Kuzubov scores the sole win
The ten-player nine-round, Round-Robin Super tournament will take place from 4th to 12th December 2025 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Grischuk - Nihal: 0.5-0.5
Former three-time World Blitz champion, GM Alexander Grischuk (2654) and GM Nihal Sarin (2701) have played a lot of games online. However, this was the first time they faced each other in a Classical rating tournament. The game was a quiet theoretical draw arising out of Ruy Lopez Berlin Defence.
GM Alexander Grischuk - GM Nihal Sarin: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: UzChess
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Replay Round 4 games
Round 4 results
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | White | Result | Black | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2561 | GM | Abdisalimov, Abdimalik | ½ - ½ | GM | Lagarde, Maxime | 2608 | 7 | PGN | ||
| 2 | 8 | 2610 | GM | Kuzubov, Yuriy | 1 - 0 | GM | Svane, Frederik | 2653 | 6 | PGN | ||
| 3 | 9 | 2654 | GM | Grischuk, Alexander | ½ - ½ | GM | Nihal, Sarin | 2701 | 5 | PGN | ||
| 4 | 1 | 2665 | GM | Sargsyan, Shant | ½ - ½ | GM | Vokhidov, Shamsiddin | 2641 | 4 | PGN | ||
| 5 | 2 | 2552 | GM | Madaminov, Mukhiddin | ½ - ½ | GM | Daneshvar, Bardiya | 2600 | 3 | PGN |
Standings after Round 4
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | w-we | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | GM | Madaminov, Mukhiddin | UZB | 2552 | 3 | 0 | 4,5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1,37 | 10 | 13,7 | |
| 2 | 4 | GM | Vokhidov, Shamsiddin | UZB | 2641 | 3 | 0 | 4,5 | 2 | 0 | 0,5 | 0,96 | 10 | 9,6 | |
| 3 | 5 | GM | Nihal, Sarin | IND | 2701 | 3 | 0 | 3,75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0,61 | 10 | 6,1 | |
| 4 | 1 | GM | Sargsyan, Shant | ARM | 2665 | 2,5 | 0 | 5,25 | 1 | 0 | 1,5 | 0,09 | 10 | 0,9 | |
| 5 | 3 | GM | Daneshvar, Bardiya | IRI | 2600 | 2,5 | 0 | 4,75 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0,61 | 10 | 6,1 | |
| 6 | 8 | GM | Kuzubov, Yuriy | UKR | 2610 | 1,5 | 0 | 2,5 | 1 | 0 | 0,5 | -0,29 | 10 | -2,9 | |
| 7 | 7 | GM | Lagarde, Maxime | FRA | 2608 | 1,5 | 0 | 2,5 | 0 | 0 | 0,5 | -0,33 | 10 | -3,3 | |
| 8 | 6 | GM | Svane, Frederik | GER | 2653 | 1 | 1 | 1,25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1,18 | 10 | -11,8 | |
| 10 | GM | Abdisalimov, Abdimalik | UZB | 2561 | 1 | 1 | 1,25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0,67 | 10 | -6,7 | ||
| 10 | 9 | GM | Grischuk, Alexander | FID | 2654 | 1 | 3 | 2,75 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1,17 | 10 | -11,7 |
Round 5 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | White | Result | Black | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2600 | GM | Daneshvar, Bardiya | GM | Abdisalimov, Abdimalik | 2561 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | 4 | 2641 | GM | Vokhidov, Shamsiddin | GM | Madaminov, Mukhiddin | 2552 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | 5 | 2701 | GM | Nihal, Sarin | GM | Sargsyan, Shant | 2665 | 1 | ||||
| 4 | 6 | 2653 | GM | Svane, Frederik | GM | Grischuk, Alexander | 2654 | 9 | ||||
| 5 | 7 | 2608 | GM | Lagarde, Maxime | GM | Kuzubov, Yuriy | 2610 | 8 |
Links
Uzbekistan Chess Federation : Official site, Telegram and fb page
