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Roman Vidonyak, the coach of Javohir Sindarov, shared detailed thoughts on his pupil's future plans following the victory in the Candidates Tournament.
Photo: UzChess
According to him, this result is only the beginning of the journey. The team has set long-term goals consisting of four stages, and so far, the second one has been successfully completed:
- "This is not yet the greatest achievement. We have only completed the second of the four stages in our plan," says Vidonyak.
While the first stage was qualifying for the Candidates Tournament, the second was becoming its winner. Now, the main task is preparing for the world championship contention stage:
- "The first was to qualify for the Candidates Tournament. The second was to win it. We achieved that. Now it's time for the third stage — the fight for the world championship," says Vidonyak.
Vidonyak emphasized that the most difficult stage is reaching a 2800 rating and maintaining consistent dominance in elite tournaments. He recalled that only legends like Garry Kasparov and Magnus Carlsen have achieved such results in the past:
- "The hardest will be the fourth stage: reaching the 2800 level and consistently dominating tournaments. This was accomplished in its time by Garry Kasparov and Magnus Carlsen," says Vidonyak.
According to the coach, reaching this goal will require at least two years of serious work. He also noted that Sindarov is still in the process of fully developing:
- "We will need to work seriously for at least two more years for this. They (Kasparov and Carlsen) were already ready at this age, while we are still working on it," says Vidonyak.
During the preparation process, 9 training camps were held within a year, mostly in Munich, each lasting 10–14 days:
- "Preparation? We held 9 camps within a year. They were mainly in Munich and lasted 10-14 days each," says Vidonyak.
It was noted that practical exercises on the chessboard, rather than computer analysis, take priority in the work process. Through this, nearly 40,000 exercises on various topics have been completed:
- "Also, we usually work without computers — in front of the chessboard. We systematically perform nearly 40,000 exercises I've created on various topics. The goal is to develop the player's thinking," says Vidonyak.
In Vidonyak's opinion, the main objective is to develop the chess player's thinking speed and strategic skills. This will serve as the foundation for achieving high results in world chess in the future:
- "The goal is to develop the player's thinking," Vidonyak told UzChess.
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