4th President Cup Masters 2025 R6: Nihal overpushes against Madaminov, pays a heavy price
Nihal Sarin overpushed against Mukhiddin Madaminov (UZB) and paid a heavy price at 4th International President Cup 2025 Masters. Nihal sacrificed a pawn in the early stage of the game. He had enough compensation for it. In the double rook and minor piece endgame, Nihal tried too hard to score a win, sacrificed another pawn to gain some activity and it cost him the game. Shamsiddin Vokhidov (UZB) defeated Bardiya Daneshvar (IRI). Both Madaminov and Vokhidov are the new coleaders 4.5/6. Nihal is the sole player trailing them by a half point at 4/6. Alexander Grischuk scored his first win of the event against Maxime Lagarde (FRA). Round 7 starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 3:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Alimurod / UzChess
Vokhidov is the coleader of Mukhiddin
The ten-player nine-round, Round-Robin Super tournament will take place from 4th to 12th December 2025 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Mukhiddin - Nihal: 1-0
This was the first time GM Mukhiddin Madaminov (UZB, 2552) was facing GM Nihal Sarin (2701) in a Classical rated game. Fresh off of working with GM Javokhir Sindarov (UZB) as his second for the FIDE World Cup 2025, it goes without saying that Mukhiddin's confidence is at an all-time high.
Nihal decided to give up the pawn 11...0-0 which is fine. 12.Nxc6 Qe8 13.Nb4 now Black needed to recover it 13...Nxe4 14.Re1 Bxc3 15.bxc3 Qe5. The game continued 13...Rb8 14.a3 Bb5 15.Nxb5 Qxb5 16.f3 Qxa6 17.Nxa6 Rb6 Black had enough compensation for the pawn. In the rook and knight vs rook and bishop, Black tried to overpush, sacrificed another pawn and things did not work out for him.
Replay Round 6 games
Round 6 results
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | White | Result | Black | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2561 | GM | Abdisalimov, Abdimalik | ½ - ½ | GM | Kuzubov, Yuriy | 2610 | 8 | PGN | ||
| 2 | 9 | 2654 | GM | Grischuk, Alexander | 1 - 0 | GM | Lagarde, Maxime | 2608 | 7 | PGN | ||
| 3 | 1 | 2665 | GM | Sargsyan, Shant | ½ - ½ | GM | Svane, Frederik | 2653 | 6 | PGN | ||
| 4 | 2 | 2552 | GM | Madaminov, Mukhiddin | 1 - 0 | GM | Nihal, Sarin | 2701 | 5 | PGN | ||
| 5 | 3 | 2600 | GM | Daneshvar, Bardiya | 0 - 1 | GM | Vokhidov, Shamsiddin | 2641 | 4 | PGN |
Standings after Round 6
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | w-we | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | GM | Madaminov, Mukhiddin | UZB | 2552 | 4,5 | 0 | 13,25 | 3 | 0 | 2,5 | 2,19 | 10 | 21,9 | |
| 2 | 4 | GM | Vokhidov, Shamsiddin | UZB | 2641 | 4,5 | 0 | 12,25 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1,28 | 10 | 12,8 | |
| 3 | 5 | GM | Nihal, Sarin | IND | 2701 | 4 | 0 | 9,75 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0,36 | 10 | 3,6 | |
| 4 | 1 | GM | Sargsyan, Shant | ARM | 2665 | 3 | 0 | 9,25 | 1 | 0 | 1,5 | -0,38 | 10 | -3,8 | |
| 5 | 3 | GM | Daneshvar, Bardiya | IRI | 2600 | 3 | 0 | 7,75 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0,12 | 10 | 1,2 | |
| 6 | 7 | GM | Lagarde, Maxime | FRA | 2608 | 2,5 | 0 | 6,25 | 1 | 0 | 0,5 | -0,27 | 10 | -2,7 | |
| 7 | 6 | GM | Svane, Frederik | GER | 2653 | 2,5 | 0 | 5,75 | 1 | 0 | 0,5 | -0,66 | 10 | -6,6 | |
| 8 | 8 | GM | Kuzubov, Yuriy | UKR | 2610 | 2 | 1 | 5,75 | 1 | 0 | 0,5 | -0,86 | 10 | -8,6 | |
| 9 | 10 | GM | Abdisalimov, Abdimalik | UZB | 2561 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0,5 | -0,55 | 10 | -5,5 | |
| 10 | 9 | GM | Grischuk, Alexander | FID | 2654 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1,23 | 10 | -12,3 |
Round 7 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | White | Result | Black | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 2641 | GM | Vokhidov, Shamsiddin | GM | Abdisalimov, Abdimalik | 2561 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | 5 | 2701 | GM | Nihal, Sarin | GM | Daneshvar, Bardiya | 2600 | 3 | ||||
| 3 | 6 | 2653 | GM | Svane, Frederik | GM | Madaminov, Mukhiddin | 2552 | 2 | ||||
| 4 | 7 | 2608 | GM | Lagarde, Maxime | GM | Sargsyan, Shant | 2665 | 1 | ||||
| 5 | 8 | 2610 | GM | Kuzubov, Yuriy | GM | Grischuk, Alexander | 2654 | 9 |
Links
Uzbekistan Chess Federation : Official site, Telegram and fb page
