Al-Beruniy 3rd International chess tournament, Masters
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 13 Feb 2026 to 21 Feb 2026 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. 10 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2602, and top seed was Shant Sargsyan (🇦🇲 ARM, GM, 2659).
Aram Hakobyan (🇦🇲 ARM, GM, 2619) won with 5.5/9, ahead of Etienne Bacrot (5.0) and Shant Sargsyan (5.0). Hakobyan took the lead from round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Afruza Khamdamova (WGM, 2403) beat Abdimalik Abdisalimov (GM, 2563), a +160-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Aram Hakobyan led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Aram Hakobyan held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.
GM Aram Hakobyan drew with GM Etienne Bacrot (Black).
GM Aram Hakobyan went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–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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| 1 | 🇦🇲GMHakobyan, Aram | 2619 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 23.00 | 39.5 | +7.8 | 2680 |
| 2 | 🇫🇷GMBacrot, Etienne | 2629 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 22.25 | 40.0 | +1.5 | 2642 |
| 3 | 🇦🇲GMSargsyan, Shant | 2659 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 21.50 | 40.0 | -2.5 | 2639 |
| 5 | 🇮🇱GMGelfand, Boris | 2629 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 21.25 | 40.0 | +1.5 | 2642 |
| 4 | GMMurzin, Volodar | 2652 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 21.00 | 40.0 | -1.6 | 2639 |
| 6 | 🇺🇿GMAbdisalimov, Abdimalik | 2563 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 4.5 | 21.25 | 40.5 | +5.5 | 2606 |
| 7 | 🇺🇿GMVokhidov, Shamsiddin | 2644 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 18.75 | 40.5 | -5.4 | 2597 |
| 8 | 🇺🇿GMMadaminov, Mukhiddin | 2567 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 4.0 | 18.50 | 41.0 | 0.0 | 2563 |
| 9 | 🇩🇪GMDonchenko, Alexander | 2655 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 4.0 | 17.50 | 41.0 | -12.0 | 2553 |
| 10 | 🇺🇿WGMKhamdamova, Afruza | 2403 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 2.5 | 11.00 | 42.5 | +5.2 | 2458 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Hakobyan, AramGMARM+7.85.5 pts · #1
- 2Abdisalimov, AbdimalikGMUZB+5.54.5 pts · #6
- 3Khamdamova, AfruzaWGMUZB+5.22.5 pts · #10
- 1Donchenko, AlexanderGMGER-12.04.0 pts · #9
- 2Vokhidov, ShamsiddinGMUZB-5.44.5 pts · #7
- 3Sargsyan, ShantGMARM-2.55.0 pts · #3
- R2+160 Elo gap