Mangystau Classic 19
Open SwissStandard
45 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 Aug 2025 to 17 Aug 2025 in Aktau, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1563, and top seed was Abilseit Tynyshtyk (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1691).
Amirzhan Espenbet (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1552) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Akzhurek Murat (7.0) and Abilseit Tynyshtyk (6.5). Espenbet shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Akzhurek Murat (1579) beat Abilseit Tynyshtyk (1691), a +112-point gap.
Location
🇰🇿Aktau, Kazakhstan
Dates
15 Aug 2025 → 17 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×43
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.0/9. Espenbet takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (40.0).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Akzhurek Murat 3+3 wins (R3–R5, R7–R9)Amirzhan Espenbet 3 wins (R5–R7)Batu Bersanov 3 wins (R6–R8)
R5 · LATE SURGE
Batu Bersanov was #11 at R5, climbed to #1 over the final stretch.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Akzhurek Murat | * | — | — | — |
| 2Amirzhan Espenbet | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Batu Bersanov | — | — | * | — |
| 4Arsen Utebayev | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Espenbet, Amirzhan | 1552 | KAZ | =39B | +29N | +44B | =6N | +9B | +12N | +11B | =3B | =5N | 7.0 | 40.0 | 41.5 | 31.00 | 1697 | +26.8 |
| 2 | Murat, Akzhurek | 1579 | KAZ | =28B | −39N | +43B | +38B | +24N | =6N | +21B | +11N | +3B | 7.0 | 33.5 | 35.0 | 28.25 | 1885 | +49.2 |
| 3 | Tynyshtyk, Abilseit | 1691 | KAZ | =29B | +28N | +9B | =12N | +10B | +11N | +6B | =1N | −2N | 6.5 | 44.5 | 48.0 | 33.25 | 1644 | -13.2 |
| 4 | Bersanov, Batu | 1443 | KAZ | +35N | +27B | =12B | =8N | −6B | +34N | +10B | +14N | =7B | 6.5 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 28.50 | 1677 | +79.2 |
| 5 | Utebayev, Arsen | 1542 | KAZ | +26B | =44N | +39B | −7N | +14B | =21N | +13B | +8N | =1B | 6.5 | 39.0 | 40.5 | 28.25 | 1577 | +6.0 |
| 6 | Turegaliyeva, Inkar | 1610 | KAZ | +30N | =21B | +22N | =1B | +4N | =2B | −3N | +33B | =8N | 6.0 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 29.00 | 1592 | -9.6 |
| 7 | Aizhanov, Daniyar | 1558 | KAZ | +19N | =22B | +21N | +5B | −11B | −8N | +24N | +23B | =4N | 6.0 | 40.5 | 44.5 | 28.25 | 1671 | +38.8 |
| 8 | Iskhozhaev, Nurzhan | 1533 | KAZ | +32N | +38B | −17N | =4B | +44N | +7B | +12N | −5B | =6B | 6.0 | 40.0 | 41.5 | 24.25 | 1622 | +22.8 |
| 9 | Zhalgas, Adilet | 0 | KAZ | +18N | +16B | −3N | +25B | −1N | −23B | =15N | +24B | +11B | 5.5 | 41.0 | 45.0 | 25.00 | 1504 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Ermekbaev, Mukagali | 1505 | KAZ | −22N | +32B | +16N | +23B | −3N | +19B | −4N | +21B | =18B | 5.5 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 22.75 | 1479 | -13.2 |
| 11 | Nysanbai, Merei | 0 | KAZ | +25N | +24B | +34N | +17B | +7N | −3B | −1N | −2B | −9N | 5.0 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 21.50 | 1572 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Suleimen, Aizada | 1546 | KAZ | +37N | +13B | =4N | =3B | +17N | −1B | −8B | −18N | +22B | 5.0 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 23.00 | 1301 | -59.2 |
| 13 | Nurbergenuly, Nuradil | 0 | KAZ | +33B | −12N | −23N | +18B | +25N | +15B | −5N | −16B | +21N | 5.0 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 20.50 | 1512 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Lepesov, Nurasyl | 1476 | KAZ | −38N | +42B | +19N | +34B | −5N | +17B | +23N | −4B | −16N | 5.0 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 18.00 | 1490 | +4.0 |
| 15 | Zhanibek, Nurakhmet | 1497 | KAZ | −17B | +26N | =31B | =39N | +32B | −13N | =9B | =22N | +23B | 5.0 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 18.50 | 1602 | +8.8 |
| 16 | Uzbekova, Zarema | 1417 | KAZ | +?B | −9N | −10B | −32N | +41B | +38N | F | +13N | +14B | 5.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 14.50 | 1500 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Mered, Raiymbek | 0 | KAZ | +15N | +23B | +8B | −11N | −12B | −14N | =20B | −25N | +29B | 4.5 | 38.5 | 42.0 | 20.75 | 1484 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Amangeldiyeva, Amina | 0 | KAZ | −9B | +45N | −33B | −13N | +27B | +40N | F | +12B | =10N | 4.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 13.25 | 1617 | +45.2 |
| 19 | Barieva, Saya | 0 | KAZ | −7B | +?N | −14B | +27N | +42B | −10N | =25B | +20N | F | 4.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 12.00 | 1443 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Nurdaulet, Alikhan | 1454 | KAZ | −27N | +40B | −38N | +22B | −35N | +32B | =17N | −19B | +28N | 4.5 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 14.75 | 735 | -15.6 |
| 21 | Talap, Aknazar | 1403 | KAZ | +43B | =6N | −7B | +31N | +33B | =5B | −2N | −10N | −13B | 4.0 | 42.5 | 44.0 | 14.25 | 1486 | +30.0 |
| 22 | Mekhdiyev, Timur | 0 | KAZ | +10B | =7N | −6B | −20N | −31B | +43N | +30B | =15B | −12N | 4.0 | 39.0 | 40.5 | 16.00 | 1358 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Amirov, Zakariya | 1465 | KAZ | +45B | −17N | +13B | −10N | +38B | +9N | −14B | −7N | −15N | 4.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 13.00 | 714 | -55.6 |
| 24 | Turkmenbay, Nysanali | 1453 | KAZ | +36B | −11N | +27B | =33N | −2B | +29N | −7B | −9N | =26B | 4.0 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 13.50 | 1516 | +10.8 |
| 25 | Toktarbai, Sezym | 1480 | KAZ | −11B | +41N | +30B | −9N | −13B | F | =19N | +17B | =33N | 4.0 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 13.75 | 1490 | +1.2 |
| 26 | Galym, Amir | 0 | KAZ | −5N | −15B | +28B | −42N | −40N | +41B | =32N | +43B | =24N | 4.0 | 28.0 | 29.5 | 10.50 | 1243 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Ospan, Salikh | 0 | KAZ | +20B | −4N | −24N | −19B | −18N | −36B | +41N | +37B | =30B | 3.5 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 11.25 | 1209 | -83.6 |
| 28 | Azamatuly, Ashirkhan | 0 | KAZ | =2N | −3B | −26N | −43B | +36N | +?B | =29B | =30N | −20B | 3.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 10.00 | 1454 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Amirova, Alsu | 0 | KAZ | =3N | −1B | −37N | +40B | +43N | −24B | =28N | =38B | −17N | 3.5 | 33.0 | 34.5 | 9.75 | 1308 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Assylbekov, Almukhammed | 0 | KAZ | −6B | +36N | −25N | −35B | =?N | +42B | −22N | =28B | =27N | 3.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 8.50 | 1421 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Baktybay, Mariyam | 1401 | KAZ | +40N | −34B | =15N | −21B | +22N | +35B | F | F | F | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 11.50 | 1202 | -30.4 |
| 32 | Islam, Sultan | 0 | KAZ | −8B | −10N | +?B | +16B | −15N | −20N | =26B | −36N | =37B | 3.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 8.50 | 689 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Sagyndyk, Madina | 1496 | KAZ | −13N | +35B | +18N | =24B | −21N | F | F | −6N | =25B | 3.0 | 34.0 | 35.5 | 11.50 | 1403 | -24.4 |
| 34 | Lesbay, Madiyar | 1510 | KAZ | +41B | +31N | −11B | −14N | +39B | −4B | F | F | F | 3.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 7.50 | 1335 | -28.4 |
| 35 | Rustamov, Amir | 0 | KAZ | −4B | −33N | +41B | +30N | +20B | −31N | F | F | F | 3.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 10.00 | 1271 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Oteubayeva, Kundyz | 0 | KAZ | −24N | −30B | −40N | −41N | −28B | +27N | F | +32B | +38N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 9.00 | 1507 | +10.4 |
| 37 | Berik, Ikram | 0 | KAZ | −12B | =43N | +29B | F | F | F | +40B | −27N | =32N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 7.75 | 736 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Omarov, Nurakhmet | 0 | KAZ | +14B | −8N | +20B | −2N | −23N | −16B | F | =29N | −36B | 2.5 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 11.25 | 1356 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Bektursynuly, Dias | 0 | KAZ | =1N | +2B | −5N | =15B | −34N | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 13.00 | 1478 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 447078065 | 0 | — | −31B | −20N | +36B | −29N | +26B | −18B | −37N | −41N | F | 2.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 7.00 | 1230 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Kobeisin, Raiymbek | 0 | KAZ | −34N | −25B | −35N | +36B | −16N | −26N | −27B | +40B | F | 2.0 | 27.5 | 29.0 | 5.00 | 1288 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 447038977 | 0 | — | −44B | −14N | +45B | +26B | −19N | −30N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 4.00 | 672 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Serik, Salavat | 0 | KAZ | −21N | =37B | −2N | +28N | −29B | −22B | F | −26N | F | 1.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 5.00 | 702 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Orazaly, Zharkin | 1404 | KAZ | +42N | =5B | −1N | F | −8B | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 5.25 | 1282 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Orynbay, Zhanbolat | 0 | KAZ | −23N | −18B | −42N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 604 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bersanov, BatuKAZ+79.26.5 pts · #1
- 2Murat, AkzhurekKAZ+49.27.0 pts · #6
- 3Amangeldiyeva, AminaKAZ+45.24.5 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Ospan, SalikhKAZ-83.63.5 pts · #33
- 2Suleimen, AizadaKAZ-59.25.0 pts · #27
- 3Amirov, ZakariyaKAZ-55.64.0 pts · #44
Biggest upsets
- R9+112 Elo gap