Cup Karaganda region 3rd stage A
6 players participated in this 10-round tournament, held from 10 Aug 2025 to 16 Aug 2025 in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1144, and top seed was Yevgeniy Kulpinskiy (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1917).
Asanali Khalelov (🇰🇿 KAZ, 0) won with 7.0/10, ahead of Ivan Abylkassov (7.0) and Azamat Galymkadyr (5.5). Khalelov shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Azamat Galymkadyr (1679) beat Yevgeniy Kulpinskiy (1917), a +238-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 10 roundsAsanali Khalelov led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Asanali Khalelov held the sole lead from R3 through R10 without losing it.
Asanali Khalelov 1.0–1.0 against Ivan Abylkassov (R7 ½-½, R8 ½-½).
Asanali Khalelov went unbeaten across 10 games (R1–R10).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇰🇿Khalelov, Asanali | 0 | * | ½½ | ½1 | ½1 | ½1 | 1½ | 7.0 | 31.00 | 46.0 | 0.0 | 1796 |
| 2 | 🇦🇺Abylkassov, Ivan | 0 | ½½ | * | 01 | 01 | 11 | 11 | 7.0 | 29.50 | 46.0 | 0.0 | 1796 |
| 3 | 🇰🇿Galymkadyr, Azamat | 1679 | 0½ | 01 | * | 01 | 1½ | ½1 | 5.5 | 24.25 | 49.0 | +53.6 | 1853 |
| 5 | 🇰🇿Tokbayev, Serik | 1660 | 0½ | 01 | 01 | * | ½0 | 10 | 4.0 | 20.50 | 52.0 | +0.8 | 1677 |
| 4 | 🇰🇿Kulpinskiy, Yevgeniy | 1917 | 0½ | 00 | ½0 | 1½ | * | 1½ | 4.0 | 16.00 | 52.0 | -29.2 | 1705 |
| 6 | 🇰🇿Khauiya, Bilimkhan | 1606 | ½0 | 00 | 0½ | 10 | ½0 | * | 2.5 | 12.25 | 55.0 | +1.6 | 1627 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Galymkadyr, AzamatKAZ+53.65.5 pts · #3
- 2Khauiya, BilimkhanKAZ+1.62.5 pts · #6
- 3Tokbayev, SerikKAZ+0.84.0 pts · #5
- 1Kulpinskiy, YevgeniyKAZ-29.24.0 pts · #4
- 2Abylkassov, IvanAUS0.07.0 pts · #2
- 3Khalelov, AsanaliKAZ0.07.0 pts · #1
- R9+238 Elo gap