Aditya Mittal clear first at 3rd Al-Beruniy Challengers 2026
Devansh Singh·2 min read
GM Aditya Mittal wins the 3rd Al-Beruniy Challengers 2026 with a clear half-point lead over the field. Aditya scored an unbeaten 6.5/9 points to win this round-robin event. Aditya started the event as a top seed and finished the tournament on a high note. GM Manuel Petrosyan of Armenia scored 6/9 points to secure second place, and GM Aleksandr Rakhmanov also scored 6/9 points to finish in third place. The tournament was organized by the Uzbekistan Chess Federation in Tashkent from 13th to 21st February, with the top 3 prizes in the Challengers of $5,000, $3,500, and $2,500, respectively. Photos: Uzbekistan Chess Federation
The 3rd Al-Beruniy International Chess Tournament saw a huge participation of very strong players across all sections. In the Masters section, GM Aram Hakobyan won the event with 5.5/9 points. GM Boris Gelfand also took part in the Masters section and scored 5/9 points
Alongside the tournament, a 12 Game exhibition match took place between GM Aravindh Chithambaram and GM Nodirbek Yakubboev, in which Yakubboev won with 7.5-4.5 points.
GM Aditya Mittal scored an unbeaten 6.5/9 to win the Challengers
Top 3 Challengers Left to Right: Runner-up GM Manuel Petrosyan, Champion GM Aditya Mittal, and 2nd Runner-up GM Aleksandr Rakhmanov
Aditya Mittal vs Tokhirjonova Gulrukhbegim, Round 7 (1-0)
Check out this beautiful attacking game by Aditya against Tokhirjonova Gulrukhbegim
Replay all the games of Aditya
Aditya played with a performance rating of 2669, and increased his rating by 7.4 points after remaining unbeaten in the event
Top 3 Masters Left to Right: Runner-up GM Etienne Bacrot, Champion GM Aram Hakobyan, and 2nd Runner-up GM Shant Sargsyan
Top 3 Futures Left to Right: Runner-up Artur Davtyan, Champion Aldiyar Ansat, and 2nd Runner-up Shiroghlan Talibov
Match between GM Aravindh Chithambaram and GM Nodirbek Yakubboev
