President Cup in Uzbekistan: Abdusattorov and Maghsoodloo head field in strong open

by Carlos Alberto Colodro
11/18/2024 – The President Cup returns for its third edition from 21 to 28 November in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Featuring two 9-round Swiss opens and a $69,000 prize fund, the event will showcase some of the region's finest talent, including Uzbekistan's Olympiad stars Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Javokhir Sindarov, alongside Iran's Parham Maghsoodloo and Amin Tabatabaei. Adding to the excitement is a strong Indian contingent, featuring the likes of Nihal Sarin and Abhimanyu Puranik.
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A strong open in Tashkent

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.

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

Amin Tabatabaei temporarily shared the lead at the recent Chennai Grand Masters | Photo: Himank Ghosh / ChessBase India

List of participants

No. Name Rtg
1 Abdusattorov, Nodirbek 2777
2 Maghsoodloo, Parham 2712
3 Tabatabaei, M. Amin 2686
4 Sindarov, Javokhir 2682
5 Vokhidov, Shamsiddin 2681
6 Nihal, Sarin 2676
7 Yakubboev, Nodirbek 2668
8 Puranik, Abhimanyu 2652
9 Karthikeyan, Murali 2625
10 Pranesh, M 2580
11 Gareyev, Timur 2552
12 Bernadskiy, Vitaliy 2543
13 Zemlyanskii, Ivan 2543
14 Sankalp, Gupta 2539
15 Abdisalimov, Abdimalik 2536
16 Raja, Rithvik R 2528
17 Atabayev, Saparmyrat 2520
18 Madaminov, Mukhiddin 2501
19 Nikitenko, Mihail 2490
20 Urazayev, Arystanbek 2480

...122 players

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Carlos Colodro is a Hispanic Philologist from Bolivia. He works as a freelance translator and writer since 2012. A lot of his work is done in chess-related texts, as the game is one of his biggest interests, along with literature and music.
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