Central Asian Youth Championship 2025 - U18
26 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 Jul 2025 to 28 Aug 2025 in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan. 11 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2200, and top seed was Yerlan Tleukhanov (🇰🇿 KAZ, FM, 2334).
Jaloliddin Ilkhomi (🇹🇯 TJK, IM, 2315) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Yerlan Tleukhanov (6.5) and Akbarali Abdukhakimov (6.0). Ilkhomi shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Khudoyor Maraimov (1867) beat Afruzbek Sobirov (CM, 2252), a +385-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 2 players tied at 6.5/9, decided on Buchholz.
2 players finish on 6.5/9. Ilkhomi takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (44.5).
FM Yerlan Tleukhanov lost to IM Jaloliddin Ilkhomi (Black).
FM Yerlan Tleukhanov 6 wins (R3–R8)IM Jaloliddin Ilkhomi 3 wins (R6–R8)Umarxon Fakhriddinxujaev 4 wins (R5–R8)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMYerlan Tleukhanov | * | 0 | ½ | 1 |
| 2IMJaloliddin Ilkhomi | 1 | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Umarxon Fakhriddinxujaev | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4FMAkbarali Abdukhakimov | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ilkhomi, JaloliddinIM | 2315 | TJK | =5N | +2B | −4N | +8B | =9N | +13B | +17N | +10B | =3N | 6.5 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 34.00 | 2312 | +1.6 |
| 2 | Tleukhanov, YerlanFM | 2334 | KAZ | −4B | −1N | +26N | +16B | +20N | +14B | +10B | +3N | =5B | 6.5 | 42.0 | 43.0 | 27.50 | 2273 | -7.8 |
| 3 | Abdukhakimov, AkbaraliFM | 2232 | UZB | +6N | +13B | +14N | +4B | −10N | +7B | =12N | −2B | =1B | 6.0 | 44.5 | 49.0 | 32.00 | 2253 | +6.8 |
| 4 | Bozorov, JavohirFM | 2039 | UZB | +2N | =9B | +1B | −3N | =13B | −12B | +14N | +17B | +15N | 6.0 | 42.0 | 46.0 | 30.75 | 2302 | +76.8 |
| 5 | Fakhriddinxujaev, Umarxon | 2030 | UZB | =1B | −15N | +22B | −6N | +18B | +23N | +7N | +12B | =2N | 6.0 | 40.5 | 43.0 | 26.00 | 2131 | +50.0 |
| 6 | Sultangaziev, Amir | 1868 | KGZ | −3B | =22N | +23B | +5B | =12N | =19N | +8B | +9B | =10N | 6.0 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 27.25 | 2160 | +131.6 |
| 7 | Sharshenbekov, EmirCM | 2091 | KGZ | +21N | +17B | +9N | −10B | +14N | −3N | −5B | =13B | +12N | 5.5 | 39.5 | 43.0 | 23.75 | 2184 | +41.6 |
| 8 | Nematov, TokhirCM | 2094 | UZB | +25B | −12N | +24B | −1N | +15B | =9B | −6N | +20B | +13N | 5.5 | 37.0 | 38.5 | 19.00 | 2116 | +8.8 |
| 9 | Rakhmatullaev, Muhammadsolih | 2150 | UZB | +23B | =4N | −7B | +11N | =1B | =8N | =15B | −6N | +17N | 5.0 | 43.0 | 45.5 | 22.75 | 2066 | -33.6 |
| 10 | Azizov, SadulloFM | 2106 | UZB | F | +20B | +12N | +7N | +3B | =17B | −2N | −1N | =6B | 5.0 | 42.5 | 43.5 | 24.50 | 2279 | +73.6 |
| 11 | Akmatov, Zhoomart | 1852 | KGZ | −12B | +25N | −13N | −9B | +21N | =20B | =16N | +22B | +18B | 5.0 | 32.5 | 34.0 | 16.00 | 1942 | +22.4 |
| 12 | Umarov, BekhruzFM | 2164 | UZB | +11N | +8B | −10B | =19N | =6B | +4N | =3B | −5N | −7B | 4.5 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 24.50 | 2044 | -54.8 |
| 13 | Turksoi, Zhanpolat | 2114 | KGZ | +22B | −3N | +11B | =17B | =4N | −1N | +19B | =7N | −8B | 4.5 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 19.75 | 2070 | -15.6 |
| 14 | Kurbanbaev, Zalkar | 2119 | KGZ | +16N | +19B | −3B | +18N | −7B | −2N | −4B | =21N | +25B | 4.5 | 40.0 | 41.5 | 15.75 | 2002 | -40.8 |
| 15 | Iunusov, NuriddinCM | 1953 | KGZ | −20N | +5B | −17N | +24B | −8N | +22B | =9N | +16B | −4B | 4.5 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 18.50 | 1979 | +8.4 |
| 16 | Toibol, Dias | 1722 | KAZ | −14B | −24N | +25B | −2N | +22B | +18N | =11B | −15N | +21B | 4.5 | 33.5 | 35.0 | 14.50 | 1875 | +37.6 |
| 17 | Momunaliev, RuslanCM | 2213 | KGZ | +18B | −7N | +15B | =13N | +19B | =10N | −1B | −4N | −9B | 4.0 | 41.0 | 45.0 | 17.25 | 2036 | -81.2 |
| 18 | Maraimov, Khudoyor | 1867 | UZB | −17N | +26B | +20N | −14B | −5N | −16B | +24N | +19B | −11N | 4.0 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 11.00 | 1880 | -1.6 |
| 19 | Charyyev, Ilhan | 2080 | TKM | +24B | −14N | +21B | =12B | −17N | =6B | −13N | −18N | +26B | 4.0 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 12.25 | 1845 | -82.0 |
| 20 | Sobirov, AfruzbekCM | 2252 | UZB | +15B | −10N | −18B | +21N | −2B | =11N | +23B | −8N | F | 3.5 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 13.00 | 1907 | -116.0 |
| 21 | Uzbaev, Abylai | 0 | KAZ | −7B | +23N | −19N | −20B | −11B | +25N | +26N | =14B | −16N | 3.5 | 31.0 | 32.0 | 7.25 | 1774 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Urmanbetov, Temirlan | 1677 | KGZ | −13N | =6B | −5N | +26B | −16N | −15N | +25B | −11N | =23B | 3.0 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 6.75 | 1645 | -20.0 |
| 23 | Saulayev, Erbolat | 1782 | KAZ | −9N | −21B | −6N | +25B | +24N | −5B | −20N | −26B | =22N | 2.5 | 31.0 | 32.0 | 5.50 | 1486 | -71.6 |
| 24 | Zhaishybek, Rakhat | 0 | KAZ | −19N | +16B | −8N | −15N | −23B | +26N | −18B | =25N | F | 2.5 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 6.25 | 1687 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Beken, Diyar | 0 | KAZ | −8N | −11B | −16N | −23N | +26B | −21B | −22N | =24B | −14N | 1.5 | 31.0 | 32.0 | 2.25 | 1501 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Kudaibergenov, Aikol | 1418 | KGZ | F | −18N | −2B | −22N | −25N | −24B | −21B | +23N | −19N | 1.0 | 31.0 | 32.5 | 2.50 | 1543 | +19.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Sultangaziev, AmirKGZ+131.66.0 pts · #6
- 2Bozorov, JavohirFMUZB+76.86.0 pts · #5
- 3Azizov, SadulloFMUZB+73.65.0 pts · #8
- 1Sobirov, AfruzbekCMUZB-116.03.5 pts · #20
- 2Charyyev, IlhanTKM-82.04.0 pts · #23
- 3Momunaliev, RuslanCMKGZ-81.24.0 pts · #12
- R3+385 Elo gap
- R8+364 Elo gap
- R1+295 Elo gap