Summer Cup A 2025
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57 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 May 2025 to 30 May 2025 in Astana, Kazakhstan. 21 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2284, and top seed was Arystan Isanzhulov (🇰🇿 KAZ, IM, 2372).
Nazar Talgatov (🇰🇿 KAZ, FM, 2197) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Arystan Isanzhulov (7.0) and Irik Khamidulin (7.0). Talgatov took the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Amir Tulegenov (2001) beat Konstantin Kazakov (IM, 2306), a +305-point gap.
Location
🇰🇿Astana, Kazakhstan
Dates
26 May 2025 → 30 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 21
IM×7
FM×6
CM×6
WFM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×52
🇷🇺Russia×4
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R5; 3 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE28 May
IM Arystan Isanzhulov takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 7.0/9. Talgatov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (47.0).
R7–R9 · WIN STREAK
Irik Khamidulin won 3 in a row (R7–R9).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMArystan Isanzhulov | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2Irik Khamidulin | — | * | — | — |
| 3FMNazar Talgatov | ½ | — | * | 1 |
| 4FMAzamat Daurimbetov | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Talgatov, NazarFM | 2197 | KAZ | +28N | +32B | =2N | +7B | =10N | +6B | =4B | +21N | =5B | 7.0 | 47.0 | 51.0 | 38.25 | 2419 | +107.2 |
| 2 | Isanzhulov, ArystanIM | 2372 | KAZ | +46B | +44N | =1B | +31N | +4B | =21N | =7B | =5N | +10B | 7.0 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 35.00 | 2404 | +5.6 |
| 3 | Khamidulin, Irik | 2155 | RUS | +16B | +53N | =21B | =5N | +14B | −4N | +24B | +12N | +7B | 7.0 | 43.0 | 45.0 | 33.00 | 2331 | +41.2 |
| 4 | Kozganbay, ErkinFM | 2260 | KAZ | +19N | +17B | +12N | +13B | −2N | +3B | =1N | −7N | +11B | 6.5 | 47.5 | 52.5 | 36.00 | 2281 | +10.4 |
| 5 | Tikzhanov, YerlanIM | 2315 | KAZ | +36N | +27B | =8N | =3B | =12N | +22B | +11N | =2B | =1N | 6.5 | 46.5 | 50.5 | 34.50 | 2236 | -5.1 |
| 6 | Daurimbetov, AzamatFM | 2205 | UZB | +37B | =20N | −31B | +34N | +15B | −1N | +18B | +25N | +21B | 6.5 | 39.0 | 43.0 | 29.50 | 2155 | -4.6 |
| 7 | Kuderinov, KirillIM | 2350 | KAZ | +15B | =31N | +43B | −1N | +44B | +8N | =2N | +4B | −3N | 6.0 | 46.0 | 49.5 | 30.00 | 2233 | -9.7 |
| 8 | Primbetov, KazbekFM | 2107 | KAZ | +34B | +48N | =5B | =21N | =25B | −7B | +22N | =13N | +12B | 6.0 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 26.75 | 2216 | +27.6 |
| 9 | Kazakov, KonstantinIM | 2306 | KAZ | =41B | =29N | +37B | =44N | =24B | +32N | −12B | +33N | +13B | 6.0 | 34.5 | 38.0 | 25.00 | 2096 | -17.9 |
| 10 | Kassimov, BaurzhanIM | 2233 | KAZ | =49B | +41N | =20B | +33N | =1B | +25N | −21B | +23N | −2N | 5.5 | 40.0 | 42.5 | 23.75 | 2141 | -7.1 |
| 11 | Kozlova, Olga | 1917 | RUS | +54B | −13N | =42B | +48N | +27B | +23N | −5B | +14N | −4N | 5.5 | 38.5 | 40.0 | 20.25 | 2102 | +80.8 |
| 12 | Tulegenov, Amir | 2001 | KAZ | +45N | +26B | −4B | +20N | =5B | =13N | +9N | −3B | −8N | 5.0 | 46.5 | 50.0 | 24.75 | 2141 | +62.4 |
| 13 | Amangeldy, ErnurFM | 2231 | KAZ | +47N | +11B | +22N | −4N | −21B | =12B | +31N | =8B | −9N | 5.0 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 23.00 | 2131 | -40.0 |
| 14 | Ospanov, ArmanCM | 2053 | KAZ | −32N | +50B | +45N | +27B | −3N | =29B | +19N | −11B | =17N | 5.0 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 20.25 | 1945 | -23.6 |
| 15 | Yerzhanuly Yernur | 1891 | KAZ | −7N | +40B | =54N | +26B | −6N | =28B | =35N | =16B | +34N | 5.0 | 38.5 | 40.0 | 20.00 | 1942 | +16.4 |
| 16 | Ulan, RizatCM | 1851 | KAZ | −3N | =30B | =28N | −17B | =39B | +55N | +43B | =15N | +37B | 5.0 | 37.5 | 39.0 | 18.00 | 1974 | +57.6 |
| 17 | Amangeldinov, Alkey | 1955 | KAZ | +57B | −4N | −33B | +16N | =18B | −34N | +41B | +42N | =14B | 5.0 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 18.00 | 1945 | -8.4 |
| 18 | Gudovanyi, Lev | 1841 | RUS | =23B | −43N | =49B | +41N | =17N | +36B | −6N | =31B | +35N | 5.0 | 35.0 | 37.5 | 19.50 | 2000 | +71.6 |
| 19 | Bakyt, Ibrahim | 1862 | KAZ | −4B | +55N | =48B | +46N | −23B | +43N | −14B | =26N | +33B | 5.0 | 34.5 | 36.0 | 16.25 | 1978 | +49.6 |
| 20 | Kim, KristinaWCM | 1930 | KAZ | +56N | =6B | =10N | −12B | −35N | +54B | F | +48N | +22B | 5.0 | 34.0 | 35.5 | 16.50 | 2017 | +17.6 |
| 21 | Pakhomov, EgorIM | 2366 | RUS | F | +24B | =3N | =8B | +13N | =2B | +10N | −1B | −6N | 4.5 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 25.00 | 2228 | -12.8 |
| 22 | Zharas, AldiyarCM | 1997 | KAZ | +33B | +52N | −13B | =23N | +31B | −5N | −8B | +28B | −20N | 4.5 | 39.5 | 41.5 | 16.75 | 1995 | +0.4 |
| 23 | Mazhkenov, Alisher | 2118 | KAZ | =18N | +35B | =25N | =22B | +19N | −11B | +29N | −10B | F | 4.5 | 39.0 | 43.0 | 20.50 | 1987 | -24.2 |
| 24 | Azatzhan, Adil | 1981 | KAZ | +55B | −21N | =34B | +42N | =9N | +47B | −3N | =32B | F | 4.5 | 37.0 | 38.5 | 15.50 | 2042 | +21.2 |
| 25 | Tokbayev, Anuar | 2001 | KAZ | F | +49N | =23B | +47B | =8N | −10B | +34N | −6B | =32N | 4.5 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 17.25 | 2050 | +21.2 |
| 26 | Kuanyshev, Miras | 1754 | KAZ | +39B | −12N | =41B | −15N | =42B | +27N | =37B | =19B | =46N | 4.5 | 34.5 | 38.0 | 18.25 | 1902 | +68.8 |
| 27 | Kozhakhmetov, Sultan | 1972 | KAZ | +38B | −5N | +53B | −14N | −11N | −26B | =45N | +52B | +42B | 4.5 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 13.25 | 1874 | -22.6 |
| 28 | Amanzhol, KhanzadaWFM | 1854 | KAZ | −1B | =57N | =16B | +52N | =43B | =15N | +48B | −22N | =29B | 4.5 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 14.50 | 1873 | +8.4 |
| 29 | Savitskiy, Vladimir | 1917 | KAZ | =50N | =9B | F | +57N | +33B | =14N | −23B | =35B | =28N | 4.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 16.00 | 1965 | +17.6 |
| 30 | Kanayev, Ardak | 1941 | KAZ | −48B | =16N | =57B | +53N | −32B | =42N | =38B | =36N | +41B | 4.5 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 14.25 | 1816 | -29.8 |
| 31 | Dosmukhambetov, Arystan | 1978 | KAZ | +40N | =7B | +6N | −2B | −22N | +35B | −13B | =18N | F | 4.0 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 20.00 | 2073 | +15.8 |
| 32 | Anetov, AmirzhanCM | 1835 | KAZ | +14B | −1N | −44B | +49N | +30N | −9B | F | =24N | =25B | 4.0 | 40.0 | 42.5 | 16.50 | 2032 | +75.2 |
| 33 | Kambar , Ersultan | 1821 | KAZ | −22N | +36B | +17N | −10B | −29N | +56B | +47N | −9B | −19N | 4.0 | 38.0 | 39.5 | 14.00 | 1917 | +36.4 |
| 34 | Orazayev, Nurel | 1839 | KAZ | −8N | +51B | =24N | −6B | +54N | +17B | −25B | =37N | −15B | 4.0 | 38.0 | 39.5 | 13.25 | 1915 | +16.4 |
| 35 | Primbetov, NurassylCM | 1788 | KAZ | =43B | −23N | =39B | +37N | +20B | −31N | =15B | =29N | −18B | 4.0 | 36.0 | 39.5 | 17.50 | 1895 | +50.4 |
| 36 | Mamakova, Aknur | 1876 | KAZ | −5B | −33N | =38B | +50N | +49B | −18N | =44N | =30B | =40N | 4.0 | 34.0 | 36.5 | 13.00 | 1846 | -17.6 |
| 37 | Khen, Andrey | 1856 | KAZ | −6N | +56B | −9N | −35B | +57N | +52B | =26N | =34B | −16N | 4.0 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 8.75 | 1817 | -23.6 |
| 38 | Nukin, TolegenIM | 1790 | KAZ | −27N | −47B | =36N | =45B | =41B | +39N | =30N | =44B | =49N | 4.0 | 31.0 | 33.5 | 14.75 | 1862 | +17.8 |
| 39 | Zaitsev, Ilya | 1949 | KAZ | −26N | −45B | =35N | =40B | =16N | −38B | +56N | =50B | +52N | 4.0 | 29.5 | 31.0 | 11.25 | 1710 | -108.0 |
| 40 | Nazarbek, Alikhan | 1800 | KAZ | −31B | −15N | −46B | =39N | −52B | +53N | +55B | +57N | =36B | 4.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 8.50 | 1797 | +0.4 |
| 41 | Adilbek, Adinur | 1873 | KAZ | =9N | −10B | =26N | −18B | =38N | +50B | −17N | +51B | −30N | 3.5 | 37.0 | 39.5 | 12.25 | 1852 | -20.4 |
| 42 | Bulatov, Dinmukhamed | 1816 | KAZ | −44B | +46N | =11N | −24B | =26N | =30B | +51N | −17B | −27N | 3.5 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 13.25 | 1845 | +13.2 |
| 43 | Tleuov, Akhan | 1964 | KAZ | =35N | +18B | −7N | =54B | =28N | −19B | −16N | =45B | =50N | 3.5 | 35.5 | 37.0 | 13.00 | 1782 | -91.2 |
| 44 | Ayapov, Alimzhan | 1987 | KAZ | +42N | −2B | +32N | =9B | −7N | F | =36B | =38N | F | 3.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 14.50 | 2049 | +6.6 |
| 45 | Zhenis Madiyar | 1825 | KAZ | −12B | +39N | −14B | =38N | −48B | =46N | =27B | =43N | =47B | 3.5 | 33.0 | 36.0 | 13.50 | 1832 | +2.4 |
| 46 | Zeynyshev, Elnur | 1898 | KAZ | −2N | −42B | +40N | −19B | =55N | =45B | +54N | F | =26B | 3.5 | 32.5 | 34.0 | 10.25 | 1817 | -42.4 |
| 47 | Kertaev, Natan | 1859 | KAZ | −13B | +38N | +52B | −25N | +56B | −24N | −33B | F | =45N | 3.5 | 31.0 | 32.5 | 9.25 | 1824 | -9.6 |
| 48 | Talgat, Rayan | 1723 | KAZ | +30N | −8B | =19N | −11B | +45N | =51B | −28N | −20B | F | 3.0 | 36.5 | 38.0 | 11.75 | 1831 | +38.8 |
| 49 | Bolys, Tolegen | 1860 | KAZ | =10N | −25B | =18N | −32B | −36N | +57B | −52N | F | =38B | 2.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 8.25 | 1721 | -61.6 |
| 50 | Zhainazarov, Alanbek | 1678 | KAZ | =29B | −14N | F | −36B | F | −41N | +53B | =39N | =43B | 2.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 8.00 | 1821 | +42.8 |
| 51 | Japparbekova, Malika | 1913 | KAZ | F | −34N | +55B | −56N | +53B | =48N | −42B | −41N | F | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 5.00 | 1701 | -81.2 |
| 52 | Baipeissov, Aliakbar | 1560 | KAZ | F | −22B | −47N | −28B | +40N | −37N | +49B | −27N | −39B | 2.0 | 31.5 | 34.0 | 6.50 | 1696 | +36.8 |
| 53 | Asanov, AlmazFM | 1827 | KAZ | F | −3B | −27N | −30B | −51N | −40B | −50N | +55B | +56B | 2.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 3.00 | 1682 | -31.2 |
| 54 | Nabiyev, Iman | 1711 | KAZ | −11N | F | =15B | =43N | −34B | −20N | −46B | =56N | F | 1.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 5.00 | 1651 | -18.4 |
| 55 | Nurshin, NuraliCM | 1815 | KAZ | −24N | −19B | −51N | F | =46B | −16B | −40N | −53N | +57B | 1.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 2.75 | 1610 | -80.0 |
| 56 | Amanbek, Dias | 1720 | KAZ | −20B | −37N | F | +51B | −47N | −33N | −39B | =54B | −53N | 1.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 3.25 | 1608 | -43.6 |
| 57 | Semenov, Miroslav | 1757 | KAZ | −17N | =28B | =30N | −29B | −37B | −49N | F | −40B | −55N | 1.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 4.50 | 1553 | -69.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Talgatov, NazarFMKAZ+107.27.0 pts · #3
- 2Kozlova, OlgaRUS+80.85.5 pts · #10
- 3Anetov, AmirzhanCMKAZ+75.24.0 pts · #37
Top rating losers
- 1Zaitsev, IlyaKAZ-108.04.0 pts · #39
- 2Tleuov, AkhanKAZ-91.23.5 pts · #44
- 3Japparbekova, MalikaKAZ-81.22.5 pts · #49
Biggest upsets
- R7+305 Elo gap
- R7+300 Elo gap
- R5+240 Elo gap