On August 25 of this year, the 1st International Chess Tournament “Sahibkiran Amir Temur Cup” started at the “Silk Road” International University of Tourism.

          The general management and conduct of the competition is carried out by the Chess Federation of Uzbekistan, with the support of FIDE and the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The competitions are held in order to implement the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. PP-4954 dated January 14, 2021 “On measures for the further development and popularization of chess, as well as improving the system of training chess players”, attracting young people, amateurs and qualified chess players to participate in competitions and tournaments, popularization and development of chess mass in Uzbekistan, preservation and multiplication of cultural and sports traditions and improving the skills of athletes of Uzbekistan.

About 18 international grandmasters, 10 international masters of sports and 10 FIDE masters of sports from ten countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Israel, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Tajikistan, the USA and Uzbekistan) are taking part in the First International Chess Tournament “Sahibkiran Cup”.

We would like to note that the total prize fund is US $ 50,000, of which the rapid prize fund is US $ 40,000, the blitz prize fund is US $ 10,000.