Classic tournament Semey June
16 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 13 Jun 2025 to 19 Jun 2025 in Semey, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1628, and top seed was Damir Safiulin (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1780).
Serikgali Daulet (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1723) won with 8.5/9, ahead of E Shakarimov (6.5) and Imran Khakimov (6.0). Daulet won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Bakytzhan Khabdes (1468) beat Imran Khakimov (1697), a +229-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsSerikgali Daulet led from R3; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Serikgali Daulet never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
Serikgali Daulet beat E Shakarimov (White).
Serikgali Daulet 7 wins (R1–R7)E Shakarimov 3 wins (R5–R7)Imran Khakimov 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Serikgali Daulet | * | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 2E Shakarimov | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Imran Khakimov | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Bekzat Yessimbekov | ½ | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serikgali Daulet | 1723 | KAZ | +12B | +6N | +2B | +8N | +13B | +3N | +5B | =4N | +7N | 8.5 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 41.00 | 2415 | +113.6 |
| 2 | Shakarimov, E | 1646 | KAZ | +15N | +7B | −1N | −9B | +8B | +13N | +3B | =10N | +4B | 6.5 | 39.5 | 40.5 | 26.00 | 1738 | +18.2 |
| 3 | Khakimov, Imran | 1697 | KAZ | −7N | +15B | +10N | +6B | +9N | −1B | −2N | +5N | +8B | 6.0 | 42.0 | 43.0 | 23.50 | 1702 | +3.6 |
| 4 | Yessimbekov, Bekzat | 0 | KAZ | =5N | =10B | +11N | −13B | =6N | +14B | +7N | =1B | −2N | 5.0 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 22.75 | 1581 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Murat, Arystan | 1545 | KAZ | =4B | −8N | +12B | +10N | =7B | +9N | −1N | −3B | +15B | 5.0 | 40.5 | 41.5 | 17.75 | 1603 | +30.0 |
| 6 | Baluankanov, Gizat | 1644 | KAZ | +11B | −1B | +7N | −3N | =4B | −8N | +15N | =12B | +14N | 5.0 | 39.5 | 40.5 | 17.00 | 1540 | -32.8 |
| 7 | Khabdes, Bakytzhan | 1468 | KAZ | +3B | −2N | −6B | +14B | =5N | +11N | −4B | +9N | −1B | 4.5 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 19.50 | 1605 | +49.6 |
| 8 | Safiulin, Damir | 1780 | KAZ | =10N | +5B | +13N | −1B | −2N | +6B | −9B | +11N | −3N | 4.5 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 19.00 | 1583 | -41.8 |
| 9 | Myrzhussupov, Yerlan | 1569 | KAZ | +16N | −13B | +14N | +2N | −3B | −5B | +8N | −7B | −12N | 4.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 14.00 | 1503 | -15.8 |
| 10 | Tleukhanov, Eraly | 1506 | KAZ | =8B | =4N | −3B | −5B | +16N | F | +13N | =2B | =11N | 4.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 13.00 | 1596 | +20.8 |
| 11 | Kanirov, B | 0 | KAZ | −6N | =12N | −4B | +16N | +15B | −7B | +14N | −8B | =10B | 4.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 8.00 | 1426 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Daulenov, Damir | 1473 | KAZ | −1N | =11B | −5N | +15B | −14N | F | +16B | =6N | +9B | 4.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 9.50 | 1429 | -12.8 |
| 13 | Akylbek, Eskendir | 1695 | KAZ | +14B | +9N | −8B | +4N | −1N | −2B | −10B | F | F | 3.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 12.00 | 1487 | -67.2 |
| 14 | Safiollin, Aldiyar | 1455 | KAZ | −13N | +16B | −9B | −7N | +12B | −4N | −11B | +15N | −6B | 3.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 5.00 | 1330 | -26.0 |
| 15 | Jarkenova, Aydeya | 0 | KAZ | −2B | −3N | +16B | −12N | −11N | F | −6B | −14B | −5N | 1.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 0.00 | 768 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 447036460 | 0 | — | −9B | −14N | −15N | −11B | −10B | F | −12N | F | F | 0.0 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 0.00 | 696 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Serikgali DauletKAZ+113.68.5 pts · #1
- 2Khabdes, BakytzhanKAZ+49.64.5 pts · #7
- 3Murat, ArystanKAZ+30.05.0 pts · #6
- 1Akylbek, EskendirKAZ-67.23.0 pts · #10
- 2Safiulin, DamirKAZ-41.84.5 pts · #5
- 3Baluankanov, GizatKAZ-32.85.0 pts · #9
- R1+229 Elo gap
- R7+211 Elo gap
- R7+189 Elo gap