The 2nd International Chess Tournament -"UzChess Cup" Masters
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 Jun 2025 to 28 Jun 2025 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. 10 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2724, and top seed was Erigaisi Arjun (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2782).
Praggnanandhaa R (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2767) won with 5.5/9, ahead of Nodirbek Abdusattorov (5.5) and Javokhir Sindarov (5.5). R won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Shamsiddin Vokhidov (GM, 2644) beat Ian Nepomniachtchi (GM, 2757), a +113-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsTitle race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
GM Javokhir Sindarov lost to GM Praggnanandhaa R (Black).
GM Javokhir Sindarov went unbeaten across 5 games (R5–R9).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 2 | 🇮🇳GMPraggnanandhaa R | 2767 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.5 | 25.25 | 39.5 | +4.1 | 2799 |
| 3 | 🇺🇿GMAbdusattorov, Nodirbek | 2767 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 22.50 | 39.5 | +4.1 | 2799 |
| 1 | 🇺🇿GMSindarov, Javokhir | 2710 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 22.25 | 39.5 | +12.0 | 2806 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳GMErigaisi Arjun | 2782 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 21.50 | 40.0 | -2.9 | 2761 |
| 6 | 🇮🇷GMMaghsoodloo, Parham | 2691 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 20.50 | 40.5 | +4.4 | 2728 |
| 7 | 🇺🇿GMYakubboev, Nodirbek | 2659 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 19.50 | 40.5 | +8.9 | 2731 |
| 5 | 🇭🇺GMRapport, Richard | 2714 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 18.75 | 40.5 | +1.2 | 2725 |
| 8 | 🇺🇿GMVokhidov, Shamsiddin | 2644 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 16.50 | 41.0 | +6.0 | 2690 |
| 9 | 🇷🇺GMNepomniachtchi, Ian | 2757 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 3.5 | 16.00 | 41.5 | -14.6 | 2640 |
| 10 | 🇮🇳GMAravindh, Chithambaram VR. | 2749 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 2.5 | 11.25 | 42.5 | -23.2 | 2555 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Sindarov, JavokhirGMUZB+12.05.5 pts · #1
- 2Yakubboev, NodirbekGMUZB+8.94.5 pts · #7
- 3Vokhidov, ShamsiddinGMUZB+6.04.0 pts · #8
- 1Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.GMIND-23.22.5 pts · #10
- 2Nepomniachtchi, IanGMRUS-14.63.5 pts · #9
- 3Erigaisi ArjunGMIND-2.95.0 pts · #4
- R9+113 Elo gap
- R6+108 Elo gap