Javokhir Sindarov is the winner of the Candidates Tournament

20-year-old Uzbek chess player Javokhir Sindarov has secured the title of the Candidates Tournament winner with one round to spare.

Sindarov scored 9.5 points out of 13, taking a two-point lead over second-placed Anish Giri.

This result gives Sindarov the right to compete for the World Championship title against reigning champion Gukesh Dommaraju later this year.

Standings before the final round of the open section:
Javokhir Sindarov — 9.5 points
Anish Giri — 7.5 points
Fabiano Caruana — 6.5 points
Wei Yi — 6.5 points
Matthias Bluebaum — 6 points
Hikaru Nakamura — 6 points
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa — 5.5 points
Andrey Esipenko — 4.5 points

In the Women's event, several players are still competing for the title.

Standings before the final round of the Women's section:
Rameshbabu Vaishali — 7.5 points
Bibisara Assaubayeva — 7.5 points
Zhu Jiner — 7 points
Anna Muzychuk — 6.5 points
Kateryna Lagno — 6.5 points
Aleksandra Goryachkina — 6.5 points
Tan Zhongyi — 5.5 points
Divya Deshmukh — 5 points

The last round will start on April 15 at 16:30 Armenian time.