Open classic Memorial Ufimtseva 2025
30 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 30 May 2025 to 05 Jun 2025 in Kostanay, Kazakhstan. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1832, and top seed was Andrei Maznitsin (🇰🇬 KGZ, FM, 2150).
Andrei Maznitsin (🇰🇬 KGZ, FM, 2150) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Nursultan Kenzhalin (7.5) and Chingizkhan Sarzhanov (7.5). Maznitsin shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Bakhtiyar Garayev (1486) beat Shyngys Boran (1917), a +431-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsFM Andrei Maznitsin led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
FM Andrei Maznitsin takes the sole lead (7.0/8).
FM Andrei Maznitsin drew with Nursultan Kenzhalin (Black).
FM Andrei Maznitsin 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R7–R9)Nursultan Kenzhalin 3 wins (R1–R3)Chingizkhan Sarzhanov 4 wins (R4–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMAndrei Maznitsin | * | ½ | 1 | ½ |
| 2Nursultan Kenzhalin | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Chingizkhan Sarzhanov | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Nurlan Tileubay | ½ | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maznitsin, AndreiFM | 2150 | KGZ | +15B | +10N | +3B | =2N | +9B | =4N | +5B | +8N | +14B | 8.0 | 46.0 | 50.0 | 43.25 | 2218 | +13.6 |
| 2 | Kenzhalin, Nursultan | 2060 | KAZ | +20N | +6B | +8N | =1B | =4N | +5B | +14N | =3B | +9N | 7.5 | 47.0 | 51.0 | 40.25 | 2111 | +15.0 |
| 3 | Sarzhanov, Chingizkhan | 2021 | KAZ | +18N | +23B | −1N | +14B | +8N | +6B | +4B | =2N | +11B | 7.5 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 36.75 | 2070 | +13.4 |
| 4 | Tileubay, Nurlan | 2037 | KAZ | +29B | +16N | +9B | +7N | =2B | =1B | −3N | +6B | −5N | 6.0 | 49.0 | 50.0 | 28.75 | 1932 | -13.6 |
| 5 | Boran, Shyngys | 1917 | KAZ | +27B | −7N | +15B | +17N | +10B | −2N | −1N | +12B | +4B | 6.0 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 27.50 | 1822 | -9.8 |
| 6 | Baidauletov, Ramzan | 1607 | KAZ | +28B | −2N | =7B | +25N | +17B | −3N | +10B | −4N | +8B | 5.5 | 44.0 | 45.0 | 21.25 | 1767 | +49.2 |
| 7 | Garayev, Bakhtiyar | 1486 | KAZ | +12N | +5B | =6N | −4B | +23N | −8B | +11N | −9B | +24B | 5.5 | 41.0 | 44.5 | 25.75 | 1695 | +70.4 |
| 8 | Balakanova, GulnarWFM | 1771 | KAZ | +19N | +24B | −2B | +11N | −3B | +7N | +12N | −1B | −6N | 5.0 | 48.0 | 51.5 | 23.00 | 1685 | -16.0 |
| 9 | Urynbassarov, Zhalgas | 1626 | KAZ | +13N | +14B | −4N | +23B | −1N | −12B | +18N | +7N | −2B | 5.0 | 44.5 | 48.0 | 21.50 | 1767 | +31.6 |
| 10 | Iglikov, Alan | 1570 | KAZ | +22N | −1B | +13N | +12B | −5N | −14B | −6N | +19B | +16N | 5.0 | 41.0 | 45.0 | 21.50 | 1452 | -34.8 |
| 11 | Vlasov, Vladimir | 0 | KAZ | −14N | +19B | +24N | −8B | +18N | +16N | −7B | +13B | −3N | 5.0 | 38.5 | 42.0 | 20.00 | 1508 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Zharmagambetov, Sultan | 0 | KAZ | −7B | +28N | +16B | −10N | +24B | +9N | −8B | −5N | +15B | 5.0 | 38.0 | 39.0 | 17.50 | 1606 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Imash, Beknur | 0 | KAZ | −9B | +30N | −10B | +21N | −16B | +22N | +15B | −11N | =17B | 4.5 | 35.0 | 36.0 | 15.00 | 1388 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Kabylbek, Daniyal | 1495 | KAZ | +11B | −9N | +21B | −3N | +15B | +10N | −2B | F | −1N | 4.0 | 46.0 | 50.0 | 18.00 | 1593 | +19.6 |
| 15 | Abdrakhmanov, Alikhan | 1447 | KAZ | −1N | +25B | −5N | +26B | −14N | +19B | −13N | +18B | −12N | 4.0 | 39.0 | 42.5 | 15.00 | 928 | -24.0 |
| 16 | Talgatov, Sultanbek | 1511 | KAZ | +26N | −4B | −12N | +30B | +13N | −11B | +23N | F | −10B | 4.0 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 12.50 | 1547 | +5.2 |
| 17 | Akhmetzhanov, Sultanbeibars | 1554 | KAZ | =25N | =20B | +26N | −5B | −6N | −18B | =22N | +27B | =13N | 4.0 | 35.0 | 38.5 | 15.00 | 958 | -21.6 |
| 18 | Baimukhanov, Zhan | 0 | KAZ | −3B | −21N | +28B | +22N | −11B | +17N | −9B | −15N | +30B | 4.0 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 10.00 | 1469 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 447098414 | 0 | — | −8B | −11N | +29B | −24N | +25B | −15N | +21B | −10N | +28B | 4.0 | 31.0 | 32.0 | 9.50 | 785 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Ahmet, Rustem | 0 | KAZ | −2B | =17N | −25B | +29N | =27N | −23B | =26N | +30B | =22N | 4.0 | 30.5 | 31.5 | 9.50 | 1451 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 447053526 | 0 | — | −23N | +18B | −14N | −13B | −26N | +28B | −19N | +29N | +25B | 4.0 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 9.50 | 724 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Klyshbekov, Bekzhan | 0 | KAZ | −10B | +29N | −23N | −18B | +30N | −13B | =17B | +28N | =20B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 7.00 | 1288 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Kaziyev, Batyrkhan | 1558 | KAZ | +21B | −3N | +22B | −9N | −7B | +20N | −16B | −24N | =26B | 3.5 | 37.5 | 41.0 | 13.75 | 820 | -88.4 |
| 24 | Dzhumagazyeva, Balzhan | 1552 | KAZ | F | −8N | −11B | +19B | −12N | =26B | +27N | +23B | −7N | 3.5 | 35.0 | 36.0 | 12.75 | 1478 | -12.4 |
| 25 | Omarov, Ilyas | 0 | KAZ | =17B | −15N | +20N | −6B | −19N | −27B | +29B | +26N | −21N | 3.5 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 10.50 | 1260 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Peretrukhina, Ruzhena | 0 | KAZ | −16B | +27N | −17B | −15N | +21B | =24N | =20B | −25B | =23N | 3.5 | 30.5 | 34.0 | 13.00 | 1280 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 447098406 | 0 | — | −5N | −26B | F | +28N | =20B | +25N | −24B | −17N | +29B | 3.5 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 7.50 | 874 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Keneshan, Diana | 0 | KAZ | −6N | −12B | −18N | −27B | +29B | −21N | −30N | −22B | −19N | 1.0 | 31.0 | 32.0 | 1.00 | 798 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 447025190 | 0 | — | −4N | −22B | −19N | −20B | −28N | +30B | −25N | −21B | −27N | 1.0 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 1.00 | 1237 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 447098430 | 0 | — | F | −13B | F | −16N | −22B | −29N | +28B | −20N | −18N | 1.0 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 1.00 | 687 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Garayev, BakhtiyarKAZ+70.45.5 pts · #8
- 2Baidauletov, RamzanKAZ+49.25.5 pts · #7
- 3Urynbassarov, ZhalgasKAZ+31.65.0 pts · #9
- 1Kaziyev, BatyrkhanKAZ-88.43.5 pts · #26
- 2Iglikov, AlanKAZ-34.85.0 pts · #18
- 3Abdrakhmanov, AlikhanKAZ-24.04.0 pts · #29
- R2+431 Elo gap
- R9+164 Elo gap
- R9+120 Elo gap