Al-Beruniy 3rd International chess tournament, Futures
Round-RobinStandard
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 2416, and top seed was Artur Davtyan (🇦🇲 ARM, GM, 2501).
Aldiyar Ansat (🇰🇿 KAZ, IM, 2470) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Artur Davtyan (6.5) and Shiroghlan Talibov (6.5). Ansat shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Guldona Karimova (WIM, 2323) beat Semen Novozhilov (IM, 2450), a +127-point gap.
Location
🇺🇿Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Dates
13 Feb 2026 → 21 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 10
GM×2
IM×4
FM×1
WGM×1
WIM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×4
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×2
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1
🇦🇲Armenia×1
🇷🇺Russia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsTitle race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
2
5
4
3
1
2
2
2
3
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Aldiyar Ansat drew with IM Shiroghlan Talibov (White).
R1–R9 · UNBEATEN
IM Aldiyar Ansat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇰🇿IMAnsat, Aldiyar | 2470 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.5 | 26.50 | 38.5 | +12.8 | 2576 |
| 3 | 🇦🇲GMDavtyan, Artur | 2501 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 25.75 | 38.5 | +8.9 | 2573 |
| 2 | 🇦🇿IMTalibov, Shiroghlan | 2431 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 25.25 | 38.5 | +18.2 | 2581 |
| 4 | 🇷🇺IMNovozhilov, Semen | 2450 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 21.50 | 40.5 | -4.6 | 2412 |
| 5 | GMKiriakov, Petr | 2486 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 16.25 | 40.5 | -9.3 | 2408 |
| 6 | 🇦🇿IMBabazada, Khazar | 2500 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 17.25 | 41.0 | -16.1 | 2364 |
| 7 | 🇺🇿WGMOmonova, Umida | 2334 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 15.75 | 41.0 | +11.8 | 2382 |
| 8 | 🇺🇿WCMKhalilova, Madinabonu | 2287 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 13.00 | 41.5 | +28.0 | 2351 |
| 10 | 🇺🇿WIMKarimova, Guldona | 2323 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 2.5 | 11.25 | 42.5 | -15.0 | 2261 |
| 9 | 🇺🇿FMSharipov, Davron | 2381 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 2.5 | 8.50 | 42.5 | -30.6 | 2254 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Khalilova, MadinabonuWCMUZB+28.03.5 pts · #8
- 2Talibov, ShiroghlanIMAZE+18.26.5 pts · #2
- 3Ansat, AldiyarIMKAZ+12.86.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Sharipov, DavronFMUZB-30.62.5 pts · #9
- 2Babazada, KhazarIMAZE-16.14.0 pts · #6
- 3Karimova, GuldonaWIMUZB-15.02.5 pts · #10
Biggest upsets
- R7+127 Elo gap
- R5+119 Elo gap
- R2+116 Elo gap