Frederik Svane and Maxime Lagarde also score a win each
The ten-player nine-round, Round-Robin Super tournament will take place from 4th to 12th December 2025 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Nihal - Shant: 1-0
GM Nihal Sarin (2701) faced GM Shant Sargsyan (ARM, 2665) only once earlier in a Classical rated game. It had ended in a draw. However, in this game, it was clear that Nihal was playing with only result in mind. In the queen, rook and bishop endgame, Nihal made a nice necessary breakthrough.
Position after 29.f4
29...gxf4 30.exf4 exf4 31.Qh1 Qe2 32.Qh4 Qe3+ 33.Kb2 Ke7 34.Rd1 and White went on to win the game.
GM Nihal Sarin defeated GM Shant Sargsyan (ARM) to emerge sole leader 4/5 | Photo: UzChess
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Replay Round 5 games
Round 5 results
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | White | Result | Black | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2600 | GM | Daneshvar, Bardiya | ½ - ½ | GM | Abdisalimov, Abdimalik | 2561 | 10 | PGN | ||
| 2 | 4 | 2641 | GM | Vokhidov, Shamsiddin | ½ - ½ | GM | Madaminov, Mukhiddin | 2552 | 2 | PGN | ||
| 3 | 5 | 2701 | GM | Nihal, Sarin | 1 - 0 | GM | Sargsyan, Shant | 2665 | 1 | PGN | ||
| 4 | 6 | 2653 | GM | Svane, Frederik | 1 - 0 | GM | Grischuk, Alexander | 2654 | 9 | PGN | ||
| 5 | 7 | 2608 | GM | Lagarde, Maxime | 1 - 0 | GM | Kuzubov, Yuriy | 2610 | 8 | PGN |
Standings after Round 5
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | w-we | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | GM | Nihal, Sarin | IND | 2701 | 4 | 0 | 7,75 | 3 | 0 | 1,5 | 1,06 | 10 | 10,6 | |
| 2 | 4 | GM | Vokhidov, Shamsiddin | UZB | 2641 | 3,5 | 0 | 7,25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0,84 | 10 | 8,4 | |
| 3 | 2 | GM | Madaminov, Mukhiddin | UZB | 2552 | 3,5 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1,5 | 1,49 | 10 | 14,9 | |
| 4 | 3 | GM | Daneshvar, Bardiya | IRI | 2600 | 3 | 0 | 5,75 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0,56 | 10 | 5,6 | |
| 5 | 1 | GM | Sargsyan, Shant | ARM | 2665 | 2,5 | 0 | 6,5 | 1 | 0 | 1,5 | -0,36 | 10 | -3,6 | |
| 6 | 7 | GM | Lagarde, Maxime | FRA | 2608 | 2,5 | 0 | 5,25 | 1 | 0 | 0,5 | 0,17 | 10 | 1,7 | |
| 7 | 6 | GM | Svane, Frederik | GER | 2653 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0,5 | -0,68 | 10 | -6,8 | |
| 8 | 8 | GM | Kuzubov, Yuriy | UKR | 2610 | 1,5 | 0 | 3,75 | 1 | 0 | 0,5 | -0,79 | 10 | -7,9 | |
| 9 | 10 | GM | Abdisalimov, Abdimalik | UZB | 2561 | 1,5 | 0 | 3,75 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0,62 | 10 | -6,2 | |
| 10 | 9 | GM | Grischuk, Alexander | FID | 2654 | 1 | 0 | 3,5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1,67 | 10 | -16,7 |
Round 6 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | White | Result | Black | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2561 | GM | Abdisalimov, Abdimalik | GM | Kuzubov, Yuriy | 2610 | 8 | ||||
| 2 | 9 | 2654 | GM | Grischuk, Alexander | GM | Lagarde, Maxime | 2608 | 7 | ||||
| 3 | 1 | 2665 | GM | Sargsyan, Shant | GM | Svane, Frederik | 2653 | 6 | ||||
| 4 | 2 | 2552 | GM | Madaminov, Mukhiddin | GM | Nihal, Sarin | 2701 | 5 | ||||
| 5 | 3 | 2600 | GM | Daneshvar, Bardiya | GM | Vokhidov, Shamsiddin | 2641 | 4 |
Links
Uzbekistan Chess Federation : Official site, Telegram and fb page
