Memorial "Sh.Safin 2025"
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 Aug 2025 to 20 Aug 2025 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. 8 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2299, and top seed was Azamat Utegaliyev (🇰🇿 KAZ, 2474).
Artyom Zubritskiy ( FID, IM, 2366) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Semetei Tologon tegin (6.5) and Akbarali Abdukhakimov (6.0). Zubritskiy won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Biloliddin Obidov (2226) beat Azamat Utegaliyev (2474), a +248-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Semetei Tologon tegin led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
FM Akbarali Abdukhakimov takes the sole lead (3.0/4).
IM Semetei Tologon tegin drew with IM Artyom Zubritskiy (White).
IM Semetei Tologon tegin won 3 in a row (R5–R7).
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 | IMZubritskiy, Artyom | 2366 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 26.50 | 38.5 | +11.2 | 2458 |
| 1 | 🇰🇬IMTologon tegin, Semetei | 2304 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.5 | 25.25 | 38.5 | +19.1 | 2465 |
| 3 | 🇺🇿FMAbdukhakimov, Akbarali | 2271 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6.0 | 24.00 | 39.0 | +37.4 | 2427 |
| 4 | 🇧🇾IMZarubitski, Viachaslau | 2409 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 24.00 | 39.5 | -4.5 | 2367 |
| 6 | 🇺🇿FMBozorov, Javohir | 2168 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 16.25 | 41.0 | +29.8 | 2271 |
| 5 | 🇺🇿Obidov, Biloliddin | 2226 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 15.50 | 41.0 | +18.4 | 2264 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳FMArnav Maheshwari | 2284 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 15.25 | 41.0 | -6.2 | 2258 |
| 7 | 🇺🇿CMIslamov, Shakhzod | 2229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 14.25 | 41.0 | +16.8 | 2264 |
| 9 | 🇰🇿Utegaliyev, Azamat | 2474 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 2.5 | 9.25 | 42.5 | -42.1 | 2114 |
| 10 | 🇺🇿CMMatyakubov, Miraziz | 2260 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 2.0 | 9.75 | 43.0 | -76.0 | 2084 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Abdukhakimov, AkbaraliFMUZB+37.46.0 pts · #3
- 2Bozorov, JavohirFMUZB+29.84.0 pts · #6
- 3Tologon tegin, SemeteiIMKGZ+19.16.5 pts · #1
- 1Matyakubov, MirazizCMUZB-76.02.0 pts · #10
- 2Utegaliyev, AzamatKAZ-42.12.5 pts · #9
- 3Arnav MaheshwariFMIND-6.24.0 pts · #8
- R5+248 Elo gap
- R6+245 Elo gap
- R3+203 Elo gap