"A" group V Karshi Open International Chess Tournament dedicated to the memory of Ismat Shukurov

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55 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 19 May 2026 to 24 May 2026 in Karshi, Uzbekistan. 29 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2467, and top seed was Sergei Tiviakov (🇳🇱 NED, GM, 2539).

Vitaliy Bernadskiy (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2507) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Saidakbar Saydaliev (7.0) and Saparmyrat Atabayev (7.0). Bernadskiy won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Elizaveta Senkus (1829) beat Tair Vahidov (GM, 2279), a +450-point gap.

Location

🇺🇿Karshi, Uzbekistan

Dates

19 May 2026 → 24 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇳🇱GMSergei Tiviakov2539

Avg top 10

2,467

Participants

Titled players · 29

GM×8

IM×6

FM×5

CM×8

WFM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇺🇿Uzbekistan×35

🇷🇺Russia×5

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×5

🇹🇲Turkmenistan×2

FIDE (no federation)×2

🇪🇸Spain×1

🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan×1

🇳🇱Netherlands×1

Top 3

🥇
GMVitaliy Bernadskiy
🇺🇦UKR·2507
7.0pts·2522perf+4.0
🥈
IMSaidakbar Saydaliev
🇺🇿UZB·2454
7.0pts·2542perf+11.4
🥉
GMSaparmyrat Atabayev
🇹🇲TKM·2471
7.0pts·2464perf+1.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 3 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Saydaliev7Atabayev7Bernadskiy7Abdisalimov6.5Alekseev6.5Abdurakhmonov6

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 7.0/9. Bernadskiy takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (47.0).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Saidakbar Saydaliev 4 wins (R2–R5)GM Saparmyrat Atabayev 4 wins (R6–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMSaidakbar Saydaliev	*	—	½	½
2GMSaparmyrat Atabayev	—	*	—	—
3GMVitaliy Bernadskiy	½	—	*	1
4GMAbdimalik Abdisalimov	½	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Bernadskiy, VitaliyGM	2507	UKR	+14N	+21B	=10N	+43B	=4N	+9B	=6N	=2B	+5B	7.0	47.0	50.0	37.50	2522	+4.0
2	Saydaliev, SaidakbarIM	2454	UZB	=36N	+24B	+50N	+10B	+23N	=4B	=5B	=1N	+13B	7.0	43.5	46.0	34.25	2542	+11.4
3	Atabayev, SaparmyratGM	2471	TKM	+27B	−10N	+19B	+35B	−9N	+18N	+12B	+6B	+4N	7.0	42.5	46.0	35.00	2464	+1.0
4	Alekseev, EvgenyGM	2510	ISR	+16B	+17N	+12B	+5N	=1B	=2N	+11B	=9N	−3B	6.5	49.0	54.0	37.25	2517	+3.0
5	Abdisalimov, AbdimalikGM	2530	UZB	+29N	+22B	+9N	−4B	+37N	+6B	=2N	+7B	−1N	6.5	47.0	50.5	33.50	2537	+3.0
6	Abdurakhmonov, MukhammadaliIM	2385	UZB	+40N	+39B	=43B	+18N	+11B	−5N	=1B	−3N	+16B	6.0	42.5	45.5	27.00	2381	+1.8
7	Tiviakov, SergeiGM	2539	NED	+51B	=15N	=18B	=12N	+19B	=11N	+26B	−5N	+17B	6.0	41.0	43.5	26.75	2367	-14.8
8	Atabayev, YusupGM	2449	TKM	=24N	+36B	=35N	=15B	=10N	=22B	=18N	+43B	+9B	6.0	36.5	39.5	25.75	2290	-14.9
9	Saydaliev, AkobirkhonIM	2274	UZB	+32B	+20N	−5B	+14N	+3B	−1N	+43B	=4B	−8N	5.5	47.0	50.0	27.25	2372	+24.6
10	Elmirzaev, Khondamir	2175	UZB	+46N	+3B	=1B	−2N	=8B	+49N	=25B	=16N	=11B	5.5	45.0	48.0	27.00	2380	+84.7
11	Omonov, AsrorjonIM	2345	UZB	=28N	+34B	+25N	+31B	−6N	=7B	−4N	+18B	=10N	5.5	41.5	45.5	25.00	2344	+1.9
12	Umarov, BekhruzFM	2270	UZB	+48N	+44B	−4N	=7B	=43N	+15B	−3N	+36B	=14N	5.5	39.5	42.5	21.75	2285	+6.2
13	Korneev, OlegGM	2450	ESP	=33B	−19N	+46N	=22B	=36N	+20B	+21N	+23B	−2N	5.5	37.0	40.0	22.50	2242	-18.9
14	Saidov, Sardorbek	2104	UZB	−1B	+53N	+47N	−9B	−31N	+34B	+32N	+35B	=12B	5.5	36.5	38.0	18.75	2225	+28.0
15	Islamov, ShakhzodCM	2199	UZB	+53B	=7B	=37N	=8N	=49B	−12N	=20B	=19N	+32B	5.0	37.0	38.5	19.25	2249	+22.8
16	Ortikov, Sherali	2107	UZB	−4N	−46B	+48N	+44B	+52N	=23B	+22N	=10B	−6N	5.0	36.0	38.0	17.50	2180	+30.0
17	Hamzaev, ShahzodbekFM	2198	UZB	+45N	−4B	=44N	−20B	=38N	+52B	+47N	+31B	−7N	5.0	33.5	35.5	15.25	2128	-21.7
18	Aliev, Saidkosim	2151	UZB	+38N	+31B	=7N	−6B	+50N	−3B	=8B	−11N	=19B	4.5	42.5	45.0	18.25	2294	+31.2
19	Voroshilov, Roman	2057	FID	=37N	+13B	−3N	+25B	−7N	−21B	+45N	=15B	=18N	4.5	40.5	43.5	19.50	2255	+81.2
20	Makhamadullaev, Mukhammaddiyor	2001	UZB	+30B	−9B	=22N	+17N	=26B	−13N	=15N	−21B	+35N	4.5	39.0	42.5	20.00	2243	+95.0
21	Isaev, AntonCM	2173	RUS	+47B	−1N	+32B	−23B	=24N	+19N	−13B	+20N	−25N	4.5	39.0	42.0	18.25	2156	-4.2
22	Bolashakov, NuraliCM	2198	KAZ	+55B	−5N	=20B	=13N	+41B	=8N	−16B	+39N	F	4.5	39.0	39.5	15.50	2228	+14.4
23	Askarov, BakhtiyarIM	2291	KAZ	+52B	−43N	+39B	+21N	−2B	=16N	+24B	−13N	F	4.5	37.5	39.5	17.00	2216	-6.7
24	Khalilov, Abdumalik	2069	UZB	=8B	−2N	=54B	+32N	=21B	+37B	−23N	=38N	=27B	4.5	37.5	39.0	17.50	2165	+38.0
25	Bozorov, JavohirFM	2237	UZB	=54B	+42N	−11B	−19N	F	+45B	=10N	=26N	+21B	4.5	34.5	36.0	16.75	2125	-18.8
26	Karimov, ShakhrombekCM	2206	UZB	−44N	+48B	+45N	=37B	=20N	+31B	−7N	=25B	F	4.5	33.0	36.0	16.25	2189	-0.7
27	Rakhmatullaev, Muhammadsolih	2103	UZB	−3N	+38B	−31N	=45B	=44N	−47B	+34N	+48B	=24N	4.5	32.0	35.0	15.75	2011	-37.1
28	Sunnatov,Mirfayz	2058	UZB	=11B	−35N	+30B	−49N	+42B	+50B	−31N	+40N	F	4.5	32.0	34.5	16.75	2273	+43.2
29	Fakhriddinxujaev, Umarxon	2123	UZB	−5B	−32N	+53B	=42N	−39B	=48N	+41B	+33N	=38B	4.5	31.5	33.0	14.00	2030	-22.6
30	Vahidov, TairGM	2279	UZB	−20N	=52B	−28N	=34B	−45N	+55B	+46N	+44B	=36N	4.5	27.5	28.0	11.25	1960	-32.3
31	Daurimbetov, AzamatFM	2372	UZB	+41B	−18N	+27B	−11N	+14B	−26N	+28B	−17N	F	4.0	37.5	37.5	18.00	2154	-43.0
32	Fedotov, Alexey	1989	RUS	−9N	+29B	−21N	−24B	+46N	+51N	−14B	+47B	−15N	4.0	35.5	38.0	13.00	2035	+10.8
33	Shavkatov, TemurCM	2086	UZB	=13N	−37B	=52N	+46B	−35N	=44B	=38N	−29B	+45N	4.0	29.5	31.5	13.00	2011	-30.8
34	Abasova, Adelina	1939	FID	=35B	−11N	−51B	=30N	+54B	−14N	−27B	+52N	+53B	4.0	29.5	31.0	9.00	2073	+55.2
35	Kudaibergen, Nurlykhan	2255	KAZ	=34N	+28B	=8B	−3N	+33B	−43N	=39B	−14N	−20B	3.5	39.0	42.0	15.25	2057	-46.4
36	Naumov, PetrCM	2099	RUS	=2B	−8N	=42B	+54N	=13B	=39N	F	−12N	=30B	3.5	38.5	40.0	13.50	2185	+25.6
37	Azatzhan, Adil	2340	KAZ	=19B	+33N	=15B	=26N	−5B	−24N	−40B	+53N	F	3.5	36.0	37.5	12.50	2101	-47.0
38	Norkulova, Malika	1759	UZB	−18B	−27N	F	=39N	=17B	+41N	=33B	=24B	=29N	3.5	34.0	34.0	14.25	2059	+102.4
39	Chyngyz, SultaiCM	2055	KGZ	+49B	−6N	−23N	=38B	+29N	=36B	=35N	−22B	F	3.5	33.5	36.5	12.75	2135	+27.0
40	Ibodullaev, Jurabek	2067	UZB	−6B	+55N	=49B	−50B	F	+42N	+37N	−28B	F	3.5	30.5	31.0	9.00	2161	+15.8
41	Lesnykh, ZhannaWFM	2066	RUS	−31N	−49N	+55B	+47B	−22N	−38B	−29N	=45B	+52B	3.5	27.5	28.0	7.00	1946	-28.6
42	Sattarova, Shaxrizoda	1940	UZB	=50N	−25B	=36N	=29B	−28N	−40B	−53N	+54B	+55B	3.5	26.0	26.5	7.25	1975	+9.9
43	Xusanov, Islombek	2069	UZB	F	+23B	=6N	−1N	=12B	+35B	−9N	−8N	F	3.0	41.5	41.5	13.75	2292	+69.6
44	Shernazarov, Temur	1902	UZB	+26B	−12N	=17B	−16N	=27B	=33N	=51B	−30N	−47N	3.0	36.0	38.5	12.50	2008	+19.0
45	Senkus, Elizaveta	1829	RUS	−17B	+51N	−26B	=27N	+30B	−25N	−19B	=41N	−33B	3.0	35.0	37.5	11.00	2021	+70.0
46	Davlatova, Sevinch	1819	UZB	−10B	+16N	−13B	−33N	−32B	+54N	−30B	+55N	−48N	3.0	33.0	33.5	7.00	1930	+37.6
47	Mustafakulov, Akbar	1805	UZB	−21N	F	−14B	−41N	+53B	+27N	−17B	−32N	+44B	3.0	31.5	31.5	9.00	1967	+53.6
48	Danierova, Rayhon	1951	UZB	−12B	−26N	−16B	=53N	F	=29B	+52N	−27N	+46B	3.0	30.5	30.5	8.00	1980	+3.0
49	Sharipov, DavronFM	2314	UZB	−39N	+41B	=40N	+28B	=15N	−10B	F	F	F	3.0	29.0	29.0	12.25	2103	-32.0
50	Tillyaev, UlugbekIM	2268	UZB	=42B	+54N	−2B	+40N	−18B	−28N	F	F	F	2.5	24.5	24.5	6.75	2042	-17.1
51	Ulan, RizatCM	2140	KAZ	−7N	−45B	+34N	−52B	+55N	−32B	=44N	F	F	2.5	22.5	22.5	6.00	1902	-90.0
52	Maksudshoev, Kubot	2007	TJK	−23N	=30N	=33B	+51N	−16B	−17N	−48B	−34B	−41N	2.0	33.5	36.0	6.75	1897	-24.8
53	Khonkeldiev, Sadik	1898	UZB	−15N	−14B	−29N	=48B	−47N	F	+42B	−37B	−34N	1.5	32.0	32.0	5.00	1794	-22.6
54	Jumaeva, MalikaWCM	1923	UZB	=25N	−50B	=24N	−36B	−34N	−46B	=55N	−42N	F	1.5	26.0	26.0	4.75	1773	-56.2
55	Primov, Zafar	1824	UZB	−22N	−40B	−41N	F	−51B	−30N	=54B	−46B	−42N	0.5	26.5	26.5	0.75	1603	-28.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Norkulova, MalikaUZB
+102.4
3.5 pts · #37
2Makhamadullaev, MukhammaddiyorUZB
+95.0
4.5 pts · #24
3Elmirzaev, KhondamirUZB
+84.7
5.5 pts · #11

Top rating losers

1Ulan, RizatCMKAZ
-90.0
2.5 pts · #51
2Jumaeva, MalikaWCMUZB
-56.2
1.5 pts · #53
3Azatzhan, AdilKAZ
-47.0
3.5 pts · #39

Biggest upsets

R5+450 Elo gap
Senkus, Elizaveta1829 beat GMVahidov, Tair2279
R2+393 Elo gap
Voroshilov, Roman2057 beat GMKorneev, Oleg2450
R2+311 Elo gap
Senkus, Elizaveta1829 beat CMUlan, Rizat2140