"Javokhir Sindarov, 19, became the youngest ever winner of the Fide knockout World Cup on Wednesday when the Uzbek teenager defeated China's Wei Yi 2.5-1.5 in the final at Goa. Ukraine's Ruslan Ponomariov had been a year younger in 2002, but that World Cup had also doubled as the Fide world championship in a period when the global title was disputed."
"Wei was the favourite, but handicapped himself by poor time management in the decisive game. He declined a draw and could have gained a near-decisive edge by 52 g4! when Black's king is trapped on the back row, and right at the end could have drawn by 57 Kg2! Qh4 58 Rf8+! when White can force perpetual check. Instead, he blundered into a checkmating attack."
Javokhir Sindarov, 19, won the FIDE knockout World Cup by beating Wei Yi 2.5-1.5 in the final at Goa. Ruslan Ponomariov had been a year younger when he won in 2002, but that event also doubled as the FIDE world championship during a disputed period. Wei entered the final as favourite but suffered from poor time management, declined a draw and missed key tactical and drawing resources before blundering into a checkmating attack. The eight Candidates and their November rankings include Nakamura, Caruana, Giri, Praggnanandhaa, Wei, Sindarov, Esipenko and Blübaum.
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