President Cup "Masters"
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 04 Dec 2025 to 12 Dec 2025 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. 10 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2625, and top seed was Nihal Sarin (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2701).
Nihal Sarin (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2701) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Mukhiddin Madaminov (5.0) and Shamsiddin Vokhidov (5.0). Sarin took the lead from round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Mukhiddin Madaminov (GM, 2552) beat Nihal Sarin (GM, 2701), a +149-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Nihal Sarin led from R5 onwards, the title was decided early. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
GM Nihal Sarin never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
GM Nihal Sarin opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: GM Mukhiddin Madaminov); the title is out of reach before R9.
GM Nihal Sarin lost to GM Mukhiddin Madaminov (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇮🇳GMNihal Sarin | 2701 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 28.75 | 38.0 | +14.5 | 2836 |
| 2 | 🇺🇿GMMadaminov, Mukhiddin | 2552 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 22.75 | 40.0 | +14.9 | 2676 |
| 3 | 🇺🇿GMVokhidov, Shamsiddin | 2641 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 5.0 | 21.00 | 40.0 | +2.7 | 2666 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷GMLagarde, Maxime | 2608 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 19.75 | 40.5 | +2.2 | 2626 |
| 5 | 🇩🇪GMSvane, Frederik | 2653 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 4.5 | 19.75 | 40.5 | -3.9 | 2621 |
| 6 | 🇦🇲GMSargsyan, Shant | 2665 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 18.50 | 40.5 | -5.6 | 2620 |
| 8 | 🇷🇺GMGrischuk, Alexander | 2654 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 17.00 | 41.0 | -9.0 | 2578 |
| 7 | 🇮🇷GMDaneshvar, Bardiya | 2600 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 16.00 | 41.0 | -1.6 | 2584 |
| 9 | 🇺🇿GMAbdisalimov, Abdimalik | 2561 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 3.5 | 15.00 | 41.5 | -1.2 | 2552 |
| 10 | 🇺🇦GMKuzubov, Yuriy | 2610 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 3.0 | 13.50 | 42.0 | -13.0 | 2501 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Madaminov, MukhiddinGMUZB+14.95.0 pts · #2
- 2Nihal SarinGMIND+14.57.0 pts · #1
- 3Vokhidov, ShamsiddinGMUZB+2.75.0 pts · #3
- 1Kuzubov, YuriyGMUKR-13.03.0 pts · #10
- 2Grischuk, AlexanderGMRUS-9.04.0 pts · #8
- 3Sargsyan, ShantGMARM-5.64.5 pts · #6
- R6+149 Elo gap
- R1+102 Elo gap