they move it one square then you attack it again and then it goes back to its originally attacked square with an even more devastating attack than before. Sad face 😔