#Uzbekistan
5 entries across 2 sections of the encyclopedia.
Tournaments
3- Tournament 3rd FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities 2026
The triennial FIDE chess Olympiad for players with disabilities — held in 2026 in Samarkand in the week before the main 46th Chess Olympiad.
- Tournament 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026
The biennial team championship — 190+ federations, four-board open and women's teams, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The single largest event in the chess year.
- Tournament UzChess Cup 2026 — Masters
Tashkent's annual round-robin — the Uzbek federation's flagship event, now in its third year and featuring the country's three world-elite players (Sindarov, Abdusattorov, Yakubboev) at home.
Players
2- Player Javokhir Sindarov
The Uzbek grandmaster who won the 2025 World Cup and the 2026 Candidates in a single season — becoming, at twenty, the challenger for the World Chess Championship.
- Player Nodirbek Abdusattorov
The Uzbek grandmaster — youngest World Rapid Chess Champion in history at seventeen, and the player who beat Carlsen, Caruana, and Nepomniachtchi en route to that title.