Champions of Tata Steel Chess 2026 return home
The prestigious international chess tournament Tata Steel Chess 2026 was held in the Netherlands.
Nodirbek Abdusattorov scored 9 points to win the Masters group, making history as the first Uzbek chess player to become champion of this tournament. Javokhir Sindarov finished second with 8.5 points, while third place went to Dutch grandmaster Jorden van Foreest.
This morning, the players, who achieved a historic result at the tournament, were ceremonially welcomed at Tashkent International Airport named after Islam Karimov by representatives of the Ministry of Sports, the Youth Affairs Agency, the Uzbekistan Chess Federation, parents, and members of the media.
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Photo by Muhammad Amin, UzA