Round 2
The UzChess Cup is a 10-player single round-robin taking place on 7-15 June in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The time control is 90 minutes for 40 moves, plus 30 minutes until the end of the game, with 30-second increments from the first move.
Rounds take place daily, with no rest days, starting at 12.00 CEST, except for the final round, which is set to start four hours earlier, at 8.00 CEST on 15 June.
Besides prize money, players battle for points in the 2026-27 FIDE Circuit.
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Live games and commentary
In this course, we will learn how to identify passively placed pieces in any given situation and how to improve their health by bringing them into active squares.
Commentary provided by FM Shahzod Vakhidov and IM Jovanka Houska
In this video course experts examine the games of Bent Larsen. Let them show you which openings Larsen chose, where his strength in middlegames were, how he outplayed his opponents in the endgame & you’ll get a glimpse of his tactical abilities!
Bent Larsen (1935–2010) was the greatest chess player in Danish history, and for a time, the second-strongest player in the Western world behind Bobby Fischer. Between 1954 and 1971, he won the Danish Championship six times, and achieved numerous international tournament victories throughout his career.Â
Free video sample: Introduction to Bent Larsen by Peter Heine Nielsen
Free video sample: Introduction to the Opening Section
Bent Larsen (1935–2010) was the greatest chess player in Danish history, and for a time, the second-strongest player in the Western world behind Bobby Fischer. Between 1954 and 1971, he won the Danish Championship six times, and achieved numerous international tournament victories throughout his career.Â
Free video sample: Introduction to Bent Larsen by Peter Heine Nielsen
Free video sample: Introduction to the Opening Section