The first day of the UzChess Cup 2026 in Tashkent has concluded. After 1 round, three players share the lead with 1 point each, with Shakhriyar Mamedyarov leading on tiebreaks.

Javokhir Sindarov’s second, 🇺🇿 Mukhiddin Madaminov, defeated 🇷🇺 Ian Nepomniachtchi with 2 Brilliant moves. 🇬🇷 Nikolas Theodorou defeated 🇺🇸 Hans Moke Niemann, making a total of 5 Great moves and playing with 98.7 accuracy.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇦🇿 GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 1
2. 🇬🇷 GM Nikolas Theodorou 1
3. 🇺🇿 GM Mukhiddin Madaminov 1
4. 🇺🇿 GM Nodirbek Yakubboev 0.5
5. 🇺🇿 GM Shamsiddin Vokhidov 0.5
6. 🇺🇿 GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov 0.5
7. 🇮🇳 GM Arjun Erigaisi 0.5
8. 🇷🇺 GM Ian Nepomniachtchi 0
9. 🇮🇳 GM Vidit Gujrathi 0
10. 🇺🇸 GM Hans Moke Niemann 0

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: UzChessCup X