Almaty City Championship among Seniors U50
9 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 19 Jun 2025 to 25 Jun 2025 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1128, and top seed was Murat Zhunusov (🇰🇿 KAZ, IM, 1970).
Kirill Karpunin (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1889) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Oraltay Bilyalov (5.0) and Artur Kushmuhanov (4.5). Karpunin won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Bulat Turekeshev (1470) beat Albert Koldasbayev (1778), a +308-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsKirill Karpunin led from R2; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Kirill Karpunin never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
Kirill Karpunin drew with Oraltay Bilyalov (Black).
Kirill Karpunin 5 wins (R1–R5)Kairat Baimuratov 3 wins (R4–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kirill Karpunin | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Oraltay Bilyalov | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3Kairat Baimuratov | ½ | 0 | * | 0 |
| 4Artur Kushmuhanov | 0 | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karpunin, Kirill | 1889 | KAZ | +9N | +8B | +7N | +5B | +6N | =2N | F | +3N | =4B | 7.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 18.25 | 2456 | +24.8 |
| 2 | Bilyalov, Oraltay | 0 | KAZ | F | +5B | +4N | =6B | +9N | =1B | F | F | +7N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 14.75 | 1706 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Kushmuhanov, Artur | 1516 | KAZ | F | +4B | +9N | F | =7N | +5B | +6N | −1B | F | 4.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 11.25 | 1761 | +46.4 |
| 4 | Baimuratov, Kairat | 0 | KAZ | +?B | −3N | −2B | +9B | F | +7B | +5N | −6B | =1N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 9.00 | 1636 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Turekeshev, Bulat | 1470 | KAZ | +7N | −2N | +6B | −1N | F | −3N | −4B | +9N | F | 3.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 5.00 | 1673 | +37.2 |
| 6 | Koldasbayev, Albert | 1778 | KAZ | −8N | −7B | −5N | =2N | −1B | F | −3B | +4N | +9B | 2.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 7.00 | 875 | -61.8 |
| 7 | Atabayev, Erlan | 1527 | KAZ | −5B | +6N | −1B | F | =3B | −4N | +9B | F | −2B | 2.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 4.75 | 1577 | +2.4 |
| 8 | Zhunusov, MuratIM | 1970 | KAZ | +6B | −1N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 2.50 | 1834 | -3.6 |
| 9 | FIDE 447083450 | 0 | — | −1B | F | −3B | −4N | −2B | F | −7N | −5B | −6N | 0.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 0.00 | 836 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kushmuhanov, ArturKAZ+46.44.5 pts · #4
- 2Turekeshev, BulatKAZ+37.23.0 pts · #5
- 3Karpunin, KirillKAZ+24.87.0 pts · #1
- 1Koldasbayev, AlbertKAZ-61.82.5 pts · #8
- 2Zhunusov, MuratIMKAZ-3.61.0 pts · #7
- 3Baimuratov, KairatKAZ0.04.5 pts · #3
- R3+308 Elo gap
- R7+262 Elo gap
- R2+251 Elo gap