Almaty Region Open - Qonaev CUP 2025 (CHALLENGERS)

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81 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 04 Aug 2025 to 12 Aug 2025 in Almaty region, Kazakhstan. 32 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2324, and top seed was Eldiyar Orozbaev (🇰🇬 KGZ, IM, 2381).

Abilmansur Abdilkhair (🇰🇿 KAZ, IM, 2380) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Konstantin Kornienko (7.0) and Bakhtiyar Askarov (7.0). Abdilkhair shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Dmitriy Larshin (1755) beat Asman Bayantas (FM, 2153), a +398-point gap.

Location

🇰🇿Almaty region, Kazakhstan

Dates

04 Aug 2025 → 12 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇰🇬IMEldiyar Orozbaev2381

Avg top 10

2,324

Participants

Titled players · 32

GM×1

IM×7

FM×9

CM×5

WIM×2

WFM×6

WCM×2

Federations · 8 represented

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×56

🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan×6

🇷🇺Russia×6

🇲🇳Mongolia×4

🇺🇿Uzbekistan×3

FIDE (no federation)×3

🇮🇳India×1

🇦🇲Armenia×1

Top 3

🥇
IMAbilmansur Abdilkhair
🇰🇿KAZ·2380
7.0pts·2454perf+8.4
🥈
FMKonstantin Kornienko
🇷🇺RUS·2305
7.0pts·2410perf+24.4
🥉
IMBakhtiyar Askarov
🇰🇿KAZ·2295
7.0pts·2395perf+12.7

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R4; 3 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Abdilkhair7Kornienko7Askarov7Pak6.5Meirkhanuly6.5Zheenbekov6.5

R7 · LEADER CHANGE10 Aug

FM Konstantin Kornienko takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 7.0/9. Abdilkhair takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (48.5).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Abilmansur Abdilkhair beat FM Konstantin Kornienko (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMAbilmansur Abdilkhair	*	1	½	—
2FMKonstantin Kornienko	0	*	1	—
3IMBakhtiyar Askarov	½	0	*	—
4IMYevgeniy Pak	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Abdilkhair, AbilmansurIM	2380	KAZ	+34B	+39N	+4B	+10N	−8B	+17N	=9N	+2B	=3N	7.0	48.5	53.0	40.50	2454	+8.4
2	Kornienko, KonstantinFM	2305	RUS	+48N	+23B	=27N	+3B	=32N	+13B	+8B	−1N	+10B	7.0	46.5	50.5	38.75	2410	+24.4
3	Askarov, BakhtiyarIM	2295	KAZ	+57B	=50N	+65B	−2N	+28B	+15B	+32N	+8N	=1B	7.0	42.5	45.5	33.00	2395	+12.7
4	Zheenbekov, Nurgazy	2176	KGZ	+21N	+74B	−1N	+48B	+16N	=7B	=5N	=6B	+13N	6.5	47.0	49.0	32.25	2300	+31.2
5	Pak, YevgeniyIM	2317	KAZ	+18N	+40B	−32N	=11B	+55N	=6B	=4B	+36N	+14B	6.5	43.5	47.0	33.00	2250	-5.4
6	Meirkhanuly, AkylzhanFM	2230	KAZ	−51B	+38N	+18B	=14N	+36B	=5N	+34B	=4N	+16B	6.5	43.0	47.0	33.75	2229	+4.0
7	Barsov, AlexeiGM	2323	UZB	+71B	−68N	+34B	+50N	+23B	=4N	=14B	=16N	+9N	6.5	40.5	43.0	31.25	2266	-4.6
8	Orozbaev, EldiyarIM	2381	KGZ	=35N	+72B	+20N	+27B	+1N	=9B	−2N	−3B	+30N	6.0	47.0	49.5	30.25	2314	-5.6
9	Igambergenov, AlibekIM	2310	KAZ	+14B	+63N	+68B	=32B	+19N	=8N	=1B	=10N	−7B	6.0	44.5	47.5	29.25	2342	+4.6
10	Daurimbetov, AzamatFM	2199	UZB	+55N	+49B	+51N	−1B	+52N	=32B	+13N	=9B	−2N	6.0	42.0	45.5	26.25	2250	+13.6
11	Ulan, RizatCM	2062	KAZ	+78B	−17N	+72B	=5N	=27N	+25B	+12B	=14N	=24B	6.0	42.0	43.5	26.75	2193	+68.8
12	Kazakov, KonstantinIM	2300	KAZ	+33N	−13B	+44N	−16B	+71N	+20B	−11N	+48B	+27N	6.0	40.5	43.0	26.00	2179	-12.1
13	Abdrashev, Arlen	2081	KAZ	+79B	+12N	+17B	=19B	+15N	−2N	−10B	+39N	−4B	5.5	46.5	47.5	25.25	2280	+48.0
14	Kabylbek, YedilCM	2003	KAZ	−9N	+75B	+42N	=6B	+39N	+19B	=7N	=11B	−5N	5.5	46.0	48.0	26.00	2267	+119.6
15	Sodbilegt, NaranboldFM	2329	MGL	+44N	=22B	+37B	+24N	−13B	−3N	+18B	=20N	=23B	5.5	44.5	49.0	28.25	2166	-32.4
16	Tkachyov, Adil	2061	KAZ	−72N	+53B	+78N	+12N	−4B	+27B	+17N	=7B	−6N	5.5	42.5	44.0	25.25	2158	+27.0
17	Matyakubov, MirazizCM	2260	UZB	+56N	+11B	−13N	+35B	+68N	−1B	−16B	=18N	+36B	5.5	42.0	45.0	24.25	2168	-36.1
18	Khuslen, ErdenebayarWFM	2005	MGL	−5B	+47N	−6N	+59B	+42N	+52B	−15N	=17B	+32N	5.5	41.5	45.0	23.75	2215	+96.4
19	Talgatov, NazarFM	2301	KAZ	+29B	+28N	+66B	=13N	−9B	−14N	=33B	+34N	=20B	5.5	41.5	44.5	25.25	2135	-32.4
20	Tulegenov, Amir	2112	KAZ	=41B	+67N	−8B	+65N	+37B	−12N	+29B	=15B	=19N	5.5	40.0	43.0	23.25	2158	+25.5
21	Galymzhanuly, Ibragim	1935	KAZ	−4B	=36N	−67B	+58N	+41B	=28N	+46N	=22B	+40N	5.5	38.5	41.5	24.50	2119	+44.0
22	Beristenov, Kair	2105	KAZ	+80B	=15N	−24B	=67N	=29B	=33N	+45B	=21N	+38B	5.5	38.0	39.0	21.75	2099	+0.8
23	Amirali, Abzal	2098	KAZ	+73B	−2N	+74N	+43B	−7N	=66B	=49N	+51B	=15N	5.5	37.0	39.0	19.25	2114	+5.2
24	Smirnova, EkaterinaWIM	2113	FID	=62N	+58B	+22N	−15B	=66N	=35B	=48N	+49B	=11N	5.5	36.5	39.5	23.50	2089	-4.0
25	Mussauly, Nurali	2115	KAZ	=65B	+41N	=50B	=37N	=33B	−11N	+57B	=38N	+56B	5.5	35.0	38.0	21.75	2024	-38.0
26	Bayantas, AsmanFM	2153	KAZ	+69B	−37N	−33B	−38N	+65B	+78N	+28B	=56N	+35B	5.5	32.5	34.0	18.75	2006	-56.8
27	Khazhatuly, AlikhanFM	2143	KAZ	+47B	+77N	=2B	−8N	=11B	−16N	+52B	+33N	−12B	5.0	43.5	45.5	21.50	2132	-1.5
28	Gudovanyi, Lev	2094	RUS	+54N	−19B	+59N	=66B	−3N	=21B	−26N	+58B	+48N	5.0	38.5	41.5	19.25	2042	-20.1
29	Baitleu, Syrym	1978	KAZ	−19N	−54B	+70N	+78B	=22N	+40B	−20N	=42B	+71N	5.0	35.0	36.5	16.50	2063	+39.6
30	Mazhkenov, Alisher	2116	KAZ	=58N	=43B	=49N	−55B	=60N	+53B	+71N	+32B	−8B	5.0	33.5	36.0	18.75	2048	-16.2
31	Dorokhina, ElizavetaWFM	2127	FID	=43N	=35B	=55N	=71B	=48N	=56B	−51N	+53B	+49N	5.0	32.0	34.5	19.25	2006	-28.6
32	Tulendinov, DinmukhammedFM	2152	KAZ	+53N	+59B	+5B	=9N	=2B	=10N	−3B	−30N	−18B	4.5	47.0	50.5	23.50	2137	-1.4
33	Saidulla, Bakdaulet	1975	KAZ	−12B	+64N	+26N	=39B	=25N	=22B	=19N	−27B	=42N	4.5	42.0	45.5	21.75	2141	+37.0
34	Azatzhan, Adil	2039	KAZ	−1N	+60B	−7N	+74B	+43N	+68B	−6N	−19B	=41N	4.5	41.0	43.0	15.25	2103	+24.8
35	Tolstykh, Viktor	2056	FID	=8B	=31N	+77B	−17N	+57B	=24N	−39B	+50N	−26N	4.5	39.5	41.5	17.75	2096	+21.6
36	Enkhbolor NyamdavaaWFM	2071	MGL	−59N	=21B	+58N	+49B	−6N	+60B	+66N	−5B	−17N	4.5	38.5	41.5	16.75	2010	-27.6
37	Larshin, Dmitriy	1755	KAZ	+52N	+26B	−15N	=25B	−20N	−71B	+60N	−40B	+55N	4.5	37.5	40.0	19.25	2065	+127.2
38	Dairov, Daryn	1935	KAZ	−81N	−6B	+80N	+26B	=40N	+44B	=42N	=25B	−22N	4.5	37.5	38.5	18.25	2107	+77.6
39	Bulatov, Ramil	2140	RUS	+60N	−1B	+56N	=33N	−14B	+55B	+35N	−13B	F	4.5	37.5	37.5	17.25	2082	-11.4
40	Zharas, AldiyarCM	2104	KAZ	+64B	−5N	−57B	+54N	=38B	−29N	+67B	+37N	−21B	4.5	37.0	40.0	17.25	1938	-46.0
41	Nasybullina, Dayana	1879	RUS	=20N	−25B	+46N	−42B	−21N	+74B	=55N	+60B	=34B	4.5	37.0	39.0	16.75	2029	+34.0
42	Tangatov, Nurdaulet	2175	KAZ	+61B	−66N	−14B	+41N	−18B	+69N	=38B	=29N	=33B	4.5	36.0	39.0	18.00	1941	-52.2
43	Muratova, Saltanat	1900	KAZ	=31B	=30N	+63B	−23N	−34B	=61N	−50B	+67N	+57B	4.5	34.5	37.5	16.75	2038	+32.8
44	Dosmukhambetov, Arystan	2039	KAZ	−15B	+69N	−12B	+72N	=67B	−38N	=62B	+61N	=45B	4.5	33.5	36.0	14.50	2003	-8.6
45	Kurbanbaev, Zalkar	2161	KGZ	−49N	+62B	−48N	+53B	=56N	=51B	−22N	+66B	=44N	4.5	33.0	36.0	16.50	1956	-92.4
46	Kazhmurat, Altair	2132	KAZ	=67B	−65N	−41B	+76B	−49N	+73N	−21B	+72N	+62B	4.5	28.5	30.5	12.00	1854	-117.6
47	Madi, AidanaWFM	1905	KAZ	−27N	−18B	−76N	=75B	−62N	+80B	+78B	+73N	+63B	4.5	25.5	26.5	9.50	1893	-6.0
48	Shichkin, Vladimir	1980	KAZ	−2B	+80N	+45B	−4N	=31B	+67N	=24B	−12N	−28B	4.0	42.5	43.5	13.75	2070	+39.2
49	Boran, Shyngys	1923	KAZ	+45B	−10N	=30B	−36N	+46B	+50N	=23B	−24N	−31B	4.0	40.5	44.5	18.25	2077	+35.6
50	Abheek Bhatt	2063	IND	+76N	=3B	=25N	−7B	=51N	−49B	+43N	−35B	=66N	4.0	39.0	41.0	16.25	1971	-42.0
51	Japparbekova, Malika	1958	KAZ	+6N	F	−10B	−68N	=50B	=45N	+31B	−23N	+52B	4.0	38.5	39.5	19.75	2132	+71.6
52	Umarbekov, AzizIM	2067	KGZ	−37B	+61N	+54B	+57N	−10B	−18N	−27N	+64B	−51N	4.0	36.0	39.5	14.50	1914	-34.8
53	Oyungerel SharavdorjWCM	1908	MGL	−32B	−16N	+73B	−45N	+54B	−30N	+79B	−31N	+65B	4.0	34.0	35.0	10.50	1948	+17.2
54	Dzhumakanov, Kuanysh	1808	KAZ	−28B	+29N	−52N	−40B	−53N	+77B	−58N	+70B	+59N	4.0	32.5	34.5	13.50	1879	+29.3
55	Danilov, Dmitryi	1947	KAZ	−10B	+79N	=31B	+30N	−5B	−39N	=41B	=63N	−37B	3.5	39.5	40.5	12.50	1967	+3.2
56	Dauren, DarmenCM	1966	KAZ	−17B	+73N	−39B	+77N	=45B	=31N	F	=26B	−25N	3.5	36.0	38.0	12.00	2007	+16.4
57	Assylkhan, Asiya	1973	KAZ	−3N	+76B	+40N	−52B	−35N	+75B	−25N	=59B	−43N	3.5	35.5	37.5	10.25	1904	-35.6
58	Nurbolatov, Daulet	1896	KAZ	=30B	−24N	−36B	−21B	+80N	=79N	+54B	−28N	=61B	3.5	34.0	35.0	9.75	1887	-8.4
59	Mamakova, Aknur	1777	KAZ	+36B	−32N	−28B	−18N	=61B	=65N	+69B	=57N	−54B	3.5	33.5	36.5	12.50	1901	+47.1
60	Muratova, Anel	1905	KAZ	−39B	−34N	+79B	+63N	=30B	−36N	−37B	−41N	+72B	3.5	33.5	34.5	9.50	1872	-9.6
61	Karimov, Shokhan	1928	KAZ	−42N	−52B	=64N	=70B	=59N	=43B	+75N	−44B	=58N	3.5	31.0	33.0	11.00	1851	-19.8
62	Sultanbek, Beibars	1882	KAZ	=24B	−45N	F	F	+47B	+72N	=44N	=71B	−46N	3.5	31.0	31.0	13.25	2008	+44.4
63	Huang, Zhi	2102	CHN	+75N	−9B	−43N	−60B	=79N	=64B	+70N	=55B	−47N	3.5	30.5	31.5	9.00	1839	-115.1
64	Nazarbek, Alikhan	1843	KAZ	−40N	−33B	=61B	=69N	=72B	=63N	+65B	−52N	=67B	3.5	29.0	31.5	10.75	1870	+9.6
65	Tynyshtyk, DianaWFM	1883	KAZ	=25N	+46B	−3N	−20B	−26N	=59B	−64N	+75B	−53N	3.0	39.0	41.0	11.00	1892	-4.4
66	Almazuly, Azamat	1844	KAZ	F	+42B	−19N	=28N	=24B	=23N	−36B	−45N	=50B	3.0	39.0	39.0	14.50	2041	+66.0
67	Zhanybekova, BegimayWIM	1900	KGZ	=46N	−20B	+21N	=22B	=44N	−48B	−40N	−43B	=64N	3.0	38.5	42.0	14.50	1892	-5.7
68	Tanikin, Isabek	2110	KAZ	+70N	+7B	−9N	+51B	−17B	−34N	F	F	F	3.0	33.0	33.0	13.50	2124	+4.4
69	Zhunusbekova, AimonchokWFM	1917	KGZ	−26N	−44B	=75N	=64B	+76N	−42B	−59N	=78B	=77N	3.0	27.5	29.0	6.50	1746	-77.1
70	Talgat, Rayan	1856	KAZ	−68B	=71N	−29B	=61N	−78N	+76B	−63B	−54N	+79B	3.0	25.0	26.0	6.00	1780	-36.8
71	Fedorov, Grigory	2033	RUS	−7N	=70B	F	=31N	−12B	+37N	−30B	=62N	−29B	2.5	39.0	42.0	10.25	1901	-29.2
72	Zhumagali, RaianWCM	1674	KAZ	+16B	−8N	−11N	−44B	=64N	−62B	+74N	−46B	−60N	2.5	37.0	39.0	9.25	1817	+44.8
73	Nassanov, Ali	1824	KAZ	−23N	−56B	−53N	+80B	=74N	−46B	+76N	−47B	F	2.5	27.5	28.5	4.00	1793	-16.8
74	Afanasieva, Maria	1898	RUS	F	−4N	−23B	−34N	=73B	−41N	−72B	=76B	+75N	2.0	30.0	30.0	4.25	1711	-39.4
75	Kambar , Ersultan	1828	KAZ	−63B	−14N	=69B	=47N	+77B	−57N	−61B	−65N	−74B	2.0	28.5	30.5	5.75	1695	-55.1
76	Kadyr, Aldiyar	1714	KAZ	−50B	−57N	+47B	−46N	−69B	−70N	−73B	=74N	=80N	2.0	27.0	28.0	6.00	1713	-4.0
77	Bulat, Mansur R	1623	KAZ	F	−27B	−35N	−56B	−75N	−54N	=80B	+79N	=69B	2.0	24.0	24.0	3.00	1707	+22.8
78	Makhsatuly, Rakhim	1688	KAZ	−11N	F	−16B	−29N	+70B	−26B	−47N	=69N	F	1.5	35.0	35.0	4.50	1751	+13.6
79	Tulekenova, Aiza	1787	KAZ	−13N	−55B	−60N	F	=63B	=58B	−53N	−77B	−70N	1.0	28.5	28.5	3.50	1592	-69.6
80	Omirserik, Alima	1847	KAZ	−22N	−48B	−38B	−73N	−58B	−47N	=77N	F	=76B	1.0	28.5	28.5	2.00	1551	-109.2
81	Dilanyan, GrigorFM	2191	ARM	+38B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	8.5	8.5	4.50	2735	+3.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Larshin, DmitriyKAZ
+127.2
4.5 pts · #47
2Kabylbek, YedilCMKAZ
+119.6
5.5 pts · #26
3Khuslen, ErdenebayarWFMMGL
+96.4
5.5 pts · #15

Top rating losers

1Kazhmurat, AltairKAZ
-117.6
4.5 pts · #40
2Huang, ZhiCHN
-115.1
3.5 pts · #64
3Omirserik, AlimaKAZ
-109.2
1.0 pts · #79

Biggest upsets

R2+398 Elo gap
Larshin, Dmitriy1755 beat FMBayantas, Asman2153
R1+387 Elo gap
WCMZhumagali, Raian1674 beat Tkachyov, Adil2061
R2+331 Elo gap
Almazuly, Azamat1844 beat Tangatov, Nurdaulet2175