ALMATY CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 Classic

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72 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 Aug 2025 to 25 Aug 2025 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. 6 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2022, and top seed was Azamat Utegaliyev (🇰🇿 KAZ, 2462).

Bakhtiyar Askarov (🇰🇿 KAZ, IM, 2297) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Daryn Dairov (7.0) and Adil Azatzhan (6.5).

The biggest upset came in round 1: Kaisar Koibagar (1467) beat Kirill Karpunin (1906), a +439-point gap.

Location

🇰🇿Almaty, Kazakhstan

Dates

21 Aug 2025 → 25 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Avg top 10

2,022

Participants

Titled players · 6

IM×1

FM×2

WFM×1

WCM×2

Federations · 1 represented

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×69

Top 3

🥇
IMBakhtiyar Askarov
🇰🇿KAZ·2297
7.0pts·2170perf-7.2
🥈
Daryn Dairov
🇰🇿KAZ·1941
7.0pts·2162perf+81.2
🥉
Adil Azatzhan
🇰🇿KAZ·2011
6.5pts·2168perf+55.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Askarov7Dairov7Muratova6.5Azatzhan6.5Karpunin6.5Shonazarov6.5

R6 · LEADER CHANGE10 Jul

Azamat Utegaliyev takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.0/9. Askarov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (47.0).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Bakhtiyar Askarov drew with Daryn Dairov (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMBakhtiyar Askarov	*	½	1	½
2Daryn Dairov	½	*	—	½
3Anel Muratova	0	—	*	—
4Adil Azatzhan	½	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Askarov, BakhtiyarIM	2297	KAZ	+32N	+20B	+22N	=2B	=7N	+4B	=?N	=3B	+11N	7.0	47.0	47.0	37.25	2170	-7.2
2	Dairov, Daryn	1941	KAZ	+38B	+24N	+17B	=1N	+9B	=10N	=3B	+8N	=?N	7.0	46.0	46.0	36.25	2162	+81.2
3	Azatzhan, Adil	2011	KAZ	+45N	+13B	+12N	+8B	−?N	+22B	=2N	=1N	=6B	6.5	47.5	47.5	37.25	2168	+55.6
4	Muratova, Anel	1905	KAZ	=41B	=5N	+37B	+25B	+23N	−1N	+26B	+14B	=8N	6.5	45.0	49.0	33.75	1911	+6.8
5	Karpunin, Kirill	1906	KAZ	−23N	=4B	+45N	+41B	+31N	+12B	=6B	=7N	+18B	6.5	44.0	48.0	33.50	1899	-2.4
6	Shonazarov, OrashFM	2272	KAZ	+30B	+35N	=11B	+36N	+33B	−?B	=5N	+22B	=3N	6.5	42.0	42.0	32.50	2162	-14.0
7	Bolys, Tolegen	1798	KAZ	+72B	+18N	+10B	=9N	=1B	−8N	+43B	=5B	=12N	6.0	47.0	48.0	29.25	1975	+60.8
8	Muratova, Saltanat	1900	KAZ	+51N	+16B	+48N	−3N	+24B	+7B	=9N	−2B	=4B	6.0	46.5	50.0	30.25	1897	+4.4
9	Mukhametkali, Merey	1951	KAZ	+40N	+52B	+25N	=7B	−2N	+19B	=8B	−11N	+27N	6.0	44.5	48.0	29.00	1858	-30.4
10	Temirov, BakhytFM	2133	KAZ	+47N	+31B	−7N	+13B	+21N	=2B	+33N	−?B	=15B	6.0	43.0	43.0	30.50	1982	-20.8
11	Kurmanalina, DenizaWCM	1727	KAZ	+59N	+44B	=6N	−?B	=30N	+16B	+13N	+9B	−1B	6.0	43.0	43.0	30.50	1936	+71.2
12	Aitmukhanov, Arsen	1765	KAZ	+50B	+37N	−3B	=30N	+18B	−5N	+36B	+31N	=7B	6.0	42.5	46.0	27.75	1823	+22.0
13	Bushuyev, Artur	1621	KAZ	+66B	−3N	+59B	−10N	+38B	+32N	−11B	+28N	+22B	6.0	40.0	42.0	23.50	1807	+80.4
14	Rustembek, Insar	1684	KAZ	+46B	−43N	−30B	+59N	+40B	+28N	+39B	−4N	+23B	6.0	37.0	40.0	25.00	1729	+24.4
15	Sartbayev, Askar	1692	KAZ	=61N	−48B	+42N	+51B	+17N	−33N	+30B	+19B	=10N	6.0	37.0	39.5	27.25	1818	+8.0
16	Bagdad, Imran	1579	KAZ	+60B	−8N	+70B	+69B	−22N	−11N	+53B	+39N	+26B	6.0	34.0	35.5	18.50	1778	+56.8
17	Kim, Alexandr	0	KAZ	+29N	+21B	−2N	=20B	−15B	+34N	+35B	−26N	+31B	5.5	43.0	47.5	26.75	1747	0.0
18	Bakytzhan, Didar	1579	KAZ	+58N	−7B	+54N	=19B	−12N	+20B	+21N	+33B	−5N	5.5	43.0	46.0	24.75	1797	+74.0
19	Adilbekuly, Altair	1825	KAZ	+67B	−25N	+28B	=18N	+36B	−9N	+52B	−15N	+34B	5.5	40.0	42.0	22.25	1732	-46.4
20	Malikov, Kairat	1670	KAZ	+42B	−1N	+40B	=17N	−39B	−18N	+41B	+32N	+30B	5.5	39.0	43.0	23.75	1656	+0.4
21	Svarov, Ilkham	1718	KAZ	+57B	−17N	+32B	+38N	−10B	=39N	−18B	+52N	+36B	5.5	37.5	40.5	21.50	1745	+10.8
22	Zarkym, Ailin	1813	KAZ	+55N	+23B	−1B	+27N	+16B	−3N	+24B	−6N	−13N	5.0	47.0	50.5	24.50	1815	-23.2
23	Koibagar, Kaisar	1467	KAZ	+5B	−22N	+34B	+26N	−4B	−24N	+56B	+25B	−14N	5.0	43.5	46.5	24.00	1780	+145.6
24	Solomatin, Sergey	1631	KAZ	+62N	−2B	+44N	+48B	−8N	+23B	−22N	−27B	+49N	5.0	39.0	41.5	18.50	1659	-3.4
25	Daniyaruly, Aldiyar	1592	KAZ	+54N	+19B	−9B	−4N	+57B	−43N	+38B	−23N	+39B	5.0	38.5	41.5	20.00	1699	+13.6
26	Bashar, Aikozha	1670	KAZ	+68N	−?B	+49N	−23B	+53N	+27B	−4N	+17B	−16N	5.0	37.0	37.0	19.50	1609	-21.6
27	Marat, Dinmukhamed	1571	KAZ	−43B	+57N	+65B	−22B	+47N	−26N	+50B	+24N	−9B	5.0	35.0	37.0	17.00	1683	+29.6
28	Zhusupbek, Daniyar	1552	KAZ	−?N	+68B	−19N	+64B	+48N	−14B	+47N	−13B	+44N	5.0	32.5	32.5	15.00	1561	-20.5
29	Dyussekhanov, Arman	1651	KAZ	−17B	+50N	−38B	−57N	+66B	−49N	+64B	+42N	+40B	5.0	29.5	31.5	15.50	1322	-69.2
30	Nurmanov, Dias	1539	KAZ	−6N	+64B	+14N	=12B	=11B	=35N	−15N	+56B	−20N	4.5	43.5	45.5	19.25	1722	+18.8
31	Zhenis, AdiyaWCM	1634	KAZ	+63B	−10N	=39B	+60N	−5B	+41N	+49B	−12B	−17N	4.5	38.0	40.5	14.50	1667	+5.3
32	Aitbayev, Alisher	1542	KAZ	−1B	+46N	−21N	+62B	+58N	−13B	=65N	−20B	+50N	4.5	37.0	39.0	14.00	1421	-14.8
33	Bakytbek, Dastan	1850	KAZ	+53N	+49B	=?N	+43B	−6N	+15B	−10B	−18N	F	4.5	35.0	35.0	17.00	1820	-8.7
34	Kurmanalina, Tomiris	1657	KAZ	−48N	+47B	−23N	+44B	=49N	−17B	+55N	+51B	−19N	4.5	34.0	37.5	16.25	1548	-20.6
35	Kadyrov, Bakhtiyar	1644	KAZ	+64N	−6B	=51N	+61B	=43N	=30B	−17N	−49B	+38B	4.5	34.0	36.0	14.50	1593	-19.6
36	Bauyrzhan, Amir	1613	KAZ	+71N	=69B	+61N	−6B	−19N	+60B	−12N	+65B	−21N	4.5	32.5	33.5	9.00	1484	-22.4
37	Elshatov, Tamirlan	1552	KAZ	+65N	−12B	−4N	−47B	−64N	+46B	+62N	=50B	+54N	4.5	31.5	33.5	13.75	1452	-23.6
38	Atabayev, Erlan	1522	KAZ	−2N	+62B	+29N	−21B	−13N	+64B	−25N	+47B	−35N	4.0	39.0	41.0	13.00	1551	+1.0
39	Bakhytzhan, Aidyn	1437	KAZ	−69N	+71B	=31N	+52B	+20N	=21B	−14N	−16B	−25N	4.0	38.0	39.0	15.00	1581	+52.0
40	Tairkyzy, Aiya	1530	KAZ	−9B	+63N	−20N	+54B	−14N	−47B	+66N	+60B	−29N	4.0	34.5	36.5	10.50	1362	-45.2
41	Satekov, Danial	1461	KAZ	=4N	−61B	+58N	−5N	+70B	−31B	−20N	+55B	=65N	4.0	34.0	35.5	12.25	1540	+6.0
42	Khabibula, Musagali	0	KAZ	−20N	=45B	−15B	+72N	+55N	−52B	=60N	−29B	+56N	4.0	33.0	34.0	10.75	1533	0.0
43	Zhexembayev, Batyrbek	0	KAZ	+27N	+14B	=69N	−33N	=35B	+25B	−7N	F	F	4.0	33.0	33.0	19.25	1749	0.0
44	Asan, Nurtilek	0	KAZ	+56B	−11N	−24B	−34N	F	+59N	+63B	+58N	−28B	4.0	32.0	34.0	11.50	1571	0.0
45	Aibuzymov, Askar	1536	KAZ	−3B	=42N	−5B	−56N	+68B	+70N	−51B	=61N	+53B	4.0	31.5	33.0	10.25	1511	-6.4
46	Dnimov, Beksultan	0	KAZ	−14N	−32B	−53N	+71B	−56B	−37N	+67B	+64N	+58B	4.0	28.5	29.5	8.00	825	0.0
47	Baizhanov, Marlan	0	KAZ	−10B	−34N	+56B	+37N	−27B	+40N	−28B	−38N	=63B	3.5	36.0	38.5	12.75	1542	+17.6
48	Khalik, Nurasyl	0	KAZ	+34B	+15N	−8B	−24N	−28B	−56N	−58B	+66N	=61B	3.5	35.0	37.0	13.75	1621	+16.0
49	Ziyadin, Malika	1535	KAZ	F	−33N	−26B	+66N	=34B	+29B	−31N	+35N	−24B	3.5	35.0	35.0	13.75	1582	-0.9
50	Askarkyzy, Nuray	0	KAZ	−12N	−29B	−62N	+68B	+54N	+58B	−27N	=37N	−32B	3.5	34.0	36.0	10.75	1181	0.0
51	Kabylbek, Alisultan	1448	KAZ	−8B	+66N	=35B	−15N	F	+62B	+45N	−34N	F	3.5	33.5	35.5	10.75	1603	+23.6
52	Purgin, Viktor	1600	KAZ	+70B	−9N	=60B	−39N	+61B	+42N	−19N	−21B	F	3.5	33.5	35.0	9.25	939	-27.2
53	Alzhanov, Nurali	1435	KAZ	−33B	−70N	+46B	+65N	−26B	+63N	−16N	=54B	−45N	3.5	31.5	33.0	10.25	1376	-51.6
54	Zhaisanova, Inzhu	0	KAZ	−25B	+67N	−18B	−40N	−50B	+72N	+57B	=53N	−37B	3.5	31.0	32.0	7.75	1360	0.0
55	Ospan, Adi	1416	KAZ	−22B	−60N	+63B	=70N	−42B	+61N	−34B	−41N	+62B	3.5	27.5	29.0	8.25	1489	+13.2
56	Kumar, Bakdaulet	1797	KAZ	−44N	−59B	−47N	+45B	+46N	+48B	−23N	−30N	−42B	3.0	32.5	35.5	11.50	1389	-119.2
57	Baizhumanov, Arsen	0	KAZ	−21N	−27B	+71N	+29B	−25N	−65B	−54N	=62B	=60N	3.0	31.0	32.0	8.50	1455	+2.4
58	Zhandilda, Abdumalik	0	KAZ	−18B	+72N	−41B	+67N	−32B	−50N	+48N	−44B	−46N	3.0	31.0	32.0	6.50	1342	0.0
59	Auyelbekov, Omirlan	0	KAZ	−11B	+56N	−13N	−14B	−62N	−44B	−71N	+72N	+67B	3.0	30.5	31.5	6.00	1401	-4.0
60	Zhanabay, Dastan	0	KAZ	−16N	+55B	=52N	−31B	F	−36N	=42B	−40N	=57B	2.5	33.5	36.5	8.75	1383	0.0
61	Burambayev, Bernar	0	KAZ	=15B	+41N	−36B	−35N	−52N	−55B	F	=45B	=48N	2.5	33.5	35.0	10.75	1438	0.0
62	Mukanova, Adel	0	KAZ	−24B	−38N	+50B	−32N	+59B	−51N	−37B	=57N	−55N	2.5	31.5	34.5	8.00	1254	-64.0
63	Matayev, Armat	0	KAZ	−31N	−40B	−55N	F	+67B	−53B	−44N	+68B	=47N	2.5	27.0	27.0	5.75	1160	-56.8
64	Martyanov, Radimir	0	KAZ	−35B	−30N	+72B	−28N	+37B	−38N	−29N	−46B	F	2.0	33.5	34.5	5.50	1342	0.0
65	Zurabuly, Yertay	0	KAZ	−37B	F	−27N	−53B	F	+57N	=32B	−36N	=41B	2.0	33.0	33.0	7.25	1377	0.0
66	Pak, Konstantin	0	KAZ	−13N	−51B	F	−49B	−29N	+67N	−40B	−48B	+71N	2.0	28.5	28.5	3.00	767	0.0
67	Kusherbayeva, Alma	1425	KAZ	−19N	−54B	+68N	−58B	−63N	−66B	−46N	+71B	−59N	2.0	25.5	26.5	3.00	764	0.0
68	FIDE 447008075	0	—	−26B	−28N	−67B	−50N	−45N	+71B	+72B	−63N	F	2.0	25.0	26.0	2.00	775	0.0
69	Madi, AidanaWFM	1899	KAZ	+39B	=36N	=43B	−16N	F	F	F	F	F	2.0	18.5	18.5	8.25	1564	-45.6
70	Suyunov, Nurmagambet	0	KAZ	−52N	+53B	−16N	=55B	−41N	−45B	F	F	F	1.5	27.0	27.0	5.25	1338	0.0
71	FIDE 557000751	0	—	−36B	−39N	−57B	−46N	−72B	−68N	+59B	−67N	−66B	1.0	24.5	25.5	3.00	1277	0.0
72	FIDE 447060930	0	—	−7N	−58B	−64N	−42B	+71N	−54B	−68N	−59B	F	1.0	24.5	24.5	1.00	800	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Koibagar, KaisarKAZ
+145.6
5.0 pts · #13
2Dairov, DarynKAZ
+81.2
7.0 pts · #11
3Bushuyev, ArturKAZ
+80.4
6.0 pts · #14

Top rating losers

1Kumar, BakdauletKAZ
-119.2
3.0 pts · #44
2Dyussekhanov, ArmanKAZ
-69.2
5.0 pts · #60
3Mukanova, AdelKAZ
-64.0
2.5 pts · #49

Biggest upsets

R1+439 Elo gap
Koibagar, Kaisar1467 beat Karpunin, Kirill1906
R3+335 Elo gap
Bolys, Tolegen1798 beat FMTemirov, Bakhyt2133
R7+330 Elo gap
Koibagar, Kaisar1467 beat Kumar, Bakdaulet1797