The tournament is played under FIDE rules in three groups: Masters, Open-A and Open-B. Full conditions areset out in the Regulations below and at presidentcup.uz.
- Dates: November 27 – December 7, 2026
- Prize fund: US $100,000
- Registration deadline: November 13, 2026. You can register here. Foreign participants pay US$ 100.
- Venue: International Chess Academy – 10A Anhor Buyi Street, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
- Accommodation: Inspira-S Hotel, 6A A. Kadiriy Street, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Phone: +998-78-140-10-01
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The tournament is held in order to:
- promote chess more widely across the country and involve young people in sports competitions on a mass scale;
- create the conditions needed to further develop the knowledge and experience of Uzbek chess players and to reward them appropriately;
- raise the sporting skills of amateurs and young players and help students spend their free time meaningfully;
- promote a healthy lifestyle among young people and establish cultural and sporting ties.
Tournament Procedure
The tournament is organised and conducted by the Uzbekistan Chess Federation. It takes place at the International Chess Academy in Tashkent from November 27 (arrival day) to December 7, 2026 (departure day). Address: 10A Anhor Buyi Street.
The competition is held under FIDE rules in three (3) groups:
- “Masters” – players with a FIDE rating of 2600 and above, as well as Uzbek players selected by the organisers (the rating requirement does not apply to selected Uzbek players);
- “Open-A” – an open tournament for all players with a FIDE rating of 2000 and above who have paid the entry fee; “Open-B” – for all players with a FIDE rating of 0–2099 who have paid the entry fee.
Players in the Masters, Open-A and Open-B groups are invited according to their FIDE standard rating as of November 1, 2026; the pairing tables show ratings as of November 1, 2026.
The Organising Committee provides hotel and air ticket benefits to invited players according to their rating as of November 1, 2026. The organisers accept a limited number of high-rated players. Players may request preferential conditions by email at presidentcup@uzchess.uz.
All groups are played at standard time control: 90 minutes per player with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move one. Draw agreements are not allowed before move 30.
- “Masters” – round robin, 9 rounds;
- “Open-A”, “Open-B” – Swiss system, 9 rounds.
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The total prize fund of the 5th International Chess Tournament for the Prize of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan is US $100,000. Prize money may be transferred to the winners’ bank accounts or bank cards, or paid in cash, after all required documents have been submitted. Bank charges are deducted from the prize fund.
Winners of the Masters group are determined by the number of points scored. In case of equal points, places are decided by:
- Direct encounter;
- Sonneborn-Berger;
- Number of wins;
- Number of wins with Black;
- Koya system, etc.
Winners of the Open-A and Open-B groups are determined by the number of points scored. In case of equal points, places are decided by:
- Buchholz Cut 1;
- Average rating of opponents;
- Buchholz;
- Number of games played with Black;
- Direct encounter, etc.
If players finish with equal points, prizes are allocated according to the tiebreaks above. If a player wins in two categories, prizes are not combined: the larger prize or the main prize is awarded.
Full details on the tournament can be found on this MyChess Events page.
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