2nd President’s Cup of the Republic of Tajikistan 2026 · Group A

2nd President’s Cup of the Republic of Tajikistan 2026 — Group A Round 1

Best game of the round

IM Seyed Abolfazl Moosavifar (2419) vs FM Alikhan Khazhatuly (2253), 1-0, Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Polugaevsky Variation — replay the game

Critical game

FM Alexei Borshch (2316) vs GM Pranav Anand (2607), 0-1, Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation — replay the game

Biggest upset

FM Nazar Talgatov (2311) vs GM Vugar Rasulov (2572), 1-0, Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation — replay the game

Games

• GM Aditya Mittal (2616) – FM Sadullo Azizov (2316) 1-0 game
• FM Alexei Borshch (2316) – GM Pranav Anand (2607) 0-1 game
• GM Sina Movahed (2576) – FM Artem Mescheryakov (2315) 1-0 game
• FM Nazar Talgatov (2311) – GM Vugar Rasulov (2572) 1-0 game
• GM Artem Uskov (2537) – Fuyan Shen (2310) 1/2-1/2 game
• FM Arnav Agrawal (2309) – GM Sergey Drygalov (2530) 1-0 game
• GM Sergei Lobanov (2522) – CM Dmitriy Petukhov (2304) 1-0 game
• FM Nikolay Tregubenko (2303) – IM David Kaufman (2502) 1-0 game
• GM Lev Zverev (2481) – FM Yerlan Tleukhanov (2291) 1-0 game
• FM Boris Plotnikov (2289) – IM Neelash Saha (2478) 1/2-1/2 game
• IM Artem Pingin (2477) – FM Dinmukhammed Tulendinov (2288) 1/2-1/2 game
• WIM Mariya Kholyavko (2288) – IM Maxim Timoshin (2476) 0-1 game
• FM Artin Ashraf (2470) – FM Ernur Amangeldy (2286) 1-0 game
• FM Alexander Fedosov (2286) – IM Aleksandr E. Usov (2468) 1/2-1/2 game
• IM Dmitry Rostovtsev (2458) – IM Akobirkhon Saydaliev (2284) * game
• FM Akbarali Abdukhakimov (2284) – IM Garg Aradhya (2454) 0-1 game
• IM Maksim Samusenko (2454) – FM Mohammad Mehdi Abbasi Abeluie (2278) 1/2-1/2 game
• FM Amin Kabilov (2278) – IM Ayush Sharma (2440) 0-1 game
• IM Maksim Volkov (2439) – Arshiya Neshan (2270) 1-0 game
• FM Davron Sharipov (2266) – IM Ramil Faizrakhmanov (2436) 1-0 game
• FM Mekhriddin Sharifov (2431) – CM Nurali Bolashakov (2264) 1/2-1/2 game
• CM Roman Voroshilov (2264) – GM Mihail Nikitenko (2427) 1/2-1/2 game
• IM Seyed Abolfazl Moosavifar (2419) – FM Alikhan Khazhatuly (2253) 1-0 game
• GM Tair Vahidov (2246) – IM Muhammad Khusenkhojaev (2416) 1/2-1/2 game
• FM Svyatoslav Lisenkov (2403) – CM Oriyat Obidjonov (2242) 0-1 game

Standings after round 1

1. Aditya Mittal
2. Pranav Anand
3. Movahed, Sina
4. Lobanov, Sergei
5. Zverev, Lev
6. Timoshin, Maxim
7. Ashraf, Artin
8. Aradhya, Garg
9. Ayush Sharma
10. Volkov, Maksim

Round 2