Javokhir Sindarov commented on his games on the second day of the Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown 2026. Sindarov emotionally describes his loss against Fabiano Caruana. Javokhir notes that he did not play well that day.

Javokhir Sindarov

Javokhir Sindarov

World's No. 4

“[Question: What do you think was most impactful causing today to not allow you to get your best result?]

Today I played really not a good chess. Some games I played really bad.

I will say that the game against Fabiano where I played with Black is so bad. But other games, I think, in general, are fine. But this game against Caruana… I played like a stupid idiot, I’m sorry!

The worst game of my life…”

The Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown 2026 takes place from October 27 to 29, at the Saint Louis Chess Club in Missouri, USA. Javokhir Sindarov lost to Fabiano Caruana and Praggnanandhaa R on the second day of the event. Sindarov is in 2nd place with 8.5 points.

Credit: Michal Walusza / Norway Chess