Lagarde beats Madaminov
The ten-player nine-round, Round-Robin Super tournament will take place from 4th to 12th December 2025 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Nihal Sarin defeated Shamsiddin Vokhidov (UZB) to win the tournament with one round left to go | Photo: UzChess
Vokhidov - Nihal: 0-1
GM Shamsiddin Vokhidov (UZB, 2641) and GM Nihal Sarin (2701) played four Classical rated games against each other. They traded a win each and the remaining two ended in draws. Their fifth battle went in favor of Nihal.
Position after 16.Qb5?
White made the mistake of playing 16.Qb5? Rc5 17.Bxf6 Qxf6 18.Qa6 Bf3! a neat trick 19.gxf3 exf3 20.Ne4 Qg6+ 21.Ng3 fxe2 22.Qxe2 h5 23.b4 Rd5 24.Qe4 Qxe4 25.Nxe4 Rd4 26.Nc5 Rg4+ 27.Kh1 Rxb4 and Black went on to use his extra pawn advantage to win the game.
Replay Round 8 live commentary | Video: UzChess
Replay Round 8 games
Round 8 results
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | White | Result | Black | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2561 | GM | Abdisalimov, Abdimalik | ½ - ½ | GM | Grischuk, Alexander | 2654 | 9 | PGN | ||
| 2 | 1 | 2665 | GM | Sargsyan, Shant | ½ - ½ | GM | Kuzubov, Yuriy | 2610 | 8 | PGN | ||
| 3 | 2 | 2552 | GM | Madaminov, Mukhiddin | 0 - 1 | GM | Lagarde, Maxime | 2608 | 7 | PGN | ||
| 4 | 3 | 2600 | GM | Daneshvar, Bardiya | ½ - ½ | GM | Svane, Frederik | 2653 | 6 | PGN | ||
| 5 | 4 | 2641 | GM | Vokhidov, Shamsiddin | 0 - 1 | GM | Nihal, Sarin | 2701 | 5 | PGN |
Standings after Round 8
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | w-we | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | GM | Nihal, Sarin | IND | 2701 | 6 | 0 | 22,25 | 5 | 1 | 3,5 | 1,14 | 10 | 11,4 | |
| 2 | 2 | GM | Madaminov, Mukhiddin | UZB | 2552 | 4,5 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1,41 | 10 | 14,1 | |
| 3 | 4 | GM | Vokhidov, Shamsiddin | UZB | 2641 | 4,5 | 0 | 16,5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0,25 | 10 | 2,5 | |
| 4 | 7 | GM | Lagarde, Maxime | FRA | 2608 | 4 | 0 | 15,75 | 2 | 1 | 2,5 | 0,23 | 10 | 2,3 | |
| 5 | 6 | GM | Svane, Frederik | GER | 2653 | 4 | 0 | 15,5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -0,37 | 10 | -3,7 | |
| 6 | 1 | GM | Sargsyan, Shant | ARM | 2665 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -0,54 | 10 | -5,4 | |
| 7 | 10 | GM | Abdisalimov, Abdimalik | UZB | 2561 | 3,5 | 0 | 13,25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0,19 | 10 | 1,9 | |
| 8 | 9 | GM | Grischuk, Alexander | FID | 2654 | 3,5 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1,5 | -0,92 | 10 | -9,2 | |
| 9 | 3 | GM | Daneshvar, Bardiya | IRI | 2600 | 3,5 | 0 | 12,25 | 1 | 0 | 1,5 | -0,17 | 10 | -1,7 | |
| 10 | 8 | GM | Kuzubov, Yuriy | UKR | 2610 | 2,5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1,22 | 10 | -12,2 |
Round 9 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | White | Result | Black | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 2701 | GM | Nihal, Sarin | GM | Abdisalimov, Abdimalik | 2561 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | 6 | 2653 | GM | Svane, Frederik | GM | Vokhidov, Shamsiddin | 2641 | 4 | ||||
| 3 | 7 | 2608 | GM | Lagarde, Maxime | GM | Daneshvar, Bardiya | 2600 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 8 | 2610 | GM | Kuzubov, Yuriy | GM | Madaminov, Mukhiddin | 2552 | 2 | ||||
| 5 | 9 | 2654 | GM | Grischuk, Alexander | GM | Sargsyan, Shant | 2665 | 1 |
Links
Uzbekistan Chess Federation : Official site, Telegram and fb page
