The Uzbekistan national team members showed worthy results at the Budapest Spring Festival 2026 International Chess Tournament in Hungary.

The tournament, with a prize fund of $9,025, was attended by 187 chess players from 34 countries. Six chess players from Uzbekistan defended the country’s honor at these prestigious competitions.

In Group A, Saidakbar Saidaliyev scored 7 points after 9 rounds and took second place. Thanks to this result, Saidaliyev added +29.3 points to his rating and won a cash prize of $1,700.

Another young chess player from Uzbekistan, Behruz Umarov, scored 7 points in Group B, which helped him improve his rating and finish the competition in the top four.

T. Ruziyev, UzA