Shatranj amateur tournament july classic
25 players participated in this 10-round tournament, held from 09 Jul 2025 to 13 Jul 2025 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1729, and top seed was Daryn Dairov (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1956).
Elsultan Kaliakhmet (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1881) won with 8.5/10, ahead of Kirill Karpunin (8.5) and Daryn Dairov (7.5). Kaliakhmet shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 10: Nurali Alzhanov (1463) beat Alla Kryukova (1722), a +259-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 10 roundsTight race until R10; 2 players tied at 8.5/10, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 8.5/10. Kaliakhmet takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (52.0).
Elsultan Kaliakhmet beat Kirill Karpunin (White).
Elsultan Kaliakhmet 3 wins (R8–R10)Kirill Karpunin 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R7–R10)Daryn Dairov 3 wins (R6–R8)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elsultan Kaliakhmet | * | 1 | ½ | ½ |
| 2Kirill Karpunin | 0 | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Daryn Dairov | ½ | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Emil Shafikov | ½ | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaliakhmet, Elsultan | 1881 | KAZ | +20B | +16N | =3N | +22B | =4N | +2B | =10B | +9N | +5N | +7B | 8.5 | 52.0 | 55.0 | 45.50 | 1931 | +30.0 |
| 2 | Karpunin, Kirill | 1889 | KAZ | +23N | +15B | +24N | =4B | +3N | −1N | +11B | +10N | +7B | +8N | 8.5 | 50.0 | 52.0 | 40.25 | 1924 | +8.2 |
| 3 | Dairov, Daryn | 1956 | KAZ | +19B | +8N | =1B | =10N | −2B | +5B | +4N | +12N | =6B | +9N | 7.5 | 56.5 | 60.0 | 41.75 | 1876 | -11.3 |
| 4 | Shafikov, Emil | 1708 | KAZ | +5B | +13N | +12B | =2N | =1B | +8N | −3B | −7N | +10B | =6N | 6.5 | 57.5 | 62.0 | 37.50 | 1782 | +68.8 |
| 5 | Alzhanov, Nurali | 1463 | KAZ | −4N | +23B | +6B | +21N | −10B | −3N | +22B | +11N | −1B | +12N | 6.0 | 50.0 | 52.5 | 25.00 | 1719 | +138.0 |
| 6 | Sartbayev, Askar | 1672 | KAZ | −22N | +7B | −5N | +25B | =14N | =13B | +19N | +15B | =3N | =4B | 6.0 | 45.0 | 47.0 | 26.50 | 1665 | -10.8 |
| 7 | Ziyadin, Malika | 1535 | KAZ | =14B | −6N | =13B | +17N | +21B | =22N | +8B | +4B | −2N | −1N | 5.5 | 51.5 | 54.5 | 25.50 | 1674 | +45.6 |
| 8 | Panov, Viktor | 1585 | KAZ | +18N | −3B | +17N | +24B | =15N | −4B | −7N | +19B | +14N | −2B | 5.5 | 47.5 | 49.5 | 19.50 | 1484 | -36.4 |
| 9 | Zurdinov, Eldar | 1604 | KAZ | −13B | +25N | −21B | =16N | +24N | +14B | +15N | −1B | +11N | −3B | 5.5 | 43.5 | 45.5 | 19.50 | 1659 | -14.8 |
| 10 | Mukhametkan Magzhan | 1619 | KAZ | +17N | −24B | +18N | =3B | +5N | +15B | =1N | −2B | −4N | −13B | 5.0 | 53.0 | 55.0 | 25.50 | 1722 | +28.0 |
| 11 | Solomatin, Sergey | 1654 | KAZ | −16B | −14N | +20B | +19N | +22N | +18B | −2N | −5B | −9B | +23N | 5.0 | 42.0 | 44.5 | 16.00 | 1567 | -13.8 |
| 12 | Kryukova, Alla | 1722 | KAZ | +25N | =22B | −4N | =14B | −18N | +24B | +13N | −3B | +16N | −5B | 5.0 | 41.5 | 43.5 | 16.25 | 1532 | -30.0 |
| 13 | Ali, Danial | 0 | KAZ | +9N | −4B | =7N | −15B | F | =6N | −12B | =20N | +18B | +10N | 4.5 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 21.50 | 1573 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Batyrzhanuly, Altair | 0 | KAZ | =7N | +11B | −22N | =12N | =6B | −9N | F | +18B | −8B | +20N | 4.5 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 20.25 | 1559 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Tairkyzy, Aiya | 1531 | KAZ | +21N | −2N | +16B | +13N | =8B | −10N | −9B | −6N | −20B | =25B | 4.0 | 46.0 | 48.0 | 15.75 | 1500 | -18.0 |
| 16 | Aldebay, Rakhman | 1450 | KAZ | +11N | −1B | −15N | =9B | F | F | =18N | +17B | −12B | +19N | 4.0 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 17.00 | 1608 | +12.2 |
| 17 | Matayev, Armat | 1435 | KAZ | −10B | +19N | −8B | −7B | +20N | =25N | =21B | −16N | −23B | +24N | 4.0 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 11.75 | 1412 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Amangeldyev, Aidyn | 0 | KAZ | −8B | +20N | −10B | +23N | +12B | −11N | =16B | −14N | −13N | −21B | 3.5 | 40.5 | 43.0 | 13.00 | 1536 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Akhmet, Daulet | 1518 | KAZ | −3N | −17B | +23N | −11B | +25B | +21N | −6B | −8N | =24N | −16B | 3.5 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 9.00 | 1528 | -2.8 |
| 20 | Maletskiy, Gleb | 1498 | KAZ | −1N | −18B | −11N | F | −17B | +23B | +24N | =13B | +15N | −14B | 3.5 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 10.75 | 1627 | +25.6 |
| 21 | Rizaidenov, Magellan | 0 | KAZ | −15B | F | +9N | −5B | −7N | −19B | =17N | =23B | =25N | +18N | 3.5 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 13.25 | 1372 | -64.4 |
| 22 | Beketov, Daniil | 1463 | KAZ | +6B | =12N | +14B | −1N | −11B | =7B | −5N | F | F | F | 3.0 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 15.75 | 1521 | +14.8 |
| 23 | Shaimardanov, Mark | 1507 | KAZ | −2B | −5N | −19B | −18B | F | −20N | +25B | =21N | +17N | −11B | 2.5 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 7.75 | 1343 | -45.2 |
| 24 | Zhumatay, Azamat | 0 | KAZ | F | +10N | −2B | −8N | −9B | −12N | −20B | =25N | =19B | −17B | 2.0 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 7.75 | 1439 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Ten, Stanislav | 1479 | KAZ | −12B | −9B | F | −6N | −19N | =17B | −23N | =24B | =21B | =15N | 2.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 6.75 | 1292 | -63.1 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Alzhanov, NuraliKAZ+138.06.0 pts · #4
- 2Shafikov, EmilKAZ+68.86.5 pts · #5
- 3Ziyadin, MalikaKAZ+45.65.5 pts · #9
- 1Rizaidenov, MagellanKAZ-64.43.5 pts · #21
- 2Ten, StanislavKAZ-63.12.0 pts · #25
- 3Shaimardanov, MarkKAZ-45.22.5 pts · #23
- R10+259 Elo gap
- R3+209 Elo gap
- R1+209 Elo gap