GM Mukhiddin Madaminov ne 15 June ko GM Shamsiddin Vokhidov ko blitz tie-breaks mein 2-0 se harakar 2026 UzChess Cup Masters ka khitab apne naam kiya. Dono khiladiyon ne round-robin ka samapan nau games mein 5.5 ankon ke saath kiya.
Is jeet ne Madaminov ko $20,000 dilaye aur yeh is event mein unka pehla khitab raha. Ve GM Javokhir Sindarov ke sthan par der se shamil huye the aur dono leaders ke apne antim classical games draw karane ke baad unhone jeet darj ki. Teen grandmasters 5 ankon ke saath aadhe ank piche rahe: Ian Nepomniachtchi, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, aur Arjun Erigaisi. Madaminov ne nauve round mein GM Hans Niemann ke khilaf pawn advantage banaye rakhkar tie-breaks mein pravesh kiya, halanki ve ise jeet mein badal nahi sake. Challengers vibhag mein, GM Mahammad Muradli 7.5 ankon ke saath pahle sthan par rahe, jo anya pratiyogiyon se do ank aage the. Pandrah varshiya IM Khumoyun Begmuratov ne saat ankon ke saath Futures vibhag jita aur agle varsh ke Challengers ke liye qualify kiya. Tournament ka aayojan 7 se 15 June tak Tashkent, Uzbekistan mein kiya gaya tha, jismein sabhi vibhagon ke liye kul $121,500 ki inaami rashi rakhi gayi thi.
