ISSYKKUL OPEN-2025 B
55 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 Jun 2025 to 23 Jul 2025 in Korumdu, Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan. 2 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1848, and top seed was Arzybek Sezdbekov (🇰🇬 KGZ, 1992).
Zhoomart Akmatov (🇰🇬 KGZ, 1852) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Azamat Nurdinov (7.0) and Elhan Janybekov (6.5). Akmatov shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Nozanin Makhmudova (1582) beat Myktybek Shokenov (1872), a +290-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsZhoomart Akmatov led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Zhoomart Akmatov takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
Zhoomart Akmatov 4 wins (R5–R8)Azamat Nurdinov 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Zhoomart Akmatov | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2Azamat Nurdinov | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Adilet Yerserik | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Arzybek Sezdbekov | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akmatov, Zhoomart | 1852 | KGZ | +48B | +28N | =3B | =26N | +24B | +11N | +6B | +12N | =5B | 7.5 | 44.0 | 46.0 | 37.25 | 1978 | +51.2 |
| 2 | Nurdinov, Azamat | 1878 | KGZ | +35B | =16N | =12B | =3N | +28B | +18N | +13B | =4N | +6N | 7.0 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 36.75 | 1941 | +15.0 |
| 3 | Janybekov, Elhan | 1671 | KGZ | +45N | +20B | =1N | =2B | =15B | =4N | +7B | =11N | +12B | 6.5 | 48.0 | 50.5 | 34.75 | 1960 | +120.4 |
| 4 | Sezdbekov, Arzybek | 1992 | KGZ | +36N | =27B | +9N | =8B | =6N | =3B | +19N | =2B | +29N | 6.5 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 34.50 | 1862 | -21.4 |
| 5 | Yerserik, Adilet | 1953 | KAZ | +38B | =12N | +16B | +10N | −11B | =15N | +24B | +17N | =1N | 6.5 | 44.5 | 48.0 | 33.50 | 1863 | -15.0 |
| 6 | Surkeev, Shumkar | 1726 | KGZ | +34B | =26N | +18B | +7N | =4B | +8B | −1N | +15N | −2B | 6.0 | 47.5 | 51.5 | 31.50 | 1887 | +71.4 |
| 7 | Kanatbek, Amir | 1902 | KGZ | +23N | +21B | =8N | −6B | +27N | =17B | −3N | +32B | +11N | 6.0 | 43.5 | 47.5 | 29.50 | 1791 | -45.2 |
| 8 | Talgat, Rayan | 1723 | KAZ | +17N | +37B | =7B | =4N | +26B | −6N | =16B | =18N | +15B | 6.0 | 43.0 | 47.0 | 29.75 | 1842 | +59.2 |
| 9 | Tursunalieva, Nuraiym | 1642 | KGZ | +55B | =10N | −4B | =33N | +14B | +31N | −15B | +16N | +18B | 6.0 | 41.0 | 41.5 | 25.00 | 1789 | +59.2 |
| 10 | Derkembaev, Samatbek | 1730 | KGZ | +44N | =9B | +27N | −5B | −17N | +39B | =32N | +21B | +22B | 6.0 | 39.5 | 42.0 | 25.50 | 1757 | +4.8 |
| 11 | Ibraimov, Kubanychbek | 1719 | KGZ | +51N | +29B | +13B | +19N | +5N | −1B | −12N | =3B | −7B | 5.5 | 47.0 | 49.0 | 26.75 | 1834 | +27.4 |
| 12 | Omurbekova, DianaWCM | 1703 | KGZ | +40N | =5B | =2N | +31N | =13B | +33N | +11B | −1B | −3N | 5.5 | 46.5 | 50.0 | 26.50 | 1840 | +33.2 |
| 13 | Shokenov, Myktybek | 1872 | KGZ | +32N | +25B | −11N | +48B | =12N | +23B | −2N | −29B | +27N | 5.5 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 23.25 | 1754 | -24.6 |
| 14 | Kim, Andrey | 1460 | KAZ | −21N | +32B | +36N | −27B | −9N | +37B | =25N | +49B | +28N | 5.5 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 21.00 | 1721 | +124.4 |
| 15 | Sagynbekova, ZhibekWCM | 1765 | KGZ | +31N | +50B | −19N | +30B | =3N | =5B | +9N | −6B | −8N | 5.0 | 44.5 | 46.5 | 23.00 | 1736 | -14.0 |
| 16 | Isaeva, Varvara | 1690 | RUS | +47N | =2B | −5N | +21B | +43N | =19B | =8N | −9B | =25N | 5.0 | 43.0 | 45.0 | 21.00 | 1761 | +32.8 |
| 17 | Fakhrutdinov, Ruslan | 1544 | RUS | −8B | F | +37N | =28N | +10B | =7N | +26B | −5B | +20N | 5.0 | 42.5 | 43.0 | 24.75 | 1846 | +116.4 |
| 18 | Karimov, Ismail | 1539 | KGZ | +43N | =22B | −6N | +29B | +50N | −2B | +23N | =8B | −9N | 5.0 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 19.50 | 1722 | +42.4 |
| 19 | Mukanov, Iskender | 1715 | KGZ | +49B | +24N | +15B | −11B | =23N | =16N | −4B | −22N | +34B | 5.0 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 21.00 | 1719 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Zhusupov, Mairambek | 1739 | KGZ | +30B | −3N | −26B | +22N | −31B | +35N | +41B | +24N | −17B | 5.0 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 21.50 | 1638 | -24.6 |
| 21 | Isirailov, Tynar | 1690 | KGZ | +14B | −7N | −48B | −16N | +53B | +34N | +31B | −10N | +35B | 5.0 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 18.50 | 1642 | -10.4 |
| 22 | Nassanov, Ali | 1585 | KAZ | =33B | =18N | −28B | −20B | +52N | +36N | +43B | +19B | −10N | 5.0 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 18.00 | 1694 | +48.0 |
| 23 | Domnitskiy, Yaroslav | 1611 | RUS | −7B | +41N | +54B | +34N | =19B | −13N | −18B | =33N | +38B | 5.0 | 36.0 | 36.5 | 15.50 | 1689 | +30.0 |
| 24 | Monoldorov, Rashid | 1640 | KGZ | +54N | −19B | +44N | +51B | −1N | +30B | −5N | −20B | +41N | 5.0 | 36.0 | 36.5 | 12.50 | 1681 | +7.2 |
| 25 | Bekbatyrov, Daniyar | 1679 | KAZ | +42B | −13N | −31B | =44N | =41B | +47N | =14B | +30N | =16B | 5.0 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 17.50 | 1616 | -26.8 |
| 26 | Orozbekova, Aiiza | 1648 | KGZ | +39N | =6B | +20N | =1B | −8N | =32B | −17N | −27B | +46B | 4.5 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 19.75 | 1629 | -5.2 |
| 27 | Esenaliev, Tabyshbek | 1701 | KGZ | +41B | =4N | −10B | +14N | −7B | −38N | +45B | +26N | −13B | 4.5 | 40.5 | 43.0 | 18.75 | 1672 | -7.2 |
| 28 | Almazbekov, Bekzhan | 1685 | KGZ | +46N | −1B | +22N | =17B | −2N | +43B | −29B | +38N | −14B | 4.5 | 40.5 | 43.0 | 16.00 | 1637 | -24.4 |
| 29 | Makhmudova, Nozanin | 1582 | TJK | F | −11N | =33B | −18N | +38B | +40B | +28N | +13N | −4B | 4.5 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 19.00 | 1759 | +71.2 |
| 30 | Abdurahmanov, Kamil | 1576 | KGZ | −20N | +45B | +46N | −15N | +36B | −24N | =33B | −25B | +39N | 4.5 | 34.0 | 36.5 | 14.50 | 1572 | -2.2 |
| 31 | Samokhvalov, Maksim | 1578 | KGZ | −15B | +42N | +25N | −12B | +20N | −9B | −21N | =39B | =40N | 4.0 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 16.50 | 1602 | +7.6 |
| 32 | Ramazonov, Muslimbek | 1599 | UZB | −13B | −14N | +42B | +53N | +34B | =26N | =10B | −7N | F | 4.0 | 38.5 | 39.5 | 13.25 | 1609 | -0.4 |
| 33 | Kazakbaev, Sezdbek | 1794 | KGZ | =22N | =43B | =29N | =9B | +48N | −12B | =30N | =23B | F | 4.0 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 15.75 | 1626 | -34.8 |
| 34 | Murzakimov, Zhenishbek | 1567 | KGZ | −6N | +39B | +50N | −23B | −32N | −21B | +37N | +47B | −19N | 4.0 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 11.50 | 1551 | -4.8 |
| 35 | Shafranov, Ilya | 1608 | KGZ | −2N | =47B | +45N | −43B | +51N | −20B | =39N | +40B | −21N | 4.0 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 10.75 | 1549 | -12.4 |
| 36 | Akmataliev, Nurlan | 1621 | KGZ | −4B | +49N | −14B | +54N | −30N | −22B | −40N | +52B | +47N | 4.0 | 31.0 | 31.5 | 6.50 | 1431 | -76.0 |
| 37 | Domnitskaya, Ekaterina | 1633 | RUS | +53B | −8N | −17B | =41N | =47B | −14N | −34B | +45N | +49N | 4.0 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 8.00 | 1384 | -94.4 |
| 38 | Ramisova, Adelina | 1620 | KGZ | −5N | +40B | −51N | =39B | −29N | +27B | +46N | −28B | −23N | 3.5 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 12.25 | 1547 | -36.4 |
| 39 | Kalygulov, Nursultan | 0 | KGZ | −26B | −34N | +49B | =38N | +44B | −10N | =35B | =31N | −30B | 3.5 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 10.25 | 1523 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Santashbekova, Eliyana | 1517 | KGZ | −12B | −38N | +52B | −50B | +54N | −29N | +36B | −35N | =31B | 3.5 | 29.5 | 30.0 | 8.50 | 1394 | -39.6 |
| 41 | Li, Alexander | 1502 | KAZ | −27N | −23B | F | =37B | =25N | +50B | −20N | +44N | −24B | 3.0 | 33.0 | 33.5 | 9.00 | 1567 | +24.8 |
| 42 | Batyrbekov, Kanatbek | 1432 | KGZ | −25N | −31B | −32N | =45B | −46N | =54B | +53B | +50N | −44B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 24.0 | 4.50 | 1322 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Kadyrov, Adil | 1722 | KGZ | −18B | =33N | +47B | +35N | −16B | −28N | −22N | F | F | 2.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 8.00 | 1522 | -38.0 |
| 44 | Dzhilkybaev, Cholponbek | 1575 | KGZ | −10B | +52N | −24B | =25B | −39N | −45N | F | −41B | +42N | 2.5 | 30.0 | 30.5 | 7.50 | 1446 | -34.4 |
| 45 | Abdullayev, Abduqodir | 0 | UZB | −3B | −30N | −35B | =42N | F | +44B | −27N | −37B | +54N | 2.5 | 29.5 | 30.0 | 4.50 | 1369 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Rasuljonov Abubakr | 1454 | UZB | −28B | −48N | −30B | =55N | +42B | +53N | −38B | F | −26N | 2.5 | 25.5 | 26.0 | 4.25 | 1320 | -45.2 |
| 47 | Makambaeva, Shirin | 1472 | KGZ | −16B | =35N | −43N | +49B | =37N | −25B | F | −34N | −36B | 2.0 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 6.00 | 1437 | -7.2 |
| 48 | Nurmamatov, Akbii | 1595 | KGZ | −1N | +46B | +21N | −13N | −33B | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 7.50 | 1667 | +15.6 |
| 49 | Sadygaliev, Sarylbek | 1525 | KGZ | −19N | −36B | −39N | −47N | F | +52B | +50B | −14N | −37B | 2.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 4.00 | 1321 | -58.0 |
| 50 | Kazizov, Ydrys | 1657 | KGZ | +52B | −15N | −34B | +40N | −18B | −41N | −49N | −42B | F | 2.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 5.50 | 1240 | -140.0 |
| 51 | Khalbaiev, Torobek | 1533 | KGZ | −11B | +53N | +38B | −24N | −35B | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 4.50 | 1454 | -8.0 |
| 52 | FIDE 13855670 | 0 | — | −50N | −44B | −40N | F | −22B | −49N | +54B | −36N | +53N | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 1.50 | 779 | 0.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 14225719 | 0 | — | −37N | −51B | F | −32B | −21N | −46B | −42N | +54N | −52B | 1.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 0.50 | 762 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Usenova, Kunduz | 0 | KGZ | −24B | F | −23N | −36B | −40B | =42N | −52N | −53B | −45B | 0.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 1.50 | 1198 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Kendirbaev, Timurlan | 0 | KGZ | −9N | F | F | =46B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 1.25 | 1370 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kim, AndreyKAZ+124.45.5 pts · #11
- 2Janybekov, ElhanKGZ+120.46.5 pts · #12
- 3Fakhrutdinov, RuslanRUS+116.45.0 pts · #20
- 1Kazizov, YdrysKGZ-140.02.0 pts · #51
- 2Domnitskaya, EkaterinaRUS-94.44.0 pts · #42
- 3Akmataliev, NurlanKGZ-76.04.0 pts · #41
- R8+290 Elo gap
- R5+234 Elo gap
- R7+231 Elo gap