Independent day (B)
6 players participated in this 10-round tournament, held from 10 Aug 2025 to 14 Aug 2025 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Top 10 Elo average was 1658, and top seed was Feruz Sindarov (🇺🇿 UZB, 1736).
Aziz Ataev (🇺🇿 UZB, 1668) won with 8.0/10, ahead of Feruz Sindarov (6.0) and Sulton Pardabaev (5.5). Ataev shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Anvarjon Khakimi (1604) beat Feruz Sindarov (1736), a +132-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 10 roundsAziz Ataev led from R6 onwards, the title was decided early. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Aziz Ataev takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
Aziz Ataev opens a +2.0-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Feruz Sindarov); the title is out of reach before R10.
Aziz Ataev 2.0–0.0 against Feruz Sindarov (R2 1-0, R7 1-0) — decisive in 2/2.
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇺🇿Ataev, Aziz | 1668 | * | 11 | ½0 | 11 | 1½ | 11 | 8.0 | 30.50 | 40.0 | +114.4 | 1901 |
| 2 | 🇺🇿Sindarov, Feruz | 1736 | 00 | * | 11 | 01 | 11 | —1 | 6.0 | 22.00 | 44.0 | +19.2 | 1779 |
| 3 | 🇺🇿Pardabaev, Sulton | 1716 | 1½ | 00 | * | 01 | 10 | 11 | 5.5 | 22.50 | 45.0 | -14.4 | 1688 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Khakimi, Anvarjon | 1604 | 00 | 01 | 01 | * | —1 | 10 | 4.0 | 16.00 | 48.0 | +6.8 | 1631 |
| 5 | 🇺🇿Sobirova, Shukrona | 1650 | ½0 | 00 | 10 | 0— | * | 01 | 2.5 | 11.50 | 51.0 | -66.0 | 1505 |
| 6 | 🇺🇿Ilkhomova, Nurangiz | 1573 | 00 | 0— | 00 | 10 | 01 | * | 2.0 | 6.50 | 52.0 | -60.0 | 1451 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ataev, AzizUZB+114.48.0 pts · #1
- 2Sindarov, FeruzUZB+19.26.0 pts · #2
- 3Khakimi, AnvarjonUZB+6.84.0 pts · #4
- 1Sobirova, ShukronaUZB-66.02.5 pts · #5
- 2Ilkhomova, NurangizUZB-60.02.0 pts · #6
- 3Pardabaev, SultonUZB-14.45.5 pts · #3
- R6+132 Elo gap
- R4+112 Elo gap