The 9th and last day of the UzChess Cup 2026 in Tashkent has concluded. After 9 rounds, Mukhiddin Madaminov scored 4 wins and 3 draws, and defeated Shamsiddin Vokhidov 2-0, to win the tournament with 5.5 points. Madaminov and Vokhidov are 0.5 points ahead of the runner-up Ian Nepomniachtchi.

🇺🇿 Mukhiddin Madaminov gained +25.2 rating points during the tournament and reached his record-high rating of 2609.1. Madaminov defeated 🇷🇺 Ian Nepomniachtchi, 🇮🇳 Vidit Gujrathi, 🇦🇿 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, and 🇬🇷 Nikolas Theodorou at the event.

The final standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇺🇿 GM Mukhiddin Madaminov 5.5
2. 🇺🇿 GM Shamsiddin Vokhidov 5.5
3. 🇷🇺 GM Ian Nepomniachtchi 5
4. 🇦🇿 GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 5
5. 🇮🇳 GM Arjun Erigaisi 5
6. 🇺🇿 GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov 4.5
7. 🇺🇸 GM Hans Niemann 4
8. 🇺🇿 GM Nodirbek Yakubboev 4
9. 🇮🇳 GM Vidit Gujrathi 3.5
10. 🇬🇷 GM Nikolas Theodorou 3

Individual last round results:

🇦🇿 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 0.5-0.5 🇷🇺 Ian Nepomniachtchi

🇮🇳 Vidit Gujrathi 0.5-0.5 🇺🇿 Nodirbek Yakubboev

🇺🇿 Nodirbek Abdusattorov 0.5-0.5 🇺🇿 Shamsiddin Vokhidov

🇮🇳 Arjun Erigaisi 1-0 🇬🇷 Nikolas Theodorou

🇺🇸 Hans Moke Niemann 0.5-0.5 🇺🇿 Mukhiddin Madaminov

The UzChess Cup 2026 takes place from June 7 to 15, at the Crowne Plaza, Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The event features a 90+30 time control for the first 40 moves and 30+30 for the rest of the game over single Round-Robin between 10 players.

Credit: ChessBase India X