Nodirbek Abdusattorov

Uzbek GM

“Javokhir is one of my closest friends, without a doubt. And, of course, in the match I will provide him with all the help I can. We have already talked about this and have been in contact.

And I think that if an Uzbek player appears who is the first to bring the World Championship crown to Uzbekistan, that would be an extremely great achievement for the country. This will be a great motivation not only for chess, but for many other areas as well.

I would like that many fans and people around the world, representatives of various professions and fields, seeing our successes, perceive Uzbekistan as one of the developing and progressing countries. This is important both from a personal perspective and, above all, as a huge motivation for all Uzbek chess players.

If one of us becomes the first Uzbek player to win the classical world chess crown and bring it to Uzbekistan, that will certainly make Uzbekistan the number one country in chess!”