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The third edition of the President Cup tournament is set to take place from 21 to 28 November in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. This year's competition will feature two concurrent 9-round Swiss opens, with games scheduled daily and no rest days for the players. The time control will be 90 minutes for the entire game, with a 30-second increment per move starting from the first move, ensuring a rigorous test of both skill and stamina.
Four members of Uzbekistan's sensational 2022 Chess Olympiad-winning team will headline the tournament, including the country's top Grandmaster, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, who enters as the top seed. The second and third seeds are Iranian stars Parham Maghsoodloo and Amin Tabatabaei, fresh off their participation in the Chennai Grand Masters. Rounding out the top five seeds are Uzbekistan's Javokhir Sindarov and Shamsiddin Vokhidov.
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Abdusattorov and Maghsoodloo, the only players rated above 2700, are joined by seven other competitors rated between 2600 and 2700, creating a challenging pool of ambitious payers. Adding to the excitement is a strong Indian contingent, featuring 20-year-old Nihal Sarin and 18-year-old Pranesh Munirethinam - the latter showed promise with a commendable showing in Chennai. The total prize fund of $69,000 will be a strong motivator for the players.
The two previous editions of the President Cup Sanan Sjugirov claiming victory in 2021 after edging out Hans Niemann on tiebreaks, and local representative Nodirbek Yakubboev emerging as champion in 2022. Unlike the 10-round format used in previous editions, this year's competition has adopted a slightly shorter 9-round format.
Amin Tabatabaei temporarily shared the lead at the recent Chennai Grand Masters | Photo: Himank Ghosh / ChessBase India
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| No. | Name | FED | Rtg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM | Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | UZB | 2777 |
| 2 | GM | Maghsoodloo, Parham | IRI | 2712 |
| 3 | GM | Tabatabaei, M. Amin | IRI | 2686 |
| 4 | GM | Sindarov, Javokhir | UZB | 2682 |
| 5 | GM | Vokhidov, Shamsiddin | UZB | 2681 |
| 6 | GM | Nihal, Sarin | IND | 2676 |
| 7 | GM | Yakubboev, Nodirbek | UZB | 2668 |
| 8 | GM | Puranik, Abhimanyu | IND | 2652 |
| 9 | GM | Karthikeyan, Murali | IND | 2625 |
| 10 | GM | Pranesh, M | IND | 2580 |
| 11 | GM | Gareyev, Timur | NON | 2552 |
| 12 | GM | Bernadskiy, Vitaliy | UKR | 2543 |
| 13 | GM | Zemlyanskii, Ivan | FID | 2543 |
| 14 | GM | Sankalp, Gupta | IND | 2539 |
| 15 | GM | Abdisalimov, Abdimalik | UZB | 2536 |
| 16 | GM | Raja, Rithvik R | IND | 2528 |
| 17 | IM | Atabayev, Saparmyrat | TKM | 2520 |
| 18 | GM | Madaminov, Mukhiddin | UZB | 2501 |
| 19 | GM | Nikitenko, Mihail | BLR | 2490 |
| 20 | IM | Urazayev, Arystanbek | KAZ | 2480 |
