InterSchool Chess League · Uzbekistan
Chess playersall over Uzbekistan
One school. Several rival teams.
ICLeague is an Uzbekistan-based chess tournament that brings regional school students together to compete for the “best school” title.
The organisations the channel has named as partners or hosts, with when they joined.
- UzChessOfficial partnerA project backed by the Youth Affairs Agency. Certificates, tournaments run together, broadcasts.May 2025
- Millat Umidi SchoolHost and partnerHome of the big Tashkent tournament in October 2025.October 2025
- Ziyo-Zukko SchoolHost schoolThe first in-person tournament, 3 May 2025.May 2025
- Rahimov SchoolPartner schoolFergana 2025 winner and partner of the Fergana tournament in August 2026.December 2025
- Gulomovs AcademyPartnerThe Samarkand tournament in August 2026.August 2026
- Farobiy SchoolPartner schoolThe Bukhara tournament in August 2026.August 2026
- Athlon GroupOnline tournament partnerCo-organised an online tournament in June 2025.June 2025
- O‘zbekiston bolalar tashkilotiProject partner“UzChess week” with its Fergana branch.February 2026
ICLeague Uzbekistan. ICLeague started in February 2025 as a small chess competition at the Academic Lyceum of Westminster International University in Tashkent.
What did we do? We ran a chess tournament between 5 schools in Tashkent.
| # | School | points |
|---|---|---|
| 1♔ | ALWIUT | 67 |
| 2 | Ziyo-Zukko School | 52 |
| 3 | Al-Khorazmiy School | 42 |
| 4 | Target School | 34 |
| 5 | Mirzo-Ulugbek School | 32 |
Since then the league has travelled across the country.
- tournaments
- 17
- tournaments
- regions
- 11
- regions
- new regions on 27 September
- 2
- new regions on 27 September
In official partnership with UzChess
Three players.One school.Up to three teams.
- Board 1Board 1
- Board 2Board 2
- Board 3Board 3
- 1
Find your school team
Pick three players from your school.
- 2
Prepare your team strategy
Set your board order, with your strongest player on board 1.
- 3
School vs school
Board 1 meets board 1, 2 meets 2, 3 meets 3. Every game counts for the school.
Past tournaments
Newest first. Open any of them: how the day went, who won, the format and the photographs.
The team behind every tournament
ICLeague is run by students: they find the partners, film the games and organise the rounds.
Core team03
The people who started the league, run it and talk to partners.
Project Founder
Abdumalik
Abdulkhaev
Chief Executive Officer
Asliddin
Akhadov
Chief Marketing Officer
Nurulloxon
Valixonov
Event Management Team04
The people who run each tournament day on the ground, bring in new schools and film every game.
Event managers. Players see sixty-four squares; we build everything around them so the only thing left to think about is the next move.
PR. One good move changes the whole board, and we make the moves that bring new schools and partners to the table.
Media. A game ends with a handshake, but the moment we capture keeps every brilliant move alive.
Event Manager
Asliddin
Obidov
Event Manager
Muhammad
Sodiq Yahyoyev
PR
Muhammadamin
Nishonov
Media
Xasanboy
Rakhimov
From opening to endgame
Opening
2025
Tashkent
Five schools in one city.
Middlegame
now
All 14 regions
11 reached so far, two more on 27 September.
Endgame
next
Central Asia
One school format, played across the region.
- a2Karakalpakstan
- b2Khorezm
- c2Navoi
- d2Bukhara
- e2Samarkand
- f2Kashkadarya
- b1Syrdarya
- c1Tashkent Region
- d1Tashkent
- e1Namangan
- f1Andijan
- g1Fergana
Questions and answers
01What is ICLeague?
The InterSchool Chess League, ICLeague for short, is a chess league between schools in Uzbekistan. It began in February 2025 as a small competition at the academic lyceum of Westminster International University in Tashkent.
The first rounds were online on Lichess, and since May 2025 tournaments are played over the board. From November the league went out to the regions and has now played in 11 of them. The goal: all 14 regions, then schools across Central Asia.
02How is a team made up?
A team is three players representing one school. They sit on boards 1, 2 and 3, usually the strongest on board 1.
Team plays team: board 1 against board 1, 2 against 2, 3 against 3. Every game counts for the school. One school can enter up to three teams.
03What are the time control and scoring?
They are set in each tournament's announcement. The first online tournament was blitz 5+0 in a one-hour arena. The Tashkent tournament in October 2025 was blitz 3+2, Swiss system over 9 rounds. In Karakalpakstan blitz and rapid were played together.
Tournaments are run by experienced arbiters.
04Who can take part, and what is required?
School students. Since October 2025 no rating is required, a year of playing experience is enough.
For the regional tours, teams were asked to follow the ICLeague Telegram channel. The exact terms, date and venue are in each announcement; places are limited and go first come, first served.
05What do players receive?
Every team or player receives an official UzChess certificate. The podium receives medals and diplomas.
Bigger tournaments have also had trophies and cash prizes: 300,000, 200,000 and 100,000 sum in Tashkent in October 2025. On the regional tours, the winning team earns a place at the national stage.
06How do we register?
With the application on this page, or the link in the tournament announcement on the Telegram channel. Registration usually closes the day before.
Following the channel alone does not register a team. After you apply, the league gets back to you by phone or on Telegram.
07How can we bring a tournament to our region?
The league reaches new regions through ambassadors. Its November 2025 call drew almost 200 applications, and in March 2026 it looked for expansion managers.
An ambassador represents ICLeague in their region, runs tournaments with UzChess and receives recommendation letters and certificates from UzChess and ICLeague. New calls are posted on the channel.
08Can I join as a volunteer or in the media team?
Yes. Volunteers, ambassadors and a media team are recruited every season. Media roles have included video editor, graphic designer, brand face, SMM manager and mobilographer.
Volunteers receive an official certificate and a recommendation letter, and meet players, coaches and organisers. Open calls go out on the Telegram channel.
Team application
This is a full application: the school, the captain, three players, a responsible teacher, experience and two short essays. The league reads every one.
About 12 minutes
Contact us
A question, a partnership or a tournament in your region: write to us directly. Every tournament's call and results go out on the channel.