Sherkhan Summer Cup Classic
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36 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 Jun 2025 to 16 Jun 2025 in Aktau, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1537, and top seed was Nesibely Zhumabay (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1613).
Damir Uzakbaev (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1543) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Zhandos Pirmanov (7.5) and Erasyl Kumekov (7.0). Uzakbaev shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Erasyl Kumekov (1476) beat Nesibely Zhumabay (1613), a +137-point gap.
Location
🇰🇿Aktau, Kazakhstan
Dates
14 Jun 2025 → 16 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×33
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE15 Jun
Erasyl Kumekov takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.5/9. Uzakbaev takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (49.0).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Zhandos Pirmanov drew with Damir Uzakbaev (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Zhandos Pirmanov | * | ½ | 1 | 0 |
| 2Damir Uzakbaev | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Erasyl Kumekov | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Dias Netaliyev | 1 | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uzakbaev, Damir | 1543 | KAZ | +35N | +14B | +16N | +5B | =3N | =4B | =2N | +8N | +6B | 7.5 | 49.0 | 50.5 | 39.75 | 1522 | -6.0 |
| 2 | Pirmanov, Zhandos | 0 | KAZ | +18N | −4B | +32N | +22B | +28N | +9N | =1B | +3N | +8B | 7.5 | 43.5 | 45.5 | 34.75 | 1586 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Kumekov, Erasyl | 1476 | KAZ | =7B | +22N | +19B | +15N | =1B | +6N | +4N | −2B | +9B | 7.0 | 49.0 | 52.5 | 38.25 | 1909 | +98.8 |
| 4 | Netaliyev, Dias | 1530 | KAZ | +25B | +2N | =20B | +8B | +13N | =1N | −3B | +5B | +12N | 7.0 | 47.5 | 51.0 | 38.25 | 1631 | +12.8 |
| 5 | Suepov, Azamat | 0 | KAZ | +33B | +6N | +13B | −1N | −9B | +14N | +7B | −4N | +16B | 6.0 | 47.0 | 49.0 | 29.00 | 1340 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Abdish, Temirlan | 0 | KAZ | +?N | −5B | +14N | +27B | +20N | −3B | +13N | +12B | −1N | 6.0 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 22.00 | 1536 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Nurzhan, Ibrahim | 0 | KAZ | =3N | −12B | =?N | +?B | +29N | +20B | −5N | +27B | +13N | 6.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 18.50 | 1559 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Ismagulova, Malika | 0 | KAZ | +12N | +24B | =15B | −4N | +34N | +28B | +16N | −1B | −2N | 5.5 | 43.5 | 45.0 | 20.50 | 1568 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Abilkair, Abilmansur | 1465 | KAZ | −34N | +31B | +23N | +16B | +5N | −2B | =12N | +22B | −3N | 5.5 | 40.0 | 41.5 | 23.00 | 1512 | +7.6 |
| 10 | Amirov, Zakariya | 1511 | KAZ | −23N | =30B | +24N | +26N | −15B | +19N | −14B | +34B | +22N | 5.5 | 31.0 | 32.5 | 17.75 | 1552 | +14.8 |
| 11 | Bektursynuly, Dias | 0 | KAZ | −24N | =?B | +36N | −12B | −22N | +32B | +35N | +19B | +27B | 5.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 11.50 | 1248 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Zhanibek, Nurakhmet | 1560 | KAZ | −8B | +7N | =26B | +11N | +19B | +15N | =9B | −6N | −4B | 5.0 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 25.50 | 1548 | -3.2 |
| 13 | Tanzharbay, Tansholpan | 1521 | KAZ | +26N | +27B | −5N | +18B | −4B | +21N | −6B | +14N | −7B | 5.0 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 20.00 | 1507 | -2.0 |
| 14 | Oskinbaev, Gabit | 0 | KAZ | +?N | −1N | −6B | +30B | +18N | −5B | +10N | −13B | +25N | 5.0 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 16.00 | 1489 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Zhumabay, Nesibely | 1613 | KAZ | +31N | +34B | =8N | −3B | +10N | −12B | −22N | +25B | =17N | 5.0 | 37.5 | 39.0 | 18.25 | 1294 | -66.4 |
| 16 | Muratov, Shyngys | 0 | KAZ | +?N | +29B | −1B | −9N | +33B | +27N | −8B | +21N | −5N | 5.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 12.00 | 1543 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Berdigali, Adilet | 0 | KAZ | −29N | −?B | +?N | +24B | −27N | =18B | +20N | +23N | =15B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 15.75 | 1436 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Adambay, Bakdaulet | 0 | KAZ | −2B | +35N | +21B | −13N | −14B | =17N | −19B | +32N | +23B | 4.5 | 36.5 | 38.0 | 13.50 | 722 | -15.6 |
| 19 | Lepesov, Nurasyl | 0 | KAZ | =28N | +36B | −3N | +?B | −12N | −10B | +18N | −11N | +30B | 4.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 9.00 | 1334 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Sanakul, Nariman | 0 | KAZ | +32N | +23B | =4N | =28B | −6B | −7N | −17B | +33N | −21B | 4.0 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 12.50 | 1542 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Zhangirkhan, Nurasyl | 0 | KAZ | +30N | −28B | −18N | +32B | +?N | −13B | F | −16B | +20N | 4.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 8.50 | 694 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Tanat, Idris | 1485 | KAZ | =36N | −3B | +30N | −2N | +11B | F | +15B | −9N | −10B | 3.5 | 40.0 | 40.5 | 13.25 | 1298 | -40.8 |
| 23 | Mered, Raiymbek | 0 | KAZ | +10B | −20N | −9B | −33N | =31N | +?B | +32N | −17B | −18N | 3.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 8.75 | 1316 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Zhumash, Bakdaulet | 0 | KAZ | +11B | −8N | −10B | −17N | =35B | +?N | −25B | −30N | +?B | 3.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 6.25 | 612 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Kildyakova, Elena | 0 | KAZ | −4N | −32B | −31N | +?B | =?N | +30B | +24N | −15N | −14B | 3.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 6.00 | 790 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Kuanyshbek, Zhanerke | 0 | KAZ | −13B | +?N | =12N | −10B | −32N | −31B | F | +35B | +34N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 5.50 | 1228 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Samenov, Saken | 0 | KAZ | +?B | −13N | +33B | −6N | +17B | −16B | F | −7N | −11N | 3.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 7.00 | 722 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Kenebay, Bakbergen | 1513 | KAZ | =19B | +21N | +29B | =20N | −2B | −8N | F | F | F | 3.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 11.25 | 2428 | +26.0 |
| 29 | Murat, Akzhurek | 1613 | KAZ | +17B | −16N | −28N | +31B | −7B | +33N | F | F | F | 3.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 9.50 | 716 | -26.0 |
| 30 | Amirova, Alsu | 0 | KAZ | −21B | =10N | −22B | −14N | +?B | −25N | F | +24B | −19N | 2.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 6.25 | 1260 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 447099607 | 0 | — | −15B | −9N | +25B | −29N | =23B | +26N | F | F | F | 2.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 8.75 | 768 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 447056568 | 0 | — | −20B | +25N | −2B | −21N | +26B | −11N | −23B | −18B | F | 2.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 7.00 | 645 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 447099593 | 0 | — | −5N | +?B | −27N | +23B | −16N | −29B | F | −20B | −35N | 2.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 3.50 | 828 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Orynbay, Zhanbolat | 0 | KAZ | +9B | −15N | =?N | F | −8B | F | F | −10N | −26B | 1.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 5.50 | 1371 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Kairbek, Beibarys | 0 | KAZ | −1B | −18B | −?N | F | =24N | F | −11B | −26N | +33B | 1.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 3.75 | 711 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Nesibekov, Rysbek | 0 | KAZ | =22B | −19N | −11B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.75 | 1493 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kumekov, ErasylKAZ+98.87.0 pts · #2
- 2Kenebay, BakbergenKAZ+26.03.0 pts · #18
- 3Amirov, ZakariyaKAZ+14.85.5 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Zhumabay, NesibelyKAZ-66.45.0 pts · #20
- 2Tanat, IdrisKAZ-40.83.5 pts · #22
- 3Murat, AkzhurekKAZ-26.03.0 pts · #29
Biggest upsets
- R4+137 Elo gap
- R7+128 Elo gap