Ortik Nigmatov
Ortik Nigmatov | |
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.jpg) Nigmatov in 2023 | |
| Country | Uzbekistan |
| Born | October 3, 2000 Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| Title | Grandmaster (2025)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2488 (August 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2505 (February 2025) |
Ortik Nigmatov is an Uzbekistani chess grandmaster.
Chess career
He earned his GM norms at the:[1]
- Georgy Agzamov Memorial in April 2018
- Western Asia Junior Championship in November 2018
- Nakhchivan Open in May 2019
In April 2022, he won the Gujarat International GM Open after drawing against Neelotpal Das in the final round.[2]
In November 2022, he played for Uzbekistan in the World Team Chess Championship, where the team finished second overall after losing to China in the gold medal playoff.[3]
In February 2025, he surpassed the 2500 rating mark required for the Grandmaster title after his results at the 3rd International President Cup, Qatar Masters, and Muscat International Chess Championship were all counted. He was formally awarded the title afterwards.
In April 2025, he finished in second place in the Uzbekistani Chess Championship after losing to Nodirbek Yakubboev in the finale.[4]
References
- ^ a b "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ Ahmed, Shahid (April 8, 2022). "Nigmatov Ortik clinches 3rd Gujarat GM Open 2022, Neelotpal second and Anuj third".
- ^ "China is World Team Champion 2022". November 25, 2022.
- ^ "2025 Uzbekistan Championship: Nodirbek Yakubboev and Umida Omonova win titles". April 28, 2025.