ISSYKKUL OPEN-2025 E

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36 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 Jun 2025 to 23 Jul 2025 in Korumdu, Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1338, and top seed was Akbar Azybaev (🇰🇬 KGZ, 1554).

Ali Bigeldiev (🇰🇬 KGZ, 1547) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Bakhodirov Avazkhon (7.0) and Akbar Azybaev (6.5). Bigeldiev won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Salman Khilou (1434) beat Akbar Azybaev (1554), a +120-point gap.

Location

🇰🇬Korumdu, Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan

Dates

21 Jun 2025 → 23 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇰🇬Akbar Azybaev1554

Avg top 10

1,338

Participants

Federations · 5 represented

🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan×12

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×7

🇺🇿Uzbekistan×5

🇭🇺Hungary×1

🇷🇺Russia×1

Top 3

🥇
Ali Bigeldiev
🇰🇬KGZ·1547
8.0pts·1851perf+70.0
🥈
Bakhodirov Avazkhon
🇺🇿UZB
7.0pts·1484perf0.0
🥉
Akbar Azybaev
🇰🇬KGZ·1554
6.5pts·1394perf-35.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Ali Bigeldiev led from R8; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders

Bigeldiev8Avazkhon7Saulebek6.5Azybaev6.5Khilou6.5Nassanov6.5

R8–R9 · LEAD HELD

Ali Bigeldiev never relinquished the lead after R8; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Ali Bigeldiev 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R6–R8)Bakhodirov Avazkhon 4 wins (R6–R9)Zeyin Saulebek 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Ali Bigeldiev	*	—	½	1
2Bakhodirov Avazkhon	—	*	1	—
3Zeyin Saulebek	½	0	*	0
4Akbar Azybaev	0	—	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Bigeldiev, Ali	1547	KGZ	+20B	+32N	+6B	+10N	=5B	+3N	+15B	+7B	=4N	8.0	47.0	49.5	43.00	1851	+70.0
2	Bakhodirov Avazkhon	0	UZB	−8B	+22N	=18B	+?N	=?B	+?N	+16B	+13N	+5B	7.0	31.5	31.5	23.25	1484	0.0
3	Azybaev, Akbar	1554	KGZ	+21N	+27B	+9N	=15B	+7N	−1B	+18N	+5N	−6B	6.5	46.5	49.5	32.50	1394	-35.2
4	Nassanov, Ayat	1468	KAZ	+28B	+30N	−10B	+14N	+8B	−5N	+17B	+9N	=1B	6.5	45.0	48.0	32.00	1521	+2.8
5	Saulebek, Zeyin	0	KAZ	+?B	+?N	+7B	+16N	=1N	+4B	+9N	−3B	−2N	6.5	44.5	44.5	27.00	1542	0.0
6	Khilou, Salman	1434	KGZ	+14N	+29B	−1N	+25B	=19N	−15B	+8N	+18B	+3N	6.5	44.0	47.0	31.75	1423	-3.2
7	Darkhanuly, Kaisar	1546	KAZ	+34N	+17B	−5N	+26B	−3B	+10N	+14B	−1N	+15B	6.0	46.0	48.5	27.50	1382	-22.4
8	Ymanbaev, Alymbek	0	KGZ	+2N	−9B	+24N	+27B	−4N	+11N	−6B	+?N	+16B	6.0	43.0	43.0	24.50	1448	0.0
9	Temirbekova, Aliya	1404	KGZ	+13B	+8N	−3B	+36N	+10B	+16N	−5B	−4B	=12N	5.5	47.0	48.5	26.25	1365	-15.6
10	Mukalaev, Sardar	0	KGZ	+?N	+19B	+4N	−1B	−9N	−7B	+21N	=11N	+20B	5.5	45.0	45.0	22.75	1565	+6.4
11	Azat, Sanzhar	0	KAZ	−12N	+33B	+31N	−19B	+26N	−8B	+25N	=10B	+18N	5.5	36.5	39.0	20.25	719	0.0
12	Xudoyberganova, Dilyora	0	UZB	+11B	+?N	−16B	=?N	+13B	−17N	+20B	=15N	=9B	5.5	36.0	36.0	20.75	1445	0.0
13	Sadullaev, Imran	0	UZB	−9N	=21B	+?N	+29B	−12N	+31B	+19N	−2B	+?N	5.5	32.5	32.5	12.25	1520	0.0
14	Nurbolat, Bekdaulet	0	KAZ	−6B	+20N	+?N	−4B	+24N	+?B	−7N	+31B	=?N	5.5	30.0	30.0	11.00	1272	0.0
15	Ablay, Sabina	1446	KAZ	+22B	+18N	+36B	=3N	−16B	+6N	−1N	=12B	−7N	5.0	46.0	47.5	22.50	1346	-27.2
16	Maksut, Erkebulan	1460	KAZ	+33N	+35B	+12N	−5B	+15N	−9B	−2N	+26B	−8N	5.0	42.0	44.0	19.00	2248	+20.0
17	FIDE 13853503	0	—	+31B	−7N	−19N	+35B	+25N	+12B	−4N	−?B	+22N	5.0	35.0	35.0	18.00	703	0.0
18	Tutashev, Daler	0	KGZ	+24N	−15B	=2N	+21B	+27N	+19B	−3B	−6N	−11B	4.5	43.5	46.5	19.50	1296	-62.8
19	Bekasova, Anna	1519	RUS	+23B	−10N	+17B	+11N	=6B	−18N	−13B	−20N	+31N	4.5	41.0	43.5	20.25	1435	-4.8
20	Isaev, Aziret	0	KGZ	−1N	−14B	+28N	+?B	=31N	+21B	−12N	+19B	−10N	4.5	39.0	39.0	13.25	1511	0.0
21	Harmath, Gabriella	0	HUN	−3B	=13N	+?B	−18N	+36B	−20N	−10B	+32N	+23B	4.5	34.5	34.5	10.75	753	0.0
22	Melisova, Naina	0	KGZ	−15N	−2B	+34N	−28B	+?N	−24B	+35B	+27N	−17B	4.0	31.5	31.5	7.50	1441	0.0
23	Kadyrbekov, Alikhan	0	KGZ	−19N	−?B	+33N	−24B	+35N	+29B	−26N	+25B	−21N	4.0	28.5	28.5	11.50	677	0.0
24	FIDE 13789015	0	—	−18B	+28N	−8B	+23N	−14B	+22N	−?B	−?N	+?B	4.0	27.0	27.0	11.00	640	0.0
25	FIDE 13846949	0	—	−?B	+?N	+?B	−6N	−17B	+27N	−11B	−23N	+?B	4.0	24.0	24.0	3.00	1311	0.0
26	Kityan, Amaliya	0	UZB	−?B	+?N	+?B	−7N	−11B	+36N	+23B	−16N	−?B	4.0	22.0	22.0	5.50	1344	0.0
27	Abdumutalipova, Farzona	0	UZB	F	−3N	+30B	−8N	−18B	−25B	+29N	−22B	+28N	3.0	34.0	34.0	9.00	753	0.0
28	FIDE 13851560	0	—	−4N	−24B	−20B	+22N	−?B	−32N	+?B	+34N	−27B	3.0	27.0	27.0	6.50	670	0.0
29	FIDE 13857606	0	—	+?B	−6N	+32B	−13N	−?B	−23N	−27B	−33N	+35N	3.0	26.0	26.0	4.50	638	0.0
30	FIDE 13856120	0	—	F	−4B	−27N	−?N	+32B	−?N	=34B	=?N	+33B	3.0	17.0	17.0	6.25	655	0.0
31	FIDE 13853848	0	—	−17N	F	−11B	+32N	=20B	−13N	+?B	−14N	−19B	2.5	33.0	33.0	4.75	719	0.0
32	Atakhanov, Elkhan	0	KGZ	F	−1B	−29N	−31B	−30N	+28B	=36N	−21B	+?N	2.5	25.5	25.5	3.75	721	0.0
33	FIDE 13852000	0	—	−16B	−11N	−23B	+?B	=34N	−?N	−?B	+29B	−30N	2.5	23.0	23.0	4.25	641	0.0
34	Isirailov, Tamir	0	KGZ	−7B	−?N	−22B	=?N	=33B	+?B	=30N	−28B	−36N	2.5	20.0	20.0	2.75	1478	0.0
35	FIDE 13857592	0	—	+?B	−16N	−?B	−17N	−23B	+?B	−22N	−?N	−29B	2.0	21.0	21.0	0.00	641	0.0
36	FIDE 13854828	0	—	F	F	−15N	−9B	−21N	−26B	=32B	−?N	+34B	1.5	24.0	24.0	3.75	648	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Bigeldiev, AliKGZ
+70.0
8.0 pts · #1
2Maksut, ErkebulanKAZ
+20.0
5.0 pts · #17
3Mukalaev, SardarKGZ
+6.4
5.5 pts · #3

Top rating losers

1Tutashev, DalerKGZ
-62.8
4.5 pts · #14
2Azybaev, AkbarKGZ
-35.2
6.5 pts · #8
3Ablay, SabinaKAZ
-27.2
5.0 pts · #11

Biggest upsets

R9+120 Elo gap
Khilou, Salman1434 beat Azybaev, Akbar1554