CShK classic may
23 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 10 May 2025 to 18 May 2025 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1656, and top seed was Alisher Agzam (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1728).
Alisher Agzam (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1728) won with 6.5/8, ahead of Nariman Sayassatov (6.5) and Alisher Zhanybekov (6.0). Agzam shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Suleyman Arif Kazakbay (1490) beat Ansar Zeinulla (1699), a +209-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 6.5/8, decided on Buchholz.
Alisher Zhanybekov takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
2 players finish on 6.5/8. Agzam takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (34.5).
Alisher Agzam drew with Nariman Sayassatov (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alisher Agzam | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Nariman Sayassatov | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3Alisher Zhanybekov | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Yerasyl Rakysh | 0 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agzam, Alisher | 1728 | KAZ | +5B | +13N | +14B | +3N | =2B | −12N | +7B | +4N | 6.5 | 34.5 | 38.0 | 31.25 | 1853 | +45.6 |
| 2 | Sayassatov, Nariman | 1689 | KAZ | =9B | +17N | =12N | +7B | =1N | +8B | +3B | +6N | 6.5 | 32.5 | 35.5 | 28.50 | 1828 | +46.0 |
| 3 | Zhanybekov, Alisher | 1603 | KAZ | +8N | +19B | +4N | −1B | +20N | +5B | −2N | +12B | 6.0 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 23.00 | 1759 | +24.4 |
| 4 | Rakysh, Yerasyl | 1697 | KAZ | +15B | +18N | −3B | =14N | +16B | +6N | +12B | −1B | 5.5 | 31.0 | 33.5 | 19.25 | 1734 | +15.2 |
| 5 | Yerbulatov, Almadi | 1575 | KAZ | −1N | +8B | +23N | +18B | =6B | −3N | +17B | +7N | 5.5 | 30.5 | 31.0 | 16.25 | 1627 | +14.8 |
| 6 | Sagyntayev, Alikhan | 1692 | KAZ | −19N | +22B | +9N | +12B | =5N | −4B | +20N | −2B | 4.5 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 13.25 | 1578 | -44.0 |
| 7 | Usmanov, Dias | 1460 | KAZ | =17B | =9N | +13B | −2N | +18N | +16B | −1N | −5B | 4.0 | 32.5 | 35.0 | 13.00 | 1564 | +14.0 |
| 8 | Meshitbayev, Aslan | 0 | KAZ | −3B | −5N | F | +19B | +10N | −2N | +13B | +9B | 4.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 14.00 | 1614 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Kazakbay, Suleyman Arif | 1490 | KAZ | =2N | =7B | −6B | +23N | =17B | =13N | +10B | −8N | 4.0 | 29.5 | 30.0 | 13.00 | 1625 | +45.2 |
| 10 | Zeinulla, Ansar | 1699 | KAZ | −12N | =15B | =18B | +22N | −8B | +23B | −9N | +17N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 7.50 | 1547 | -18.2 |
| 11 | Tursunbai, Abdurrohman | 1474 | KAZ | −14N | +21B | −16B | =15N | −13N | =18B | +23N | +20B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 7.00 | 1453 | -10.4 |
| 12 | Kurmangazinov, Beibarys | 1562 | KAZ | +10B | +16N | =2B | −6N | F | +1B | −4N | −3N | 3.5 | 36.5 | 40.0 | 17.25 | 1676 | +40.0 |
| 13 | Okasov, Demeu | 1581 | KAZ | +23B | −1B | −7N | =17N | +11B | =9B | −8N | =19N | 3.5 | 28.0 | 28.5 | 9.25 | 1501 | -27.6 |
| 14 | Zhanabayev, Arystan | 1612 | KAZ | +11B | +20N | −1N | =4B | F | F | −15N | +21B | 3.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 10.25 | 1620 | +0.8 |
| 15 | Israil, Gulsezim | 1559 | KAZ | −4N | =10N | −17B | =11B | F | =21N | +14B | +16N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 11.75 | 1621 | +18.4 |
| 16 | Kanafin, Yerbol | 1627 | KAZ | +22N | −12B | +11N | =20B | −4N | −7N | +21B | −15B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 7.50 | 1510 | -22.8 |
| 17 | Omurzakov, Altair | 1605 | KAZ | =7N | −2B | +15N | =13B | =9N | =20B | −5N | −10B | 3.0 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 10.25 | 1478 | -53.6 |
| 18 | Ashuov, Madiyar | 0 | KAZ | +21N | −4B | =10N | −5N | −7B | =11N | −19B | =23B | 2.5 | 27.0 | 27.5 | 5.75 | 1425 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Nurlybek Dias | 1541 | KAZ | +6B | −3N | −20B | −8N | −21B | F | +18N | =13B | 2.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 8.75 | 1537 | -2.4 |
| 20 | Zhanat, Rauan | 0 | KAZ | F | −14B | +19N | =16N | −3B | =17N | −6B | −11N | 2.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 5.75 | 1443 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Tursunbai, Abdulla-Bilal | 1604 | KAZ | −18B | −11N | −22B | F | +19N | =15B | −16N | −14N | 1.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.25 | 1365 | -76.8 |
| 22 | Momynov, Beknur | 1481 | KAZ | −16B | −6N | +21N | −10B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.50 | 1462 | -6.0 |
| 23 | Smirnov, Timur | 0 | KAZ | −13N | F | −5B | −9B | F | −10N | −11B | =18N | 0.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 1.25 | 762 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Sayassatov, NarimanKAZ+46.06.5 pts · #2
- 2Agzam, AlisherKAZ+45.66.5 pts · #1
- 3Kazakbay, Suleyman ArifKAZ+45.24.0 pts · #10
- 1Tursunbai, Abdulla-BilalKAZ-76.81.5 pts · #19
- 2Omurzakov, AltairKAZ-53.63.0 pts · #14
- 3Sagyntayev, AlikhanKAZ-44.04.5 pts · #7
- R7+209 Elo gap
- R6+167 Elo gap
- R6+166 Elo gap