Central Asian Youth Championship 2025 - G18
16 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 Jul 2025 to 28 Aug 2025 in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan. 7 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1865, and top seed was Gulmira Seyilhanova (🇹🇲 TKM, 1997).
Begimay Zhanybekova (🇰🇬 KGZ, WIM, 1900) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Zilola Aktamova (6.5) and Aimonchok Zhunusbekova (6.0). Zhanybekova clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Muattar Juraeva (1573) beat Aiana Abaeva (WCM, 1869), a +296-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsWIM Begimay Zhanybekova led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
WFM Zilola Aktamova takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
WIM Begimay Zhanybekova lost to WFM Zilola Aktamova (White).
WIM Begimay Zhanybekova won 3 in a row (R7–R9).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WIMBegimay Zhanybekova | * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2WFMZilola Aktamova | 1 | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3WFMAimonchok Zhunusbekova | 1 | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4WCMMumtozbegim Mansurova | 0 | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhanybekova, BegimayWIM | 1900 | KGZ | +13B | +7N | −3B | +14N | +4B | −2B | +9N | +8N | +10B | 7.0 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 31.00 | 2043 | +63.1 |
| 2 | Aktamova, ZilolaWFM | 1916 | UZB | +11N | +6B | =9N | =4B | +3B | +1N | =8N | +13B | −7B | 6.5 | 42.5 | 46.0 | 33.50 | 1999 | +41.6 |
| 3 | Zhunusbekova, AimonchokWFM | 1890 | KGZ | +14N | =4B | +1N | +9B | −2N | −8B | +5B | =6N | +13B | 6.0 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 29.00 | 1922 | +18.6 |
| 4 | Mansurova, MumtozbegimWCM | 1843 | UZB | +16B | =3N | +10B | =2N | −1N | +9B | −6N | +11B | +8B | 6.0 | 42.5 | 43.0 | 24.75 | 1957 | +55.9 |
| 5 | Juraeva, Muattar | 1573 | UZB | −10B | −8N | =12B | +16N | +7B | +11B | −3N | +15N | +6B | 5.5 | 35.5 | 36.0 | 18.75 | 1811 | +103.6 |
| 6 | Abaeva, AianaWCM | 1869 | KGZ | +12B | −2N | =8B | −7N | +15B | +10N | +4B | =3B | −5N | 5.0 | 42.5 | 44.0 | 21.75 | 1799 | -27.2 |
| 7 | Berdibaeva, Edisa | 1833 | KGZ | +15N | −1B | −14N | +6B | −5N | +16B | −13N | +9B | +2N | 5.0 | 36.5 | 37.0 | 18.00 | 1768 | -24.4 |
| 8 | Ospanova, Adelya | 1804 | KAZ | −9N | +5B | =6N | =11B | +12N | +3N | =2B | −1B | −4N | 4.5 | 45.0 | 49.5 | 24.00 | 1813 | +3.6 |
| 9 | Seyilhanova, Gulmira | 1997 | TKM | +8B | +10N | =2B | −3N | +14B | −4N | −1B | −7N | +16B | 4.5 | 42.5 | 43.0 | 15.75 | 1808 | -83.2 |
| 10 | Olimova, OdinaWCM | 1867 | UZB | +5N | −9B | −4N | +15B | =11N | −6B | +12N | +14B | −1N | 4.5 | 40.0 | 41.5 | 16.75 | 1734 | -55.6 |
| 11 | Kurmanalina, DenizaWCM | 1727 | KAZ | −2B | =12N | +13B | =8N | =10B | −5N | +16B | −4N | +15B | 4.5 | 36.5 | 37.0 | 12.25 | 1693 | -16.0 |
| 12 | Mukanova, Raiana | 1590 | KGZ | −6N | =11B | =5N | +13N | −8B | =15N | −10B | +16N | +14B | 4.5 | 32.0 | 32.5 | 12.75 | 1679 | +39.6 |
| 13 | Zaripboeva, Feruza | 1639 | UZB | −1N | +15B | −11N | −12B | +16N | =14B | +7B | −2N | −3N | 3.5 | 38.0 | 38.5 | 8.50 | 1640 | -4.8 |
| 14 | Tursunalieva, Nuraiym | 1625 | KGZ | −3B | +16N | +7B | −1B | −9N | =13N | =15B | −10N | −12N | 3.0 | 36.5 | 37.0 | 8.00 | 1621 | -10.0 |
| 15 | Kadyr, Madina | 1478 | KAZ | −7B | −13N | =16B | −10N | −6N | =12B | =14N | −5B | −11N | 1.5 | 35.5 | 36.0 | 4.00 | 1422 | -28.0 |
| 16 | Haidarova, Mehrona | 1520 | TJK | −4N | −14B | =15N | −5B | −13B | −7N | −11N | −12B | −9N | 0.5 | 36.5 | 38.0 | 0.75 | 1249 | -86.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Juraeva, MuattarUZB+103.65.5 pts · #5
- 2Zhanybekova, BegimayWIMKGZ+63.17.0 pts · #1
- 3Mansurova, MumtozbegimWCMUZB+55.96.0 pts · #4
- 1Haidarova, MehronaTJK-86.00.5 pts · #16
- 2Seyilhanova, GulmiraTKM-83.24.5 pts · #8
- 3Olimova, OdinaWCMUZB-55.64.5 pts · #10
- R9+296 Elo gap
- R5+260 Elo gap
- R3+208 Elo gap