"Tashkent winter" B
25 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 20 Jan 2026 to 28 Jan 2026 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Top 10 Elo average was 761, and top seed was Ahror Islomov (🇺🇿 UZB, 1577).
Ahror Islomov (🇺🇿 UZB, 1577) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Abdulaziz Bakhtiyorov (7.5) and Dias Muptillaev (7.0). Islomov shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Abdulaziz Bakhtiyorov (1442) beat Iskandar Karimov (1552), a +110-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 7.5/9. Islomov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (44.0).
Ahror Islomov beat Abdulaziz Bakhtiyorov (Black).
Ahror Islomov 5 wins (R4–R8)Abdulaziz Bakhtiyorov 7 wins (R1–R7)Dias Muptillaev 5 wins (R1–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Islomov, Ahror | 1577 | UZB | +23B | +16N | −11B | +24N | +8B | +6N | +3B | +2N | =4B | 7.5 | 44.0 | 45.0 | 36.75 | 1844 | +41.2 |
| 2 | Bakhtiyorov, Abdulaziz | 1442 | UZB | +22B | +25N | +21B | +6N | +4B | +3B | +11N | −1B | =7N | 7.5 | 42.5 | 43.5 | 33.25 | 1740 | +64.4 |
| 3 | Muptillaev, Dias | 1508 | UZB | +20B | +24N | +8B | +4N | +11B | −2N | −1N | +5B | +12N | 7.0 | 47.0 | 48.0 | 33.00 | 1402 | -16.4 |
| 4 | Karimov, Iskandar | 1552 | UZB | +5N | +10B | +18N | −3B | −2N | +12B | +13N | +11B | =1N | 6.5 | 48.5 | 53.0 | 34.75 | 1238 | -46.8 |
| 5 | Irgashev, Elshod | 0 | UZB | −4B | =?N | +25B | +?N | +12N | +17B | =6B | −3N | +14B | 6.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 18.25 | 1259 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Shomuratov, Ibratbek | 1535 | UZB | +12N | +19B | +7N | −2B | +10N | −1B | =5N | =8B | =9N | 5.5 | 48.0 | 52.0 | 28.50 | 714 | -42.4 |
| 7 | Xadjinigmanov Saidjon | 0 | UZB | F | +15N | −6B | +19B | +?N | −11N | +8B | +10B | =2B | 5.5 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 23.75 | 1473 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Dauletbaeva Ayzada | 0 | UZB | +?N | +13B | −3N | +18B | −1N | +?B | −7N | =6N | +?B | 5.5 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 12.25 | 1272 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Akmalova, Sadokat | 0 | UZB | =?N | =?B | −17B | +20N | +16B | =10N | +14B | =15N | =6B | 5.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 22.00 | 1493 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Mashrabboeva, Munisa | 0 | UZB | +?B | −4N | +?B | +21N | −6B | =9B | +?N | −7N | +17B | 5.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 10.25 | 1388 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Ablazov, Rustam | 0 | UZB | +?B | +?N | +1N | +17B | −3N | +7B | −2B | −4N | −15B | 5.0 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 17.50 | 1329 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Kadirbaev Merey | 0 | UZB | −6B | +?N | +?B | +13N | −5B | −4N | +19B | +20N | −3B | 5.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 13.00 | 732 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 14249111 | 0 | — | +14B | −8N | +20B | −12B | +?N | +?N | −4B | +16N | −?B | 5.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 14.00 | 753 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 14242745 | 0 | — | −13N | +?B | −19N | +?B | +18N | +?B | −9N | +?B | −5N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 4.50 | 1469 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 14240530 | 0 | — | F | −7B | −?N | +?B | =19N | +?B | +17N | =9B | +11N | 5.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 14.25 | 649 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 14253127 | 0 | — | +?N | −1B | +?N | −?B | −9N | +?B | +23N | −13B | +?N | 5.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 2.00 | 721 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Istamjonov, Doniyor | 0 | UZB | =?N | +?B | +9N | −11N | +?B | −5N | −15B | +18B | −10N | 4.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 10.00 | 1449 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 14245612 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −4B | −8N | −14B | =?N | +?B | −17N | +22N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 2.50 | 753 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 14239299 | 0 | — | +?B | −6N | +14B | −7N | =15B | =23N | −12N | −?B | +?N | 4.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 8.50 | 693 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Kamilova, Robiya | 0 | UZB | −3N | +?B | −13N | −9B | +?B | +21N | +?N | −12B | −?N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 3.00 | 706 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 14253275 | 0 | — | F | +?B | −2N | −10B | −?N | −20B | +?N | +?B | F | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 635 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 14252848 | 0 | — | −2N | =?N | −?B | F | F | F | +?N | +?B | −18B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 635 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 14253224 | 0 | — | −1N | =?B | −?N | F | +?N | =19B | −16B | −?N | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 2.00 | 793 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 14244683 | 0 | — | F | −3B | +?N | −1B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 750 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 14253240 | 0 | — | +?N | −2B | −5N | −?B | −?B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 635 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Bakhtiyorov, AbdulazizUZB+64.47.5 pts · #2
- 2Islomov, AhrorUZB+41.27.5 pts · #1
- 3Mashrabboeva, MunisaUZB0.05.5 pts · #7
- 1Karimov, IskandarUZB-46.86.5 pts · #9
- 2Shomuratov, IbratbekUZB-42.45.5 pts · #21
- 3Muptillaev, DiasUZB-16.47.0 pts · #5
- R5+110 Elo gap