National Champions
Uzbek Chess Champions
Uzbek chess champions by year, with past winners, championship history, and title records.
This incomplete open championship roll spans the Uzbek SSR and independent Uzbekistan. Unknown years are omitted. Visiting players explicitly marked off contest are excluded from national title counts. These records end in 2024 and may not identify the current champion.
Most Championships
Alexander Grushevsky, 8 championships
First Championship
1930 (Uzbek SSR)
Champions
41
80 championships
Championship History
The Soviet-era roll includes Alexander Grushevsky, Georgy Borisenko and Georgy Agzamov. Independent Uzbekistan’s champions include Saidali Iuldachev, Anton Filippov, Nodirbek Yakubboev and Javokhir Sindarov.
Uzbekistan Champion List
Champions appear from oldest to newest. Shared titles and tied first places appear under each player's name.
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 1930 | Azmiddine Khodzhaev |
| 1931 | Fyodor Duz-Khotimirsky |
| 1932 | Sergey von Freymann |
| 1934 | Sergey von Freymann |
| 1935 | Sergey von Freymann |
| 1937 | Sergey von Freymann |
| 1938 | Nikoly Rudnev |
| 1940 | Skripkin |
| 1944 | Vitaly Chekhover |
| 1945 | H. Abdullaev |
| 1946 | A. Airapetov |
| 1946 | S. Khodzhibekov |
| 1947 | H. Abdullaev |
| 1948 | A. Airapetov |
| 1949 | Zakir Khodzhaev |
| 1950 | Georgy Shakh-Zade |
| 1951 | Vishniatsky |
| 1952 | Mamadzhan Mukhitdinov |
| 1952 | M. Sarvarov |
| 1953 | Batygin |
| 1953 | Alexander Grushevsky |
| 1954 | Batygin |
| 1955 | Alexander Grushevsky |
| 1956 | Alexander Grushevsky |
| 1957 | Mamadzhan Mukhitdinov |
| 1958 | Alexander Grushevsky |
| 1959 | L. Barenbaum |
| 1960 | Alexander Grushevsky |
| 1961 | Georgy Shakh-Zade |
| 1961 | Alexander Grushevsky |
| 1962 | Alexander Grushevsky |
| 1963 | Alexander Grushevsky |
| 1963 | Isaak Birbrager |
| 1964 | Isaak Birbrager |
| 1964 | Evgeny Mukhin |
| 1965 | Mamadzhan Mukhitdinov |
| 1966 | Georgy Borisenko |
| 1968 | Georgy Borisenko |
| 1969 | Sergey T. Pinchuk |
| 1970 | Leonid Maslov |
| 1971 | Georgy Borisenko |
| 1972 | Leonid Maslov |
| 1973 | Leonid Maslov |
| 1974 | Levon Grigorian |
| 1975 | Levon Grigorian |
| 1976 | Georgy Agzamov |
| 1976 | Valery Loginov |
| 1977 | Igor Ivanov |
| 1978 | Igor Ivanov |
| 1979 | Vladimir Egin |
| 1981 | Georgy Agzamov |
| 1982 | Valery Loginov |
| 1983 | Raset Ziatdinov |
| 1984 | Valery Loginov |
| 1985 | Raset Ziatdinov |
| 1988 | Sergey Zagrebelny |
| 1989 | Alexander Nenashev |
| 1990 | Sergey Zagrebelny |
| 1993 | Saidali Iuldachev |
| 2001 | Shukhrat Safin |
| 2003 | Saidali Iuldachev |
| 2004 | Vladimir Egin |
| 2005 | Anton Filippov |
| 2006 | Alexei Barsov |
| 2007 | Anton Filippov |
| 2008 | Dzhurabek Khamrakulov |
| 2009 | Dzhurabek Khamrakulov |
| 2010 | Alexei Barsov |
| 2011 | Andrey Kvon |
| 2012 | Marat Dzhumaev |
| 2013 | Dzhurabek Khamrakulov |
| 2014 | Ulugbek Tillyaev |
| 2015 | Marat Dzhumaev |
| 2016 | Nodirbek Yakubboev |
| 2017 | Alisher Begmuratov |
| 2018 | Nodirbek Yakubboev |
| 2019 | Javokhir Sindarov |
| 2020 | Nodirbek Yakubboev |
| 2021 | Javokhir Sindarov |
| 2024 | Javokhir Sindarov |
Sources
The winners come from the sources below. The notes above explain missing results and which competitions are included.
- Uzbek Chess Championship historical tables — Historical winners table; see the notes above for gaps in the records.
Last reviewed: October 8, 2026.