Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial - Aktobe Open 2025 (MASTERS)

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68 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 Jun 2025 to 30 Jun 2025 in Aktobe, Kazakhstan. 67 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2640, and top seed was Hao Wang (🇨🇳 CHN, GM, 2701).

Alexey Sarana (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2686) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Aryan Chopra (6.5) and Pa Iniyan (6.5). Sarana took the lead from round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Zeinep Sultanbek (WIM, 2068) beat Alimzhan Amirkul (FM, 2357), a +289-point gap.

Location

🇰🇿Aktobe, Kazakhstan

Dates

22 Jun 2025 → 30 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇨🇳GMHao Wang2701

Avg top 10

2,640

Participants

Titled players · 67

GM×26

IM×28

FM×8

WGM×1

WIM×4

Federations · 8 represented

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×25

🇮🇳India×10

🇷🇺Russia×7

FIDE (no federation)×4

🇦🇲Armenia×3

🇨🇳China×2

🇹🇷Turkiye×2

🇲🇳Mongolia×2

Top 3

🥇
GMAlexey Sarana
🇷🇸SRB·2686
7.0pts·2726perf+4.8
🥈
GMAryan Chopra
🇮🇳IND·2620
6.5pts·2676perf+7.0
🥉
GMPa Iniyan
🇮🇳IND·2573
6.5pts·2644perf+8.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Alexey Sarana led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Sarana7Kazhgaleyev6.5Iniyan6.5Wang6.5Chopra6.5Tsydypov6.5— ex-leaders:Davtyanled R3, #28

R4 · LEADER CHANGE25 Jun

GM Alexey Sarana takes the sole lead (3.5/4).

R2–R5 · WIN STREAK

GM Alexey Sarana won 4 in a row (R2–R5).

R3 · FORMER LEADER FALL

GM Artur Davtyan held the sole lead at R3 but finished #28.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMAlexey Sarana	*	—	—	—
2GMMurtas Kazhgaleyev	—	*	½	—
3GMPa Iniyan	—	½	*	—
4GMHao Wang	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Sarana, AlexeyGM	2686	SRB	=49B	+39N	+32B	+18N	+20B	=12N	=2B	+9N	=4B	7.0	43.0	46.5	35.50	2726	+4.8
2	Aryan ChopraGM	2620	IND	+41B	+43N	=17B	=7N	=5B	+31B	=1N	=10B	+13N	6.5	44.5	48.5	33.50	2676	+7.0
3	Iniyan, PaGM	2573	IND	+51B	=32N	+22B	=5N	=17B	=18N	=7B	+24N	+12B	6.5	42.5	46.0	32.50	2644	+8.4
4	Tsydypov, ZhamsaranGM	2514	RUS	+45B	=52N	=19B	+21N	+23B	−6N	+18B	+26N	=1N	6.5	42.5	46.0	31.75	2685	+20.4
5	Kazhgaleyev, MurtasGM	2500	KAZ	+66B	=50N	+53B	=3B	=2N	=11B	=10N	+23N	+26B	6.5	41.0	42.5	28.75	2670	+20.8
6	Wang, HaoGM	2701	CHN	−22N	+58B	=31N	+49B	+46N	+4B	=9N	=8B	+11N	6.5	40.5	43.5	30.50	2660	-2.6
7	Xue, HaowenGM	2518	CHN	+62B	=19N	+52B	=2B	=9N	=10B	=3N	+21N	=8B	6.0	43.5	46.5	29.00	2660	+17.2
8	Sargsyan, ShantGM	2669	ARM	−19N	=33B	+48N	=27B	+25N	+28B	+12B	=6N	=7N	6.0	42.5	46.5	30.50	2590	-7.6
9	Sjugirov, SananGM	2635	HUN	+25B	−17N	+37B	+14N	=7B	+24N	=6B	−1B	=10N	5.5	45.5	50.0	29.00	2624	-0.6
10	Cheparinov, IvanGM	2641	BUL	+64B	=14N	=21B	=30N	+43B	=7N	=5B	=2N	=9B	5.5	43.5	45.5	25.75	2593	-5.2
11	Nogerbek, KazybekGM	2538	KAZ	+33B	=22N	+49B	=17N	=18B	=5N	=21B	+30N	−6B	5.5	42.0	45.5	25.75	2564	+3.3
12	Bocharov, DmitryGM	2522	RUS	−13N	+66B	+59N	+44B	+28N	=1B	−8N	+17B	−3N	5.5	42.0	43.5	22.00	2565	+5.7
13	Amilal MunkhdalaiIM	2385	MGL	+12B	=30N	=23B	=24N	=15N	=34B	+55B	+20N	−2B	5.5	41.5	45.0	26.25	2636	+29.9
14	Ilamparthi A RGM	2490	IND	+48N	=10B	=44N	−9B	+50N	=20N	=38B	+22B	=23N	5.5	38.5	42.0	24.50	2585	+11.9
15	Yilmaz, MustafaGM	2586	TUR	+40B	+56N	−18B	=43N	=13B	−21N	+37B	=25N	+33B	5.5	38.0	41.5	24.25	2513	-8.3
16	Khamdamova, AfruzaWGM	2326	UZB	−17N	+25N	−43B	=29B	+49N	=19B	+46N	=28B	+30N	5.5	37.5	41.0	24.50	2537	+51.8
17	Urazayev, ArystanbekIM	2490	KAZ	+16B	+9B	=2N	=11B	=3N	=26N	=23B	−12N	=21B	5.0	45.0	50.0	27.75	2577	+10.4
18	Davtyan, ArturGM	2472	ARM	+36B	+55N	+15N	−1B	=11N	=3B	−4N	=38B	=29N	5.0	45.0	48.5	24.25	2585	+13.4
19	Goutham Krishna HIM	2427	IND	+8B	=7B	=4N	−20N	=36B	=16N	=54B	+47N	=24B	5.0	42.5	46.0	25.50	2504	+8.8
20	Amar, ElhamGM	2589	NOR	+60N	=21B	=35N	+19B	−1N	=14B	+27N	−13B	=25N	5.0	42.5	45.5	23.00	2495	-11.1
21	Utegaliyev, Azamat	2445	KAZ	+67B	=20N	=10N	−4B	+51N	+15B	=11N	−7B	=17N	5.0	42.5	44.0	21.00	2543	+11.7
22	Rostovtsev, DmitryIM	2429	RUS	+6B	=11B	−3N	+53N	+30B	=38N	−26B	−14N	+45B	5.0	42.0	45.5	23.50	2561	+15.3
23	Aditya MittalGM	2563	IND	+59N	=35B	=13N	+50B	−4N	+47B	=17N	−5B	=14B	5.0	41.0	44.0	20.75	2484	-9.5
24	Suleymenov, AlisherGM	2515	KAZ	=27N	=44B	+47N	=13B	+35N	−9B	+31N	−3B	=19N	5.0	40.5	44.5	22.75	2487	-3.7
25	Korchmar, VasiliyIM	2417	FID	−9N	−16B	+42N	+65B	−8B	+51N	+44N	=15B	=20B	5.0	39.5	41.5	19.25	2508	+10.3
26	Zemlyanskii, IvanGM	2585	RUS	−50N	+45B	=51N	+52B	+27N	=17B	+22N	−4B	−5N	5.0	39.0	42.5	21.75	2477	-12.9
27	Agibileg, UurtsaikhIM	2384	MGL	=24B	+68N	=30B	=8N	−26B	+43N	−20B	=37N	+46B	5.0	38.0	39.0	19.00	2571	+21.9
28	Rohith Krishna SGM	2497	IND	+54B	=53N	=50B	+38N	−12B	−8N	=45B	=16N	+44B	5.0	36.5	40.0	20.25	2472	-3.1
29	Sahib SinghIM	2407	IND	−55B	−36N	+67B	=16N	+63B	−30N	+39B	+54N	=18B	5.0	33.5	35.0	17.25	2398	-0.7
30	Uskov, ArtemGM	2500	FID	+42N	=13B	=27N	=10B	−22N	+29B	+35N	−11B	−16B	4.5	41.5	46.0	22.00	2433	-8.3
31	Zverev, LevIM	2474	FID	−44N	+42B	=6B	+54N	+55B	−2N	−24B	=41B	=40N	4.5	39.0	42.5	19.25	2477	+0.1
32	Panesar VedantFM	2456	IND	+57N	=3B	−1N	=51B	−47N	=44B	+59B	−33N	+54B	4.5	36.5	39.5	17.00	2413	-5.2
33	Isanzhulov, ArystanIM	2388	KAZ	−11N	=8N	+68B	−46B	−48N	+56B	+52N	+32B	−15N	4.5	36.5	37.5	15.50	2492	+12.2
34	Agmanov, ZhandosIM	2481	KAZ	=39B	−49N	+36B	=41N	=45B	=13N	=47B	=40B	=35N	4.5	36.0	39.5	20.25	2380	-12.3
35	Lee, JunhyeokIM	2434	KOR	+63B	=23N	=20B	=55N	−24B	+36N	−30B	=45N	=34B	4.5	36.0	38.5	18.00	2447	+2.4
36	Suleimen, ErgaliIM	2302	KAZ	−18N	+29B	−34N	+40B	=19N	−35B	=60N	=50B	+51N	4.5	35.5	38.5	18.75	2425	+29.8
37	Ayush SharmaIM	2437	IND	=58N	=47B	−9N	+59B	=44N	+48B	−15N	=27B	=41N	4.5	35.5	38.5	17.25	2398	-4.8
38	Daneshvar, BardiyaGM	2640	IRI	−52N	+62B	+56N	−28B	+41N	=22B	=14N	=18N	F	4.5	35.0	35.0	18.75	2488	-14.9
39	Assylov, MirasFM	2319	KAZ	=34N	−1B	−46N	=60B	=40N	+64B	−29N	+58B	+50N	4.5	34.5	36.5	14.50	2426	+24.2
40	Nurgaliyev, SauatIM	2404	KAZ	−15N	+61B	−55B	−36N	=39B	+63N	+43B	=34N	=31B	4.5	34.0	36.5	16.25	2403	+0.4
41	Sapenov, DaniyalIM	2405	KAZ	−2N	=65B	+58N	=34B	−38B	=59N	+53B	=31N	=37B	4.5	34.0	36.0	15.75	2422	+2.0
42	Novozhilov, SemenIM	2352	RUS	−30B	−31N	−25B	=57N	+67B	=61N	+65B	=43N	+49B	4.5	30.0	31.5	12.25	2376	+5.8
43	Ansat, AldiyarIM	2489	KAZ	+65N	−2B	+16N	=15B	−10N	−27B	−40N	=42B	+60N	4.0	40.0	42.0	15.50	2406	-9.9
44	Usov, Aleksandr E.IM	2313	RUS	+31B	=24N	=14B	−12N	=37B	=32N	−25B	+60B	−28N	4.0	39.5	42.5	17.25	2425	+26.6
45	Tudor, Henry EdwardIM	2374	ROU	−4N	−26N	+57B	+56B	=34N	=46B	=28N	=35B	−22N	4.0	38.0	41.5	16.00	2414	+5.1
46	Sriram Adarsh UppalaIM	2460	IND	−53B	=54N	+39B	+33N	−6B	=45N	−16B	+48B	−27N	4.0	37.5	41.0	16.75	2339	-14.8
47	Orozbaev, EldiyarIM	2367	KGZ	=68B	=37N	−24B	+64N	+32B	−23N	=34N	−19B	=48N	4.0	34.5	35.5	13.50	2417	+6.3
48	Kamalidenova, MeruertIM	2330	KAZ	−14B	=64N	−8B	+67N	+33B	−37N	+49B	−46N	=47B	4.0	34.0	35.5	12.50	2389	+6.7
49	Kuru, AtillaIM	2428	TUR	=1N	+34B	−11N	−6N	−16B	+58B	−48N	+59B	−42N	3.5	40.5	43.5	14.00	2362	-8.7
50	Abdilkhair, AbilmansurIM	2401	KAZ	+26B	=5B	=28N	−23N	−14B	−54N	+61B	=36N	−39B	3.5	39.5	42.5	16.00	2352	-6.5
51	Moldagali, BeksultanIM	2397	KAZ	−3N	+57B	=26B	=32N	−21B	−25B	=58N	+63N	−36B	3.5	37.0	39.5	12.25	2283	-13.4
52	Valiyev, ShahinFM	2421	AZE	+38B	=4B	−7N	−26N	+61B	−55N	−33B	−53N	+63B	3.5	36.5	39.0	13.25	2351	-8.1
53	Lyutsinger, IrenFM	2261	FID	+46N	=28B	−5N	−22B	=56N	=60B	−41N	+52B	−62N	3.5	35.0	38.0	13.25	2360	+22.0
54	Smirnov, MarkIM	2352	KAZ	−28N	=46B	+60N	−31B	=58N	+50B	=19N	−29B	−32N	3.5	34.5	37.5	12.50	2331	-5.4
55	Naiditsch, ArkadijGM	2629	BUL	+29N	−18B	+40N	=35B	−31N	+52B	−13N	F	F	3.5	32.5	32.5	15.25	2428	-18.0
56	Zhalmakhanov, RamazanGM	2463	KAZ	+61N	−15B	−38B	−45N	=53B	−33N	=66N	+65B	=57B	3.5	30.5	32.0	9.25	2304	-19.2
57	Nurgaliyeva, ZarinaWIM	2252	KAZ	−32B	−51N	−45N	=42B	=62B	=66N	=64N	+61B	=56N	3.5	28.0	29.5	10.25	2307	+12.2
58	Kaldarova, AyaulymWIM	2172	KAZ	=37B	−6N	−41B	+62N	=54B	−49N	=51B	−39N	=59N	3.0	33.5	36.5	10.25	2285	+31.6
59	Lu, MaximillianIM	2392	USA	−23B	+63N	−12B	−37N	+64B	=41B	−32N	−49N	=58B	3.0	33.0	35.0	8.25	2261	-14.8
60	Simonian, HrairGM	2404	ARM	−20B	=67N	−54B	=39N	+65B	=53N	=36B	−44N	−43B	3.0	31.0	32.5	9.00	2228	-21.2
61	Kurmangaliyeva, LiyaFM	2276	KAZ	−56B	−40N	=62N	+66B	−52N	=42B	−50N	−57N	+64B	3.0	28.0	29.5	7.25	2259	-4.0
62	Akhilbay, ImangaliFM	2385	KAZ	−7N	−38N	=61B	−58B	=57N	−65N	F	+66B	+53B	3.0	27.0	27.0	8.25	2263	-28.2
63	Sultanbek, ZeinepWIM	2068	KAZ	−35N	−59B	+66N	=68B	−29N	−40B	+67N	−51B	−52N	2.5	27.0	28.0	3.50	2223	+25.4
64	Badelka, OlgaIM	2424	AUT	−10N	=48B	=65N	−47B	−59N	−39N	=57B	=67B	−61N	2.0	29.5	31.0	5.50	2127	-34.4
65	Chertkov, MaksimFM	2322	RUS	−43B	=41N	=64B	−25N	−60N	+62B	−42N	−56N	F	2.0	29.5	29.5	6.25	2224	-19.4
66	Amirkul, AlimzhanFM	2357	KAZ	−5N	−12N	−63B	−61N	F	=57B	=56B	−62N	=67N	1.5	29.0	29.0	4.25	2085	-53.6
67	Serikbay, AsselWIM	2226	KAZ	−21N	=60B	−29N	−48B	−42N	F	−63B	=64N	=66B	1.5	27.5	27.5	3.25	2097	-24.2
68	Mamedov, EdgarGM	2509	KAZ	=47N	−27B	−33N	=63N	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	16.0	16.0	3.25	2119	-19.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Khamdamova, AfruzaWGMUZB
+51.8
5.5 pts · #13
2Kaldarova, AyaulymWIMKAZ
+31.6
3.0 pts · #62
3Amilal MunkhdalaiIMMGL
+29.9
5.5 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1Amirkul, AlimzhanFMKAZ
-53.6
1.5 pts · #67
2Badelka, OlgaIMAUT
-34.4
2.0 pts · #64
3Akhilbay, ImangaliFMKAZ
-28.2
3.0 pts · #61

Biggest upsets

R3+289 Elo gap
WIMSultanbek, Zeinep2068 beat FMAmirkul, Alimzhan2357
R1+272 Elo gap
IMRostovtsev, Dmitry2429 beat GMWang, Hao2701
R7+244 Elo gap
IMAmilal Munkhdalai2385 beat GMNaiditsch, Arkadij2629