Tajikistan National Championship 2026 - Men
49 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 01 May 2026 to 06 May 2026 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. 4 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2145, and top seed was Orash Shonazarov (🇰🇿 KAZ, FM, 2302).
Amin Kabilov (🇹🇯 TJK, FM, 2277) won with 6.5/8, ahead of Alisher Karimov (6.0) and Orash Shonazarov (6.0). Kabilov won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Khushnudjon Iskandarov (1546) beat Nurullo Rahimov (1843), a +297-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsFM Amin Kabilov led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
FM Amin Kabilov held the sole lead from R4 through R8 without losing it.
FM Amin Kabilov drew with FM Orash Shonazarov (White).
FM Amin Kabilov won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMAmin Kabilov | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2FMOrash Shonazarov | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Pairavi Kodiri | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Kubot Maksudshoev | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kabilov, AminFM | 2277 | TJK | +32N | +12B | +48N | +4B | =2N | =6B | +8N | =3B | 6.5 | 37.0 | 38.0 | 29.25 | 2310 | +8.0 |
| 2 | Karimov, AlisherFM | 2288 | TJK | +43B | +15N | +8B | =7N | =1B | −4N | +11B | +6B | 6.0 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 27.75 | 2221 | -8.4 |
| 3 | Shonazarov, OrashFM | 2302 | KAZ | +17N | +9B | =6N | =5B | =11N | +23B | +20N | =1N | 6.0 | 36.5 | 40.5 | 29.00 | 2234 | -7.4 |
| 4 | Maksudshoev, Kubot | 2007 | TJK | +26B | +16N | +10B | −1N | +36B | +2B | −6N | +7N | 6.0 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 27.00 | 2247 | +48.8 |
| 5 | Kodiri, Pairavi | 2196 | TJK | +34B | +21N | −7B | =3N | +30B | =11N | +15B | +8B | 6.0 | 33.0 | 36.0 | 25.50 | 2182 | +0.8 |
| 6 | Mousavi, Sayed Milad | 2104 | IRI | +28B | +30N | =3B | +13N | =7B | =1N | +4B | −2N | 5.5 | 38.0 | 41.5 | 26.75 | 2212 | +23.6 |
| 7 | Avzalzoda, Ahmad | 2019 | TJK | +14N | +29B | +5N | =2B | =6N | −8N | +22B | −4B | 5.0 | 37.5 | 41.0 | 24.25 | 2099 | +17.4 |
| 8 | Khamdamov, SuhrobIM | 2065 | TJK | +39N | +36B | −2N | +27B | +12N | +7B | −1B | −5N | 5.0 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 19.50 | 2132 | +14.2 |
| 9 | Rizvonov, Zurkhon | 1925 | TJK | +33B | −3N | +24B | =19N | =10B | =13N | +26B | =12N | 5.0 | 33.0 | 36.5 | 20.75 | 2027 | +19.4 |
| 10 | Yunusov, Azam | 2159 | RUS | +22N | =27B | −4N | +32B | =9N | =12B | +23N | =13N | 5.0 | 32.5 | 36.0 | 20.75 | 2010 | -27.4 |
| 11 | Saidov, Shohjahon | 1932 | TJK | =41B | =42N | +28B | +16N | =3B | =5B | −2N | +21N | 5.0 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 20.25 | 2088 | +28.8 |
| 12 | Jumaev, Olucha | 1914 | TJK | +46B | −1N | +26B | +34N | −8B | =10N | +16B | =9B | 5.0 | 32.5 | 34.0 | 17.50 | 2037 | +25.0 |
| 13 | Saidova, Rukhshona | 1947 | TJK | =42B | +37N | +20N | −6B | =22N | =9B | +27N | =10B | 5.0 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 18.50 | 2034 | +18.0 |
| 14 | Mavlonov, Asliddin | 1794 | TJK | −7B | +45N | −21B | +49N | −15B | +38N | +36B | +35N | 5.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 11.00 | 1874 | +25.6 |
| 15 | Kulmamadov, David | 1930 | TJK | +31N | −2B | −22N | +29B | +14N | +17B | −5N | =18B | 4.5 | 33.5 | 37.0 | 18.75 | 1941 | +1.0 |
| 16 | Makhsudshoev, Nozim | 1906 | TJK | +47N | −4B | +29N | −11B | =40N | +31B | −12N | +26B | 4.5 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 12.75 | 1823 | -14.6 |
| 17 | Kuliev, Firdavs | 1855 | RUS | −3B | +41N | −35B | +46N | +18B | −15N | +24B | =23N | 4.5 | 28.5 | 30.0 | 14.50 | 1917 | +24.4 |
| 18 | Mamadayozov, Alisher | 1776 | TJK | −23B | −35N | +44B | +25B | −17N | +34B | +28N | =15N | 4.5 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 14.75 | 1897 | +44.8 |
| 19 | Yormadov, Ashur | 1867 | TJK | +49N | −20B | +31N | =9B | −23B | −26N | +40N | +27B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 12.00 | 1853 | -2.4 |
| 20 | Haitov, Bakhtiyor | 2029 | TJK | =24B | +19N | −13B | +37N | =21B | +36N | −3B | F | 4.0 | 30.5 | 33.5 | 14.50 | 1982 | -16.4 |
| 21 | Yuldoshev, Tojiddin | 1922 | TJK | +40N | −5B | +14N | =22B | =20N | −27B | +39N | −11B | 4.0 | 30.5 | 33.0 | 14.50 | 1893 | -6.2 |
| 22 | Qurbonov, Saidahror | 1816 | TJK | −10B | +46N | +15B | =21N | =13B | +35N | −7N | F | 4.0 | 30.5 | 32.0 | 13.50 | 1979 | +30.0 |
| 23 | Abdullaev Bahodur | 1964 | TJK | +18N | −48B | =27N | +42B | +19N | −3N | −10B | =17B | 4.0 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 15.00 | 1999 | +5.6 |
| 24 | Mukammalov, Shuhrat | 1800 | TJK | =20N | =25B | −9N | −40B | +44N | +33B | −17N | +34B | 4.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 12.50 | 1794 | -3.6 |
| 25 | Shamsitdinov, Suhrob | 1942 | TJK | =37B | =24N | −34B | −18N | −29B | +47N | +31N | +39B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 11.00 | 1732 | -39.4 |
| 26 | Ziyaev, Negmat | 1794 | TJK | −4N | +47B | −12N | +38B | =27N | +19B | −9N | −16N | 3.5 | 31.5 | 32.5 | 10.25 | 1766 | -5.8 |
| 27 | Saidov, Shuhrat | 1909 | TJK | +44B | =10N | =23B | −8N | =26B | +21N | −13B | −19N | 3.5 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 12.25 | 1858 | -11.0 |
| 28 | Mikhliboev, Ilhom | 1814 | TJK | −6N | +38B | −11N | =31B | =33N | +40B | −18B | =29N | 3.5 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 10.75 | 1725 | -40.8 |
| 29 | Gazalov, Aziz | 1765 | TJK | +35B | −7N | −16B | −15N | +25N | −39B | +43N | =28B | 3.5 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 10.75 | 1858 | +36.8 |
| 30 | Makhsudshoev, Hofiz | 1913 | TJK | +38N | −6B | =42N | +48B | −5N | −32B | =37N | =33B | 3.5 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 8.25 | 1745 | -62.4 |
| 31 | Narzulloev, Khoji | 1691 | TJK | −15B | +43N | −19B | =28N | +37B | −16N | −25B | +46N | 3.5 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 8.25 | 1793 | +19.6 |
| 32 | Navruzmamadov, Ramzi | 1835 | TJK | −1B | =33N | +41B | −10N | +42B | +30N | F | F | 3.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 9.75 | 1973 | +38.8 |
| 33 | Nazarov, Rustam | 1674 | TJK | −9N | =32B | −37B | +41N | =28B | −24N | +42B | =30N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 9.75 | 1782 | +42.8 |
| 34 | Pustiev, Habibullo | 1829 | TJK | −5N | +40B | +25N | −12B | −35B | −18N | +38B | −24N | 3.0 | 29.5 | 32.0 | 9.50 | 1760 | -17.2 |
| 35 | Ismailov, Timur | 1942 | TJK | −29N | +18B | +17N | −36B | +34N | −22B | F | −14B | 3.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 12.00 | 1767 | -33.4 |
| 36 | Aliev, Hamrokul | 1884 | TJK | +45B | −8N | +49B | +35N | −4N | −20B | −14N | −37B | 3.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 5.00 | 1667 | -62.0 |
| 37 | Voskolovich, Bogdan | 1801 | TJK | =25N | −13B | +33N | −20B | −31N | F | =30B | +36N | 3.0 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 10.25 | 1819 | +4.8 |
| 38 | Iskandarov, Khushnudjon | 1546 | TJK | −30B | −28N | +43B | −26N | +41B | −14B | −34N | +45N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 6.50 | 1660 | +31.6 |
| 39 | Juraev, Behruz | 1811 | TJK | −8B | +44N | F | F | +49B | +29N | −21B | −25N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.50 | 1731 | -8.4 |
| 40 | Akhmedov, Nosirjon | 1656 | TJK | −21B | −34N | +45B | +24N | =16B | −28N | −19B | −43N | 2.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 8.25 | 1624 | -9.2 |
| 41 | Nazarov, Ali | 1741 | TJK | =11N | −17B | −32N | −33B | −38N | −45B | +47N | +49B | 2.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 3.50 | 1402 | -36.0 |
| 42 | Sharipov, Nurali | 1772 | TJK | =13N | =11B | =30B | −23N | −32N | =43B | −33N | −44B | 2.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 7.75 | 1715 | -22.4 |
| 43 | Rahimov, Nurullo | 1843 | TJK | −2N | −31B | −38N | F | =46B | =42N | −29B | +40B | 2.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 4.25 | 1593 | -96.0 |
| 44 | Bozorali, Zamon | 0 | TJK | −27N | −39B | −18N | F | −24B | +49N | −46B | +42N | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 2.00 | 1502 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Karimzoda, Olim | 0 | TJK | −36N | −14B | −40N | F | −47B | +41N | +49B | −38B | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 2.50 | 1484 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Alihmadov, Rahmatullo | 1581 | TJK | −12N | −22B | F | −17B | =43N | F | +44N | −31B | 1.5 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 3.00 | 1458 | -21.2 |
| 47 | Haitov, Ismoil | 0 | TJK | −16B | −26N | F | F | +45N | −25B | −41B | F | 1.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 2.00 | 1046 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 14707780 | 0 | — | F | +23N | −1B | −30N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 1926 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Muhiddinov, Ghaffor | 0 | TJK | −19B | F | −36N | −14B | −39N | −44B | −45N | −41N | 0.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 0.00 | 1019 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Maksudshoev, KubotTJK+48.86.0 pts · #3
- 2Mamadayozov, AlisherTJK+44.84.5 pts · #23
- 3Nazarov, RustamTJK+42.83.5 pts · #27
- 1Rahimov, NurulloTJK-96.02.0 pts · #39
- 2Makhsudshoev, HofizTJK-62.43.5 pts · #36
- 3Aliev, HamrokulTJK-62.03.0 pts · #45
- R3+297 Elo gap
- R6+281 Elo gap
- R5+195 Elo gap