Chess Academy Zhezkazgan-1
16 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 Jul 2025 to 18 Jul 2025 in Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1074, and top seed was Marat Mulkubayev (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1909).
Batyrlan Bitenov (🇰🇿 KAZ, 0) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Yerkebulan Zhunkurayev (6.5) and Erlen Baltabai (5.0). Bitenov shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Yerkebulan Zhunkurayev (1677) beat Marat Mulkubayev (1909), a +232-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R8; 2 players tied at 6.5/9, decided on Buchholz.
Marat Mulkubayev takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
2 players finish on 6.5/9. Bitenov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (36.5).
Batyrlan Bitenov lost to Yerkebulan Zhunkurayev (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Batyrlan Bitenov | * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Yerkebulan Zhunkurayev | 1 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Zhalgas Karzhaubay | 0 | 0 | * | 0 |
| 4Erlen Baltabai | 0 | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bitenov, Batyrlan | 0 | KAZ | +13B | +11N | −?B | −2N | +3B | +4B | +7N | +9N | =6B | 6.5 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 27.75 | 1645 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Zhunkurayev, Yerkebulan | 1677 | KAZ | =12N | =7B | +4N | +1B | +?N | =6B | −9N | +10B | +5N | 6.5 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 26.25 | 1727 | +1.4 |
| 3 | Baltabai, Erlen | 0 | KAZ | −8N | =15B | =7N | +12B | −1N | +16B | +4N | =6B | =9B | 5.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 16.50 | 1514 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Karzhaubay, Zhalgas | 0 | KAZ | +14B | =?N | −2B | +5N | +10B | −1N | −3B | =15N | +16B | 5.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 13.00 | 1527 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Askergali, Ilyas | 0 | KAZ | +7N | −6B | =8N | −4B | +11N | +13B | =10N | =?B | −2B | 4.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 15.75 | 1600 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Smailov, Emir | 0 | KAZ | F | +5N | −10B | =9N | +14B | =2N | =?B | =3N | =1N | 4.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 18.50 | 1592 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Babin, Aleksandr | 1727 | KAZ | −5B | =2N | =3B | +16N | +9B | =10N | −1B | +14N | −?N | 4.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 14.75 | 1793 | +10.0 |
| 8 | Inzhil, Rauan | 1516 | KAZ | +3B | −10N | =5B | =14N | +15B | −?N | =13B | =11N | =12N | 4.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 17.00 | 1594 | +24.0 |
| 9 | Abusseitov, Yernur | 0 | KAZ | −?B | F | +11N | =6B | −7N | +14N | +2B | −1B | =3N | 4.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 17.75 | 1644 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Ibragim, Muslim | 0 | KAZ | +15N | +8B | +6N | −?B | −4N | =7B | =5B | −2N | F | 4.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 16.50 | 1599 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Mussa, Ali | 0 | KAZ | +16N | −1B | −9B | =13N | −5B | F | =12N | =8B | +15N | 3.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 8.75 | 1490 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Bakytzhan, Inzhu | 0 | KAZ | =2B | =13N | −14B | −3N | F | =15N | =11B | +16N | =8B | 3.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 10.50 | 1491 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Bekbosynov, Zhangali | 1472 | KAZ | −1N | =12B | =15N | =11B | +16B | −5N | =8N | F | =14B | 3.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 8.75 | 1544 | +14.4 |
| 14 | Junkurayev, Yerassyl | 1462 | KAZ | −4N | +16B | +12N | =8B | −6N | −9B | F | −7B | =13N | 3.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 7.50 | 1515 | +9.2 |
| 15 | Baisalbekov, Azamat | 1467 | KAZ | −10B | =3N | =13B | F | −8N | =12B | +16N | =4B | −11B | 3.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 8.50 | 1444 | -3.6 |
| 16 | Qural, Zarina | 1417 | KAZ | −11B | −14N | F | −7B | −13N | −3N | −15B | −12B | −4N | 0.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 0.00 | 733 | -56.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Inzhil, RauanKAZ+24.04.5 pts · #12
- 2Bekbosynov, ZhangaliKAZ+14.43.5 pts · #6
- 3Babin, AleksandrKAZ+10.04.5 pts · #5
- 1Qural, ZarinaKAZ-56.80.0 pts · #16
- 2Baisalbekov, AzamatKAZ-3.63.0 pts · #14
- 3Baltabai, ErlenKAZ0.05.0 pts · #11
- R5+232 Elo gap