A relatively calm day
The ten-player nine-round, Round-Robin Super tournament will take place from 4th to 12th December 2025 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Lagarde - Nihal: 0.5-0.5
GM Maxime Lagarde (FRA, 2608) and GM Nihal Sarin (2701) played two Classical rated games against each other before this. Lagarde won one and the second game ended in a draw. This time also the game ended in a draw in a Closed Ruy Lopez battle.
GM Maxime Lagarde (FRA) - GM Nihal Sarin: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Alimurod / Uzbekistan Chess Federation
Replay Round 2 live commentary | Video: UzChess
Replay Round 2 games
Round 2 results
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | White | Result | Black | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2561 | GM | Abdisalimov, Abdimalik | ½ - ½ | GM | Svane, Frederik | 2653 | 6 | PGN | ||
| 2 | 7 | 2608 | GM | Lagarde, Maxime | ½ - ½ | GM | Nihal, Sarin | 2701 | 5 | PGN | ||
| 3 | 8 | 2610 | GM | Kuzubov, Yuriy | ½ - ½ | GM | Vokhidov, Shamsiddin | 2641 | 4 | PGN | ||
| 4 | 9 | 2654 | GM | Grischuk, Alexander | ½ - ½ | GM | Daneshvar, Bardiya | 2600 | 3 | PGN | ||
| 5 | 1 | 2665 | GM | Sargsyan, Shant | ½ - ½ | GM | Madaminov, Mukhiddin | 2552 | 2 | PGN |
Standings after Round 2
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | w-we | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GM | Sargsyan, Shant | ARM | 2665 | 1,5 | 1 | 1,25 | 1 | 0 | 0,5 | 0,21 | 10 | 2,1 | |
| 2 | GM | Madaminov, Mukhiddin | UZB | 2552 | 1,5 | 1 | 1,25 | 1 | 0 | 0,5 | 0,79 | 10 | 7,9 | ||
| 3 | 3 | GM | Daneshvar, Bardiya | IRI | 2600 | 1,5 | 3 | 0,75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,59 | 10 | 5,9 | |
| 4 | GM | Vokhidov, Shamsiddin | UZB | 2641 | 1,5 | 3 | 0,75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,41 | 10 | 4,1 | ||
| 5 | GM | Nihal, Sarin | IND | 2701 | 1,5 | 3 | 0,75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,30 | 10 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 6 | GM | Svane, Frederik | GER | 2653 | 0,5 | 1 | 0,25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0,56 | 10 | -5,6 | |
| 10 | GM | Abdisalimov, Abdimalik | UZB | 2561 | 0,5 | 1 | 0,25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0,23 | 10 | -2,3 | ||
| 8 | 7 | GM | Lagarde, Maxime | FRA | 2608 | 0,5 | 3 | 0,75 | 0 | 0 | 0,5 | -0,32 | 10 | -3,2 | |
| 8 | GM | Kuzubov, Yuriy | UKR | 2610 | 0,5 | 3 | 0,75 | 0 | 0 | 0,5 | -0,47 | 10 | -4,7 | ||
| 9 | GM | Grischuk, Alexander | FID | 2654 | 0,5 | 3 | 0,75 | 0 | 0 | 0,5 | -0,72 | 10 | -7,2 |
Round 3 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | White | Result | Black | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2552 | GM | Madaminov, Mukhiddin | GM | Abdisalimov, Abdimalik | 2561 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | 3 | 2600 | GM | Daneshvar, Bardiya | GM | Sargsyan, Shant | 2665 | 1 | ||||
| 3 | 4 | 2641 | GM | Vokhidov, Shamsiddin | GM | Grischuk, Alexander | 2654 | 9 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 2701 | GM | Nihal, Sarin | GM | Kuzubov, Yuriy | 2610 | 8 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | 2653 | GM | Svane, Frederik | GM | Lagarde, Maxime | 2608 | 7 |
Links
Uzbekistan Chess Federation : Official site and fb page
