After five rounds GM Nodirbek Yakubboev from Uzbekistan is the sole leader at the UzChess Masters. With 3.5/5 he is half a point ahead of Chinese Grandmaster Yu Yangyi and GMs Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Javokhir Sindarov from Uzbekistan. The UzChess Masters is a strong 10-player round robin, in which all players have an Elo rating of 2600+ while eight of the participants have a rating of 2700+. Round 6 starts on Tuesday at 12.00 CEST (6.00 ET).

