Jule Favorit qualification tournament 1
13 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 12 Jul 2025 to 14 Jul 2025 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 890, and top seed was Danial Kuzhumov (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1606).
Danial Kuzhumov (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1606) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Mark Savchenko (6.0) and Arslan Bekbergen (5.0). Kuzhumov won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Batyrkhan Anuarbek (1413) beat Osman Yertai (1533), a +120-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsDanial Kuzhumov led from R3; +2.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Danial Kuzhumov never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +2.5 over the runner-up.
Danial Kuzhumov drew with Mark Savchenko (Black).
Danial Kuzhumov posted 3 in a row (R1–R3) and 5 in a row (R5–R9) — total 8 wins.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuzhumov, Danial | 1606 | KAZ | +5B | +8N | +4B | =2N | +3B | +7N | +6B | +9B | +11N | 8.5 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 36.00 | 2255 | +12.0 |
| 2 | Savchenko, Mark | 0 | KAZ | =10B | +7N | +11B | =1B | +8N | =5N | =3B | +4N | −6N | 6.0 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 26.25 | 1511 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Bekbergen, Arslan | 0 | KAZ | +12B | =11N | =10B | =8N | −1N | +4B | =2N | +5B | −9B | 5.0 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 19.50 | 1507 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Omirtay, Alikhan | 0 | KAZ | +9N | +6B | −1N | +11B | −5N | −3N | +12B | −2B | +13N | 5.0 | 37.0 | 38.0 | 14.00 | 1525 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Amangeldinov, Yussupzhan | 0 | KAZ | −1N | F | +12B | +10N | +4B | =2B | −7N | −3N | +8B | 4.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 17.00 | 1494 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Kurish, Mansur | 0 | KAZ | =7B | −4N | −8B | +12N | +13N | +11B | −1N | F | +2B | 4.5 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 14.00 | 1513 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Biet, Nurbek | 1456 | KAZ | =6N | −2B | =9N | +13B | +10N | −1B | +5B | −8N | F | 4.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 13.00 | 1601 | +23.2 |
| 8 | Ivanykina, Alissa | 0 | KAZ | +13N | −1B | +6N | =3B | −2B | −12N | F | +7B | −5N | 3.5 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 12.00 | 1493 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Ametova, Ameliya | 1418 | KAZ | −4B | −12N | =7B | F | −11N | +13B | +10B | −1N | +3N | 3.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 11.50 | 1477 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Anuarbek, Batyrkhan | 1413 | KAZ | =2N | +13B | =3N | −5B | −7B | F | −9N | =11B | +12N | 3.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 10.00 | 1580 | +26.8 |
| 11 | Tussupbayev, Zhanibek | 0 | KAZ | F | =3B | −2N | −4N | +9B | −6N | +13B | =10N | −1B | 3.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 8.75 | 1476 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Yertai, Osman | 1533 | KAZ | −3N | +9B | −5N | −6B | F | +8B | −4N | −13N | −10B | 2.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 7.00 | 611 | -50.0 |
| 13 | Sagatbek, Aktanberdi | 1478 | KAZ | −8B | −10N | F | −7N | −6B | −9N | −11N | +12B | −4B | 1.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 2.00 | 1332 | -12.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Anuarbek, BatyrkhanKAZ+26.83.5 pts · #3
- 2Biet, NurbekKAZ+23.24.0 pts · #5
- 3Kuzhumov, DanialKAZ+12.08.5 pts · #11
- 1Yertai, OsmanKAZ-50.02.0 pts · #13
- 2Sagatbek, AktanberdiKAZ-12.01.0 pts · #12
- 3Ametova, AmeliyaKAZ0.03.5 pts · #2
- R9+120 Elo gap