The 5th day of the UzChess Cup 2026 in Tashkent has concluded. After 5 rounds, Shamsiddin Vokhidov leads with 3.5 points, while Arjun Erigaisi is in second place with 3 points.

🇺🇿 Shamsiddin Vokhidov defeated 🇷🇺 Ian Nepomniachtchi by making three great moves in a row. Vokhidov played the game with 93.9 accuracy, while Nepo’s was 88.8.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇺🇿 GM Shamsiddin Vokhidov 3.5
2. 🇮🇳 GM Arjun Erigaisi 3
3. 🇺🇿 GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov 3
4. 🇺🇿 GM Mukhiddin Madaminov 3
5. 🇺🇿 GM Nodirbek Yakubboev 2.5
6. 🇺🇸 GM Hans Niemann 2.5
7. 🇬🇷 GM Nikolas Theodorou 2
8. 🇷🇺 GM Ian Nepomniachtchi 2
9. 🇦🇿 GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 2
10. 🇮🇳 GM Vidit Gujrathi 1.5

Individual round results:

🇺🇿 Shamsiddin Vokhidov 1-0 🇷🇺 Ian Nepomniachtchi

🇺🇿 Nodirbek Yakubboev 0.5-0.5 🇬🇷 Nikolas Theodorou

🇦🇿 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 0-1 🇺🇿 Mukhiddin Madaminov

🇮🇳 Vidit Gujrathi 0.5-0.5 🇺🇸 Hans Moke Niemann

🇺🇿 Nodirbek Abdusattorov 0.5-0.5 🇮🇳 Arjun Erigaisi

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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