Green Hills Resort · season 2026

Grandmaster chess in the Tian Shan foothills

An international tournament at the premium Green Hills Resort. Three days of programme, international grandmasters, and a world-title challenger as ambassador.

Become a partner Guest packages
29–31
August 2026
$150,000
total event budget
60 km
from Tashkent · Bostanlyk district
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Green Hills Resort · official resort video
Tournament

The first event of its class in Central Asia

A closed field of invited grandmasters, an intimate format and full control of the venue — the model of the world’s resort tournaments, for the first time in the region.

Aug 29–31
Arrival, rapid and blitz: two playing days of three
$35,000
Prize fund under the national federation’s regulations
Closed field
Invited international grandmasters
Eco-resort
Green Hills Resort · premium grounds · Bostanlyk district
Four tournament groups
Masters
Eight invited grandmasters: five Uzbekistani and three international · round robin, seven rounds
Open
Swiss system · open registration · 300,000 UZS entry
Teams
Teams of four players, no age or gender restrictions · 10m UZS entry · amateurs: no international titles, FIDE rating below 2000 or unrated
New stars
Juniors born in 2019 or later · 200,000 UZS entry

The Masters group games were broadcast on Chess.com and Lichess. Full results and games for every round are in the federation’s database on chess-results.com.

How the broadcast was planned
Chess Federation of Uzbekistan FIDE Chess.com Lichess
multi-camera broadcastgrandmaster commentarypost-game confessional interviewsdrone footage of the venue
Record
Guinness World Record
Registering the world's largest playable chess set
Guinness World Records certificate presentation at Green Hills Resort
Already done: the 2024 record

The venue has set a Guinness World Record before

On 27 August 2024 Green Hills Resort set a world record for the largest water-marbling painting. The certificate was presented by an official Guinness World Records adjudicator on the resort grounds.

Guinness World Records certificate presentation · Green Hills Resort, 27 August 2024 · frame from the resort's official video

Javokhir Sindarov, grandmaster Photo: MiroJP · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Tournament ambassador

Javokhir Sindarov

World No. 4 and challenger for the world championship title. Three months before his title match against Gukesh, he chose Green Hills Resort — all three days with the tournament’s guests and partners.

ceremonial first moveautograph & photo sessionsVIP dinner with partners
Confirmed lineup
All 8
Masters seats filled
Participants
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan · 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan · 🇹🇷 Turkey · 🇷🇺 Russia
Ages 15–46
from teenage masters to a former world champion
Nodirbek Abdusattorov
Nodirbek Abdusattorov
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan · world No. 8
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan · world No. 22
Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş
Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş
🇹🇷 Turkey · world No. 27 · age 15
Nodirbek Yakubboev
Nodirbek Yakubboev
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan · world No. 39
Vladislav Artemiev
Vladislav Artemiev
🇷🇺 Russia · world No. 65
Rustam Kasimdzhanov
Rustam Kasimdzhanov
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan · former FIDE World Champion
Mukhiddin Madaminov
Mukhiddin Madaminov
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan · age 19, World Junior Blitz Champion
Mukhammadzokhid Suyarov
Mukhammadzokhid Suyarov
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan · age 17, Grenke Open 2026 winner
From the venue

The tournament on camera — day by day

A chronicle of the tournament, August 29–31 — from the drawing of lots to the awards ceremony.

Winners: Masters rapid — Nodirbek Yakubboev · Masters blitz — Nodirbek Abdusattorov · Open — Almas Rakhmatullaev · New stars — Mukhammadyusuf Bakhramov
Winners: Masters rapid — Nodirbek Yakubboev · Masters blitz — Nodirbek Abdusattorov · Open — Almas Rakhmatullaev · New stars — Mukhammadyusuf BakhramovStandings: Masters rapid → · Masters blitz → · Open → · New stars →
Awards ceremony · 31 August
Awards ceremony · 31 August
Masters group — blitz · 31 August
Masters group — blitz · 31 AugustStandings: Masters →
Final day · 31 August
Final day · 31 AugustStandings: Open → · New stars →
Masters group — rapid · 30 August
Masters group — rapid · 30 AugustStandings: Masters →
Open and New stars playing day · 30 August
Open and New stars playing day · 30 AugustStandings: Open → · New stars →
Masters group drawing of lots · 29 August
Masters group drawing of lots · 29 August
Giant chess at the venue
Giant chess at the venue
Tournament poster
Tournament poster

Full standings and games of every group are on chess-results, via the links under the cards.

Visiting

A tournament at a premium resort. Few places — by design

Green Hills Resort is not a stadium: guest numbers are limited by the resort’s capacity. Spectator areas are separated from the playing hall, where FIDE regulations require silence.

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Weekend package

A chalet for 2–3 nights, spectator area, opening and awards ceremonies.

SOLD OUT
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Day pass · fan zone

Live games on the big screen in the resort restaurant, food court, autograph session.

One day · no accommodation
♛

VIP experience

Seats by the boards, dinner with tournament guests; if confirmed, a place in the simul.

Very limited · on request
♞

Family programme

A kids’ chess masterclass and an open-air mini-simul for juniors.

Tournament weekend
Team package · Teams tournament group
10,000,000 UZS
per team of four players
Meals
two a day, included in the package

Enquiries are closed

The tournament took place on 29–31 August 2026. For guest packages and partnership in the 2027 season, write to hello@bmg.uz.

The move is made. The tournament happened

Three days, eight grandmasters and a world-title challenger as ambassador. All of it is now on camera.

From the venue →
Green Hills Resort · Bostanlyk district, Chimboylik 110
For partners

Three tiers — one tournament to remember

The tournament carries the resort’s name. Partners get assets in the frame and on site — the model of the world’s resort tournaments, where a sponsor owns an object or an emotion, not a spot on a banner.

Season 2026 is over — season 2027 packages on request

A preliminary package for discussion: the asset mix and budgets are refined in negotiation.
Top tier · category exclusivity

Official Partner

  • Logo on playing tables, press wall and trophies
  • Branding of the playing hall and lounge area
  • The ceremonial first move at the opening
  • Company leadership takes part in the awards ceremony
  • Naming rights to two assets: VIP lounge, Best Game prize or Fair Play award
  • A chalet for two for the whole tournament + 5 seats at the VIP dinner
  • Simultaneous exhibition with a grandmaster for four (optional, subject to agreement)
  • Mentions in every release and broadcast, at least 10 mentions by commentators
  • Logo in three highlight videos and in 10 posts on the tournament’s social media
  • Promo insert in guests’ VIP packages
  • Right to use the tournament mark and content in your own advertising — 6 months, Uzbekistan
  • Guinness World Records certificate (optional, if the record is registered)
  • Interaction with the grandmasters, a commemorative photo, mention in promo materials
One partner per category
Extended tier

Gold Partner

  • Branding of the playing hall and lounge area
  • Logo in three tournament highlight videos
  • At least 10 mentions by broadcast commentators
  • Naming rights to one of the remaining assets
  • Promo insert in guests’ VIP packages
  • Posts on the tournament’s social media
  • 4 seats at the awards ceremony and the VIP dinner
  • Right to use the tournament mark and content in your own advertising — 6 months, Uzbekistan
  • Guinness World Records certificate (optional, if the record is registered)
  • Interaction with the grandmasters, a commemorative photo, mention in promo materials
Categories do not overlap

Asset sponsor

  • One asset from the inventory: water, players’ chairs, a named prize, the coffee-break area, grandmaster transfers, drone content
  • Logo on the tournament website and in the partner list
  • Mention in the partners release and in the media
  • A commercial news feature from the venue on UZREPORT TV
  • 2 seats at the awards ceremony and the VIP dinner
  • Goods or services are accepted at market price confirmed by a price list
Barter possible

The partner receives a post-event report with actual figures — broadcast reach, media mentions, logo exposure — within 10 working days after the tournament.