The 2nd day of the UzChess Cup 2026 in Tashkent has concluded. After 2 rounds, Mukhiddin Madaminov leads with 2 points, while Nodirbek Abdusattorov is in second place with 1.5 points.

All five games of the round ended with a win for White. Javokhir Sindarov’s second, 🇺🇿 Mukhiddin Madaminov defeated 🇬🇷 Nikolas Theodorou, making two Brilliant and six Great moves.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇺🇿 GM Mukhiddin Madaminov 2
2. 🇺🇿 GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov 1.5
3. 🇮🇳 GM Arjun Erigaisi 1.5
4. 🇬🇷 GM Nikolas Theodorou 1
5. 🇺🇸 GM Hans Niemann 1
6. 🇦🇿 GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 1
7. 🇷🇺 GM Ian Nepomniachtchi 1
8. 🇺🇿 GM Nodirbek Yakubboev 0.5
9. 🇺🇿 GM Shamsiddin Vokhidov 0.5
10. 🇮🇳 GM Vidit Gujrathi 0

Individual round results:

🇷🇺 Ian Nepomniachtchi 1-0 🇮🇳 Vidit Gujrathi

🇺🇿 Nodirbek Abdusattorov 1-0 🇦🇿 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

🇮🇳 Arjun Erigaisi 1-0 🇺🇿 Nodirbek Yakubboev

🇺🇸 Hans Niemann 1-0 🇺🇿 Shamsiddin Vokhidov

🇺🇿 Mukhiddin Madaminov 1-0 🇬🇷 Nikolas Theodorou

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.

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