U20 boys Uzbekistan Championship
12 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 25 Jan 2026 to 30 Jan 2026 in Navoi, Uzbekistan. 9 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2171, and top seed was Akobirkhon Saydaliev (🇺🇿 UZB, IM, 2271).
Javohir Bozorov (🇺🇿 UZB, FM, 2212) won with 8.5/11, ahead of Bekhruz Umarov (6.5) and Sadullo Azizov (6.5). Bozorov won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Rauf Kasimov (CM, 2089) beat Khondamir Elmirzaev (2226), a +137-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 12 · 11 roundsFM Javohir Bozorov led from R5 onwards, the title was decided early. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
FM Javohir Bozorov never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
FM Javohir Bozorov opens a +2.0-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: FM Sadullo Azizov); the title is out of reach before R11.
FM Javohir Bozorov beat FM Sadullo Azizov (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇺🇿FMBozorov, Javohir | 2212 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | — | 8.5 | 41.25 | 50.5 | +49.2 | 2431 |
| 3 | 🇺🇿FMUmarov, Bekhruz | 2154 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | ½ | 6.5 | 32.00 | 52.5 | +27.8 | 2255 |
| 2 | 🇺🇿FMAzizov, Sadullo | 2154 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | — | 6.5 | 31.25 | 52.5 | +53.2 | 2251 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿CMMatyakubov, Miraziz | 2167 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 25.50 | 53.0 | +10.4 | 2187 |
| 5 | 🇺🇿CMObidjonov, Oriyat | 2085 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 5.5 | 24.75 | 53.5 | +42.8 | 2159 |
| 7 | 🇺🇿CMKasimov, Rauf | 2089 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 5.0 | 21.25 | 54.0 | +32.4 | 2147 |
| 6 | 🇺🇿Ortikov, Sherali | 2166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 18.00 | 54.0 | -30.0 | 2115 |
| 9 | 🇺🇿FMBotiraliev, Abdumajid | 2103 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 18.00 | 55.0 | -27.2 | 2055 |
| 8 | 🇺🇿Fakhriddinxujaev, Umarxon | 2171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | — | 4.0 | 16.00 | 55.0 | -28.2 | 2067 |
| 10 | 🇺🇿FMBokhodirov, Abdulkodir | 2036 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | — | 3.5 | 18.75 | 55.5 | +2.8 | 2042 |
| 11 | 🇺🇿Elmirzaev, Khondamir | 2226 | ½ | — | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | — | 3.0 | 16.75 | 56.0 | -106.0 | 2006 |
| 12 | 🇺🇿IMSaydaliev, Akobirkhon | 2271 | — | ½ | — | 0 | ½ | — | 0 | ½ | — | — | — | * | 1.5 | 8.00 | 57.5 | -38.0 | 1986 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Azizov, SadulloFMUZB+53.26.5 pts · #2
- 2Bozorov, JavohirFMUZB+49.28.5 pts · #1
- 3Obidjonov, OriyatCMUZB+42.85.5 pts · #5
- 1Elmirzaev, KhondamirUZB-106.03.0 pts · #11
- 2Saydaliev, AkobirkhonIMUZB-38.01.5 pts · #12
- 3Ortikov, SheraliUZB-30.05.0 pts · #6
- R6+137 Elo gap
- R3+118 Elo gap
- R5+105 Elo gap