In the Open tournament, our compatriot Humoyun Begmuratov scored 7.5 points, outperforming all his opponents to clinch the world champion title.
In the girls' tournament, Umida Omonova took second place with 6.5 points, earning the silver medal. Although another of our representatives, Afruza Khamdamova, also scored 6.5 points, she placed fifth due to tie-break indicators.
The results of the Uzbek chess players in the competition are as follows:
Open Tournament:
Humoyun Begmuratov — 7.5 points, 1st place (gold medal)
Mukhammadzohid Suyarov — 5 points
Muzaffarjon Abdurasulov — 4.5 points
Usmonkhon Tohirjonov — 4 points
Girls' Tournament:
Umida Omonova — 6.5 points, 2nd place (silver medal)
Afruza Khamdamova — 6.5 points, 5th place
Nilufarkhon Imomquzieva — 5 points
The young chess players will now compete for medals in the World Blitz Championship, which is being held in Al Ain on November 5–6.
