Shatranj Jule Cup II
25 players participated in this 10-round tournament, held from 24 Jul 2025 to 28 Jul 2025 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1714, and top seed was Murat Zhunusov (🇰🇿 KAZ, IM, 1966).
Daryn Dairov (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1941) won with 9.0/10, ahead of Askar Sartbayev (8.5) and Tamirlan Uderbayev (7.0). Dairov won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Tamirlan Uderbayev (1667) beat Murat Zhunusov (IM, 1966), a +299-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 10 roundsDaryn Dairov led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Daryn Dairov held the sole lead from R4 through R10 without losing it.
Daryn Dairov drew with Askar Sartbayev (White).
Daryn Dairov 4+4 wins (R1–R4, R6–R9)Askar Sartbayev 4 wins (R6–R9)Tamirlan Uderbayev 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R8–R10)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Daryn Dairov | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Askar Sartbayev | ½ | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Tamirlan Uderbayev | 0 | 0 | * | 0 |
| 4Dias Nurmanov | 0 | ½ | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dairov, Daryn | 1941 | KAZ | +15B | +13N | +5B | +9N | =2B | +3N | +8B | +4N | +11B | =14N | 9.0 | 51.0 | 55.0 | 48.75 | 1965 | +4.8 |
| 2 | Sartbayev, Askar | 1692 | KAZ | +7B | =8N | +24B | +3B | =1N | +16N | +9B | +12N | +10B | =4N | 8.5 | 51.5 | 53.0 | 42.75 | 1964 | +116.8 |
| 3 | Uderbayev, Tamirlan | 1667 | KAZ | +20B | +19N | +16B | −2N | +9B | −1B | −4N | +8N | +12B | +11N | 7.0 | 51.0 | 54.5 | 30.50 | 1794 | +58.4 |
| 4 | Nurmanov, Dias | 1539 | KAZ | +12B | −5N | +19B | −16N | +13B | +17N | +3B | −1B | +9N | =2B | 6.5 | 52.0 | 55.5 | 32.25 | 1788 | +113.2 |
| 5 | Solomatin, Sergey | 1631 | KAZ | +14N | +4B | −1N | +6B | −12N | −10B | −19B | +22N | +13B | +8N | 6.0 | 47.5 | 50.5 | 28.50 | 1787 | +28.4 |
| 6 | Rizaidenov, Magellan | 1558 | KAZ | +21B | −16N | +23B | −5N | +15B | −9N | −13B | +20B | +19N | +10N | 6.0 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 21.00 | 1520 | -16.1 |
| 7 | Ten, Stanislav | 1503 | KAZ | −2N | +22B | =21N | +25B | −8B | +19N | =11N | =10B | −14N | +9B | 5.5 | 42.0 | 42.5 | 18.50 | 1423 | -22.0 |
| 8 | Nesipbay, Rakhman | 1566 | KAZ | +10N | =2B | −9N | +11B | +7N | =12B | −1N | −3B | +15N | −5B | 5.0 | 55.5 | 59.5 | 26.00 | 1606 | +15.6 |
| 9 | Bushuyev, Artur | 1621 | KAZ | +23B | +25N | +8B | −1B | −3N | +6B | −2N | +13N | −4B | −7N | 5.0 | 53.5 | 54.0 | 17.50 | 1550 | -41.6 |
| 10 | Khalik, Nurasyl | 0 | KAZ | −8B | +20N | +13B | +24N | −16B | +5N | =12B | =7N | −2N | −6B | 5.0 | 47.0 | 48.5 | 20.00 | 1641 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Li, Alexander | 1501 | KAZ | =24B | =12N | =25B | −8N | +20B | +21N | =7B | +17N | −1N | −3B | 5.0 | 43.0 | 43.5 | 16.50 | 1588 | +30.8 |
| 12 | Zurdinov, Eldar | 1710 | KAZ | −4N | =11B | +14N | +21B | +5B | =8N | =10N | −2B | −3N | −15B | 4.5 | 51.0 | 54.0 | 20.50 | 1490 | -69.9 |
| 13 | Spabek, Iliyas | 1619 | KAZ | +22N | −1B | −10N | +23B | −4N | +15B | +6N | −9B | −5N | −18B | 4.0 | 48.5 | 50.5 | 15.00 | 1481 | -54.4 |
| 14 | Zulfukharova, Dana | 1463 | KAZ | −5B | =15N | −12B | −17B | F | F | +20N | +19N | +7B | =1B | 4.0 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 19.00 | 1561 | +30.4 |
| 15 | Aldebay, Rakhman | 1540 | KAZ | −1N | =14B | =17N | +22B | −6N | −13N | F | +23B | −8B | +12N | 4.0 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 13.50 | 1472 | -35.0 |
| 16 | Zhunusov, MuratIM | 1966 | KAZ | +17N | +6B | −3N | +4B | +10N | −2B | F | F | F | F | 4.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 21.50 | 1683 | -14.4 |
| 17 | Aitbayev, Alisher | 1542 | KAZ | −16B | −23N | =15B | +14N | +25N | −4B | +21N | −11B | =18B | −22N | 4.0 | 35.5 | 36.0 | 11.50 | 1476 | -13.0 |
| 18 | Kuzhumov, Danial | 1606 | KAZ | −19B | −24N | −20B | F | −22N | +25B | +23N | =21B | =17N | +13N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 10.00 | 1491 | -25.6 |
| 19 | Kaipova, Aiaru | 0 | KAZ | +18N | −3B | −4N | =20N | +24B | −7B | +5N | −14B | −6B | −23N | 3.5 | 44.5 | 46.0 | 13.25 | 1490 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Koibagar, Kaisar | 1467 | KAZ | −3N | −10B | +18N | =19B | −11N | +22B | −14B | −6N | +23N | −21B | 3.5 | 40.5 | 42.5 | 10.75 | 1320 | -36.4 |
| 21 | Mukanova, Adel | 0 | KAZ | −6N | F | =7B | −12N | +23N | −11B | −17B | =18N | −22B | +20N | 3.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 10.25 | 1399 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Baizhanov, Marlan | 0 | KAZ | −13B | −7N | F | −15N | +18B | −20N | F | −5B | +21N | +17B | 3.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 11.00 | 1403 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Auyelbekov, Omirlan | 0 | KAZ | −9N | +17B | −6N | −13N | −21B | F | −18B | −15N | −20B | +19B | 2.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 7.50 | 1261 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Rustembek, Insar | 1684 | KAZ | =11N | +18B | −2N | −10B | −19N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 6.50 | 1599 | -13.6 |
| 25 | Yermek, Kudaibergen | 0 | KAZ | F | −9B | =11N | −7N | −17B | −18N | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 2.50 | 1192 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Sartbayev, AskarKAZ+116.88.5 pts · #2
- 2Nurmanov, DiasKAZ+113.26.5 pts · #4
- 3Uderbayev, TamirlanKAZ+58.47.0 pts · #3
- 1Zurdinov, EldarKAZ-69.94.5 pts · #13
- 2Spabek, IliyasKAZ-54.44.0 pts · #14
- 3Bushuyev, ArturKAZ-41.65.0 pts · #12
- R3+299 Elo gap
- R6+274 Elo gap
- R1+171 Elo gap