Nicosia, April 14 -- Uzbekistan's Javokhir Sindarov on Tuesday booked the title clash against world champion D Gukesh after securing the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Candidates title in the Open section after drawing his round 13 match-up against Dutch Anish Giri.

As per ESPN, Sindarov drew the match against Giri with black pieces.

The Uzbekistan chess player won the title unbeaten, with a round to spare, and the clash for the world championship will be held later this year.

On the other hand, in the women's section, R Vaishali bounced back from a loss, drawing her match with Tan Zhongyi with black pieces. This lifted her points tally to 7.5 and keeps her in contention for the world title. In the final round, she will play Zhu...