Casual Classic May 2025
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 May 2025 to 27 May 2025 in Karakol, Kyrgyzstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1642, and top seed was Kutman Kerimbekov (🇰🇬 KGZ, 1764).
Dastan Ibraimov (🇰🇬 KGZ, 1755) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Kutman Kerimbekov (6.5) and Akylbek Boruev (6.0). Ibraimov won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Shabdan Alikov (1440) beat Nurtegin Maksatbekov (1702), a +262-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsDastan Ibraimov led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Dastan Ibraimov never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Dastan Ibraimov drew with Kutman Kerimbekov (White).
Dastan Ibraimov won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇰🇬Ibraimov, Dastan | 1755 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 29.25 | 37.5 | +62.4 | 1902 |
| 2 | 🇰🇬Kerimbekov, Kutman | 1764 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 24.50 | 38.5 | +8.6 | 1794 |
| 3 | 🇰🇬Boruev, Akylbek | 1726 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 20.50 | 39.0 | +16.8 | 1757 |
| 4 | 🇰🇬Urkadyrov, Syimyk | 1680 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 22.25 | 39.5 | +10.0 | 1718 |
| 6 | 🇰🇬Abakirov, Akylbek | 1638 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 17.75 | 40.5 | +2.8 | 1642 |
| 7 | 🇰🇬Abdyrahmanov, Rysbek | 1548 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 15.75 | 40.5 | +24.8 | 1652 |
| 5 | 🇰🇬Dzhumaev, Taalaibek | 1626 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 14.50 | 40.5 | +9.2 | 1644 |
| 8 | 🇰🇬Moldakunov, Nurel | 1536 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 9.25 | 41.5 | +15.2 | 1574 |
| 9 | 🇰🇬Alikov, Shabdan | 1440 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 2.5 | 7.25 | 42.5 | +14.0 | 1498 |
| 10 | 🇰🇬Maksatbekov, Nurtegin | 1702 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 45.0 | -105.6 | 835 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ibraimov, DastanKGZ+62.47.5 pts · #1
- 2Abdyrahmanov, RysbekKGZ+24.84.5 pts · #7
- 3Boruev, AkylbekKGZ+16.86.0 pts · #3
- 1Maksatbekov, NurteginKGZ-105.60.0 pts · #10
- 2Abakirov, AkylbekKGZ2.84.5 pts · #6
- 3Kerimbekov, KutmanKGZ8.66.5 pts · #2
- R9+262 Elo gap
- R3+166 Elo gap
- R1+154 Elo gap