GMNodirbek Abdusattorov

Nodirbek Abdusattorov grew up in Tashkent and began chess at four, following his older brother and sister. His first teacher was Ravshan Shukurov. He later trained with grandmasters Dmitry Qayumov and Saidali Yuldashev. In 2012 he won the world under-eight championship. He completed the grandmaster requirements at thirteen in 2017. Alongside professional chess, he pursued international-management studies at Turin Polytechnic University in Tashkent. His first senior world title came at the 2021 World Rapid Championship.

At seventeen, he defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi in the deciding playoff. He had also beaten Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana during the tournament. In 2022 he played first board for Uzbekistan's Olympiad-winning team and earned individual silver. At the 2024 Olympiad he again won top-board silver as Uzbekistan took bronze. His individual tournament successes included the 2022 Sharjah Masters and 2024 Prague Masters. He finished runner-up in the 2025 World Blitz Championship. In 2026 he won both the Tata Steel Masters and Prague Masters. That September he led Uzbekistan to another Olympiad title on home soil in Samarkand, also winning individual gold.