ISSYKKUL OPEN-2025 A

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42 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 Jun 2025 to 23 Jul 2025 in Korumdu, Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan. 21 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2327, and top seed was Pavel Smirnov (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2485).

Nurgazy Zheenbekov (🇰🇬 KGZ, 2130) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Pavel Smirnov (6.5) and Emir Sharshenbekov (6.5). Zheenbekov shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Ivan Bekasov (1904) beat Vitali Koziak (GM, 2373), a +469-point gap.

Location

🇰🇬Korumdu, Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan

Dates

21 Jun 2025 → 23 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇺GMPavel Smirnov2485

Avg top 10

2,327

Participants

Titled players · 21

GM×3

IM×4

FM×6

CM×4

WIM×1

WFM×1

WCM×2

Federations · 7 represented

🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan×19

🇷🇺Russia×8

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×5

🇺🇿Uzbekistan×5

FIDE (no federation)×3

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇹🇯Tajikistan×1

Top 3

🥇
Nurgazy Zheenbekov
🇰🇬KGZ·2130
7.0pts·2328perf+44.0
🥈
GMPavel Smirnov
🇷🇺RUS·2485
6.5pts·2356perf-10.0
🥉
CMEmir Sharshenbekov
🇰🇬KGZ·2091
6.5pts·2276perf+84.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Nurgazy Zheenbekov led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders

Zheenbekov7Sharshenbekov6.5Smirnov6.5Karimov6Kasimov6Sezdbekov6

R9 · LEADER CHANGE29 Jun

Nurgazy Zheenbekov takes the sole lead (7.0/9).

R1–R9 · UNBEATEN

Nurgazy Zheenbekov went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).

R5 · LATE SURGE

CM Emir Sharshenbekov was #11 at R5, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Nurgazy Zheenbekov	*	—	½	—
2CMEmir Sharshenbekov	—	*	0	—
3GMPavel Smirnov	½	1	*	1
4FMAlisher Karimov	—	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Zheenbekov, Nurgazy	2130	KGZ	+42B	+25N	=2B	=24N	=16B	+4N	=19B	+23N	+10N	7.0	39.5	41.0	31.00	2328	+44.0
2	Smirnov, PavelGM	2485	RUS	+17N	+3B	=1N	+23B	=10N	=5B	+6N	=11B	=7N	6.5	47.0	51.0	36.00	2356	-10.0
3	Sharshenbekov, EmirCM	2091	KGZ	+33B	−2N	+25B	+39N	−5B	+14B	=17N	+20N	+23B	6.5	38.5	40.5	25.75	2276	+84.4
4	Kasimov, RaufCM	2066	UZB	+35N	−6B	+40N	=7B	+8N	−1B	=13N	+24B	+11N	6.0	43.0	45.0	26.25	2250	+88.0
5	Tikzhanov, YerlanIM	2315	KAZ	−10N	+32B	+36N	+13B	+3N	=2N	−23B	+17B	=6N	6.0	42.5	45.0	29.25	2228	-6.4
6	Karimov, AlisherFM	2317	TJK	+26B	+4N	−11B	=18N	+27B	+16N	−2B	+19N	=5B	6.0	42.0	46.0	28.75	2262	-8.6
7	Khoroshev, NikitaIM	2361	KGZ	+41B	=13N	=15B	=4N	−18B	+26N	+27B	+12N	=2B	6.0	41.0	43.0	27.00	2221	-11.6
8	Sezdbekov, RuslanFM	2231	KGZ	+29B	=15N	=13B	=26N	−4B	+21N	=16B	+18N	+19B	6.0	39.0	43.0	27.25	2124	-20.6
9	Markov, MikhailIM	2242	KGZ	−25N	=37B	+21N	+12B	=17N	=15B	+22N	=10B	+14N	6.0	38.5	41.0	28.25	2158	-6.6
10	Protasov, Nikolay	1936	RUS	+5B	+27N	+12B	=11N	=2B	−23B	+24N	=9N	−1B	5.5	44.5	48.5	28.50	2306	+160.8
11	Kurbanbaev, Zalkar	2119	KGZ	+34N	+14B	+6N	=10B	−23N	=17B	+18B	=2N	−4B	5.5	42.0	45.0	26.75	2208	+41.6
12	Momunaliev, RuslanCM	2214	KGZ	+32N	=28B	−10N	−9N	+36B	+20B	+15N	−7B	+17N	5.5	39.5	42.0	22.50	2107	-39.2
13	Turksoi, Zhanpolat	2067	KGZ	+38B	=7B	=8N	−5N	+39B	−24N	=4B	+31B	+21N	5.5	39.0	41.0	22.00	2218	+70.0
14	Ibrayev, NurlanGM	2379	KAZ	+20B	−11N	−18B	+36N	+26B	−3N	+29B	+16N	−9B	5.0	40.0	42.5	20.00	2091	-27.9
15	Tunik, Sergey	2012	RUS	+40B	=8B	=7N	=27N	=24B	=9N	−12B	=22B	+30N	5.0	40.0	42.0	21.25	2181	+37.2
16	Minkhajdarov, Ruslan	2073	FID	−30N	+42B	+38N	+28B	=1N	−6B	=8N	−14B	+25N	5.0	38.5	40.0	18.50	2085	+5.3
17	Kasparov, Aram	1992	UZB	−2B	+33N	+31B	+19N	=9B	=11N	=3B	−5N	−12B	4.5	44.5	48.5	21.50	2188	+41.2
18	Kazhmurat, Altair	1956	KAZ	+24B	F	+14N	=6B	+7N	=22B	−11N	−8B	=31N	4.5	41.0	45.0	22.25	2321	+134.8
19	Imanaliev, TaalaibekFM	2132	KGZ	=21N	+30B	=28N	−17B	+32N	+25B	=1N	−6B	−8N	4.5	40.0	44.0	19.75	2008	-13.4
20	Azatzhan, Adil	1991	KAZ	−14N	+34B	−24B	+35N	+29B	−12N	+25N	−3B	=22N	4.5	36.5	39.5	16.25	2065	+28.8
21	Asanbekov, Urmatbek	1828	KGZ	=19B	−31N	−9B	+42N	+37N	−8B	+28B	+27N	−13B	4.5	36.5	38.0	14.25	2077	+50.8
22	Erzhanov, ArmanFM	2136	KGZ	+36B	−39N	−26B	+38N	+28B	=18N	−9B	=15N	=20B	4.5	33.0	35.0	16.00	1966	-19.3
23	Daurimbetov, AzamatFM	2205	UZB	F	F	+39B	−2N	+11B	+10N	+5N	−1B	−3N	4.0	43.5	43.5	19.00	2190	-1.4
24	Abdyzhapar, AsylbekIM	2349	KGZ	−18N	+29B	+20N	=1B	=15N	+13B	−10B	−4N	F	4.0	42.0	46.0	20.00	2015	-30.0
25	Bekasov, Ivan	1904	RUS	+9B	−1B	−3N	+40N	+31B	−19N	−20B	+35N	−16B	4.0	40.5	42.5	15.00	2014	+44.4
26	Iunusov, NuriddinCM	1953	KGZ	−6N	+35B	+22N	=8B	−14N	−7B	=30N	+29B	F	4.0	39.5	42.5	16.50	2113	+53.6
27	Ubiennykh, EkaterinaWIM	2137	RUS	+37N	−10B	+30N	=15B	−6N	+39B	−7N	−21B	=33B	4.0	37.5	39.5	13.00	1942	-42.4
28	Kurbanov, Abdulaziz	1970	UZB	+31B	=12N	=19B	−16N	−22N	=30B	−21N	=32N	+34B	4.0	36.0	39.0	16.00	1988	+1.6
29	Bubnova, Uliana	1900	FID	−8N	−24N	+34B	+30B	−20N	+32B	−14N	−26N	+35B	4.0	34.5	37.5	14.00	1968	+20.1
30	Amreyev, Azat	1811	KAZ	+16B	−19N	−27B	−29N	+35B	=28N	=26B	+34N	−15B	4.0	33.5	36.5	15.00	1934	+50.2
31	Koziak, VitaliGM	2373	UKR	−28N	+21B	−17N	=37B	−25N	+40B	+33B	−13N	=18B	4.0	33.5	35.5	14.00	1943	-42.1
32	Zhunusbekova, AimonchokWFM	1890	KGZ	−12B	−5N	+33B	+41N	−19B	−29N	=36N	=28B	+39B	4.0	32.5	34.5	11.25	1961	+27.2
33	Dunaev, Dmitriy	1815	RUS	−3N	−17B	−32N	+34N	=38B	+37B	−31N	+36B	=27N	4.0	31.0	33.5	11.25	1922	+43.6
34	Shimanskaia, Tatiana	1819	FID	−11B	−20N	−29N	−33B	+42B	+38N	+37N	−30B	−28N	3.0	31.0	32.5	6.50	1777	-22.8
35	Mansurova, MumtozbegimWCM	1800	UZB	−4B	−26N	+42N	−20B	−30N	+41B	+39N	−25B	−29N	3.0	30.5	32.0	5.50	1799	+0.8
36	Kubanychbekov, Asyltay	1852	KGZ	−22N	F	−5B	−14B	−12N	+42N	=32B	−33N	+41B	2.5	32.5	32.5	5.50	1902	+3.8
37	Yrysov, Timur	1880	KGZ	−27B	=9N	=41B	=31N	−21B	−33N	−34B	=38N	=40N	2.5	30.0	32.0	8.25	1795	-50.4
38	Tursunalieva, NurelinaWCM	1810	KGZ	−13N	+41N	−16B	−22B	=33N	−34B	=40N	=37B	−42N	2.5	28.5	30.0	6.25	1760	-28.8
39	Daudov, Timur	1906	KGZ	F	+22B	−23N	−3B	−13N	−27N	−35B	+41B	−32N	2.0	33.5	33.5	6.50	1842	-28.4
40	Kirillov, Vladimir	1758	RUS	−15N	F	−4B	−25B	=41N	−31N	=38B	=42N	=37B	2.0	27.5	27.5	4.25	1758	-3.6
41	Takyrbashev, TilekFM	1961	KGZ	−7N	−38B	=37N	−32B	=40B	−35N	+42B	−39N	−36N	2.0	24.5	26.0	3.75	1677	-67.6
42	Dragunov, Sergey Aleks	1825	RUS	−1N	−16N	−35B	−21B	−34N	−36B	−41N	=40B	+38B	1.5	29.5	31.5	3.50	1619	-91.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Protasov, NikolayRUS
+160.8
5.5 pts · #10
2Kazhmurat, AltairKAZ
+134.8
4.5 pts · #20
3Kasimov, RaufCMUZB
+88.0
6.0 pts · #5

Top rating losers

1Dragunov, Sergey AleksRUS
-91.2
1.5 pts · #42
2Takyrbashev, TilekFMKGZ
-67.6
2.0 pts · #41
3Yrysov, TimurKGZ
-50.4
2.5 pts · #37

Biggest upsets

R5+469 Elo gap
Bekasov, Ivan1904 beat GMKoziak, Vitali2373
R3+423 Elo gap
Kazhmurat, Altair1956 beat GMIbrayev, Nurlan2379
R7+413 Elo gap
Protasov, Nikolay1936 beat IMAbdyzhapar, Asylbek2349