The 7th day of the UzChess Cup 2026 in Tashkent has concluded. After 7 rounds, two players share the lead with 4.5 points each, with Shamsiddin Vokhidov leading on tiebreaks.

🇮🇳 Vidit Gujrathi scored his first win against 🇬🇷 Nikolas Theodorou. The remaining four games ended in draws, with no significant advantage in positions.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇺🇿 GM Shamsiddin Vokhidov 4.5
2. 🇺🇿 GM Mukhiddin Madaminov 4.5
3. 🇺🇿 GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov 4
4. 🇮🇳 GM Arjun Erigaisi 3.5
5. 🇺🇸 GM Hans Niemann 3.5
6. 🇷🇺 GM Ian Nepomniachtchi 3.5
7. 🇺🇿 GM Nodirbek Yakubboev 3.5
8. 🇦🇿 GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 3.5
9. 🇮🇳 GM Vidit Gujrathi 2.5
10. 🇬🇷 GM Nikolas Theodorou 2

Individual round results:

🇺🇿 Nodirbek Yakubboev 0.5-0.5 🇷🇺 Ian Nepomniachtchi

🇦🇿 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 0.5-0.5 🇺🇿 Shamsiddin Vokhidov

🇮🇳 Vidit Gujrathi 1-0 🇬🇷 Nikolas Theodorou

🇺🇿 Nodirbek Abdusattorov 0.5-0.5 🇺🇿 Mukhiddin Madaminov

🇮🇳 Arjun Erigaisi 0.5-0.5 🇺🇸 Hans Moke Niemann

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