Nodirbek Yakubboev

Nodirbek Yakubboev (born 23 January 2002) is an Uzbek chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster in 2019.

Nodirbek Yakubboev
CountryUzbekistan
Born23 January 2002 (2002-01-23) (age 21)
TitleGrandmaster (2019)
FIDE rating2616 (October 2023)
Peak rating2667 (November 2022)
Peak rankingNo. 75 (November 2022)
Medal record
Men's chess
Representing  Uzbekistan
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 HangzhouMen's team

Career

He has won the Uzbekistani Chess Championship three times; in 2016,[1] 2018 and 2020.[2] He came second in the Zone 3.4 Zonal Open Championship in 2021, qualifying for the Chess World Cup 2021.[3][4]

In 2022, he won the gold medal at the 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai with the Uzbekistan team, playing in 2nd board, where he won the individual bronze medal, scoring eight points out of eleven and having a performance rating of 2,759.[5]

In 2023 he won the Qatar Masters tournament in a tie-break playoff against fellow Uzbek Nodirbek Abdusattorov.[6]

Family

He has an older sister, Nilufar Yakubbaeva, who has won the Women's section of the Uzbekistani Chess Championship multiple times.[2]

References
  1. "The Week in Chess 1115". theweekinchess.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. "Nodirbek and Nilufar Yakubboev are new champions of Uzbekistan". www.fide.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  3. nikita. "GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov and GM Nodirbek Yakubboev qualify for the World Chess Cup 2021 – Chessdom". Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  4. "Nodirbek Abdusattorov wins Zone 3.4 Open Championship 2021". www.fide.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  5. "Uzbekistan round results at the 44th Chess Olympiad". Chess-results.com. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  6. "Yakubboev Wins Qatar Masters After Heartbreaking Blunder By Arjun". 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.


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