6月15日，特级大师穆希丁·马达米诺夫在闪电战加赛中以2-0击败特级大师沙姆西丁·沃希多夫，夺得2026年乌兹别克斯坦国际象棋杯（UzChess Cup）大师组冠军。此前，两人在循环赛中均取得九局积5.5分的成绩。
这场胜利为马达米诺夫赢得了20,000美元的奖金，这也是他首次在该赛事中夺魁。他作为特级大师贾沃希尔·辛达罗夫的替补参赛，在两位领先者最终轮经典赛对局均告平局后成功登顶。
三位特级大师伊恩·涅波姆尼亚奇、沙赫里亚尔·马梅迪亚洛夫和阿琼·埃里盖西以积5分、落后0.5分的成绩并列第三。马达米诺夫凭借在第九轮对阵特级大师汉斯·尼曼时虽未能转化胜势但保持兵力优势的局面，成功晋级加赛。
在挑战者组中，特级大师穆罕默德·穆拉德利以7.5分的成绩位居榜首，领先第二名2分。15岁的国际大师胡莫云·贝格穆拉托夫以7分的成绩赢得了未来组的冠军，从而获得了明年挑战者组的参赛资格。
本次锦标赛于6月7日至15日在乌兹别克斯坦塔什干举行，各组别总奖金池为121,500美元。
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Uzbekistan's Javokhir Sindarov beat China's Wei Yi in round six of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 in Pegeia, Cyprus, reaching 5.5/6 points for a 1.5-point lead over Fabiano Caruana. India's R Praggnanandhaa drew Hikaru Nakamura and sits on three points. In the women's section, Ukraine's Anna Muzychuk took outright first with four points, while Divya Deshmukh and R Vaishali earned their first wins to join second place on three.
GM Shamsiddin Vokhidov leads the 2026 UzChess Cup after five rounds in Tashkent. He has won his last three games following an early loss. Three other grandmasters trail by half a point.
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GM Ian Nepomniachtchi claimed victory in the June 19 Freestyle Friday tournament on Chess.com. He finished with nine points after winning six games in a row.