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ALMATY BLITZ CUP 2nd stage

SwissBlitz

126 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held on 15 Aug 2025 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. 40 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2422, and top seed was Aldiyar Ansat (🇰🇿 KAZ, IM, 2493).

Mark Smirnov (🇰🇿 KAZ, IM, 2279) won with 9.0/11, ahead of Aldiyar Ansat (9.0) and Artur Davtyan (9.0). Smirnov won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Tamirlan Elshatov (1515) beat Leonid Nozdrachev (IM, 2099), a +584-point gap.

Location
🇰🇿Almaty, Kazakhstan
Dates
15 Aug 2025
Time control
Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 11 rounds
Top seed
🇰🇿IMAldiyar Ansat2493
Avg top 10
2,422
Participants
126
Titled players · 40
GM×8
IM×12
FM×12
CM×2
WGM×1
WIM×1
WFM×2
WCM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×93
🇲🇳Mongolia×6
🇷🇺Russia×4
🇦🇲Armenia×4
🇮🇳India×3
FIDE (no federation)×2
🇹🇲Turkmenistan×1
🇹🇯Tajikistan×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 11 rounds

Tight race until R11; 3 players tied at 9.0/11, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders
62
32
15
5
1
2
1
2
3
1
3
35.58.511R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11Sivuk takes leadZhalmakhanov takes lead
R7 · LEADER CHANGE02 Aug

GM Vitaly Sivuk takes the sole lead (6.5/7).

R11 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 9.0/11. Smirnov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (75.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Artur Davtyan 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R9–R11)IM Mark Smirnov 5 wins (R1–R5)IM Aldiyar Ansat 3+3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7, R9–R11)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1GMArtur Davtyan*
0
2IMMark Smirnov*
1
½
3IMAldiyar Ansat
0
*
1
4GMRamazan Zhalmakhanov
1
½
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Smirnov, MarkIM2279KAZ+82N+37B+33N+2B+11B12N=4B+34N=5B+7N+14B9.075.580.564.752518+62.0
2Ansat, AldiyarIM2493KAZ+64B+43N+35B1N+32B+7N+6B11N+26B+5N+4B9.075.080.564.002535+6.5
3Davtyan, ArturGM2387ARM+75B+46N+7B=32N=13B+23N+40B4N+19B+11N+6B9.072.077.061.502466+12.0
4Zhalmakhanov, RamazanGM2459KAZ+53N33B+61N+30B+42N+10B=1N+3B+14N+12B2N8.575.581.061.002445+2.2
5Rohith Krishna SGM2357IND+51N+62B+42N+28B=20N11B+21N+13B=1N2B+12N8.073.579.054.502414+10.5
6Gasparyan, Erik R.IM2369ARM+88N+30B+25N=34B=19N+33B2N+42B+20N+9B3N8.073.077.552.752349-0.4
7Khazhatuly, AlikhanFM2146KAZ+81N+66B3N+55B+44N2B+33N+29B+24N1B+21N8.072.077.050.002326+93.5
8Sapenov, DaniyalIM2462KAZ+38B+41N=22B20N+15B+32N14N+35B=13N+25B+11B8.070.576.554.752379-7.6
9Bizhigitov, ZhangirFM2178KAZ+115B+50N12B40N+36B+47N+45B+23N+34B6N+19B8.066.570.048.502223+19.2
10Talgatov, NazarFM2257KAZ+80B40N+73B+37N+46B4N+41B20B+45N+23N+22B8.065.070.048.502223-6.3
11Atabayev, SaparmyratGM2481TKM+52N+69B+15N+14B1N+5N+19B+2B=12N3B8N7.578.583.553.752439-2.9
12Sivuk, VitalyGM2421SWE+73N+44B+9N=19B+34N+1B+13N=14B=11B4N5B7.575.580.553.002394-1.1
13Simonian, HrairGM2229ARM+72N+47B+17N+21B=3N+20B12B5N=8B+26N=18B7.574.579.551.752348+19.8
14Agibileg, UurtsaikhIM2350MGL+79B+54N+23B11N+43B+41N+8B=12N4B+32B1N7.572.077.048.252356+9.6
15Shonazarov, OrashFM2204KAZ+77B+57N11B=17B8N+53B+61N16N+40B+36N+32B7.567.072.045.252177+2.8
16Sharavdorj, DashzegveGM2335MGL+96N+39B28N+62B+31N19B=20N+15B32N+63B+27B7.566.570.546.502224-11.8
17Meirkhanuly, AkylzhanFM1942KAZ+110N+29B13B=15N18B+88N32B+68N+35N+33B+39N7.565.569.544.252173+119.2
18Pak, YevgeniyIM2248KAZ+91N=61B26N+72B+17N25B+63N=28N+41B+20B=13N7.565.069.545.502177-6.4
19Assylov, MirasFM2235KAZ+68B+48N+49B=12N=6B+16N11N+44B3N+47B9N7.071.577.044.752264+14.2
20Tulendinov, DinmukhammedFM2110KAZ+104N+95B+24N+8B=5B13N=16B+10N6B18N+54B7.071.575.544.752286+80.0
21Khusnutdinov, RustamGM2421KAZ+87B+45N+27B13N+28B=35N5B=22N+31B+42N7B7.070.074.544.252254-19.8
22Dumanuly, SultanbeibarysFM2188KAZ+78N+56B=8N24B+61N34B+36N=21B+44N+29B10N7.067.572.543.502223+29.8
23Vasilyev, VasilyFM2102RUS+109N+98B14N+56B+24N3B+52N9B+53N10B+47N7.067.571.539.002114+11.0
24Lu, MaximillianIM2369USA+112B+63N20B+22N23B+49N+31B+25N7B27N+43B7.067.571.042.002188-43.2
25Sahib SinghIM2147IND+89B+36N6B+48N40B+18N+54B24B+49N8N+46B7.067.071.542.502164+13.3
26Ayush SharmaIM2286IND+70B49N+18B+63N41B+37N+43B+40N2N13B+44N7.066.071.042.502173-24.0
27Sodbilegt, NaranboldFM2161MGL+67N+58B21N+76B33N+55B44N+48B+30N+24B16N7.064.569.542.502133-4.4
28Kairbekova, AminaWGM2110KAZ+93B+114N+16B5N21N+56B=62N=18B47N+37B+48B7.064.568.040.502129+8.0
29Katenov, Aibek2272KAZ+59B17N+87B+49N+45B40N+69B7N+43B22N+41B7.063.568.039.502108-38.2
30Zharas, AldiyarCM2000KAZ+105B6N+70B4N+87B38N+64B+50N27B+59N+42B7.063.067.037.002005+7.2
31Nozdrachev, LeonidIM2099RUS71B+104N+75B+57N16B+65N24N+55B21N+40B+51N7.061.065.038.502038-4.3
32Dilanyan, GrigorFM2219ARM+84N+76B+99N=3B2N8B+17N+62B+16B14N15N6.571.575.539.002217+6.4
33Bulatov, Ramil2045RUS+122B+4N1B+64N+27B6N7B=38N+61B17N+50B6.571.574.038.252086+13.4
34Tleukhanov, YerlanFM2224KAZ+101B+65N+40B=6N12B+22N+35B1B9N39B+61N6.569.573.538.502166-9.0
35Dairov, Daryn2194KAZ+60N+55B2N+47B+69N=21B34N8N17B+70N+65B6.566.571.537.002135-18.8
36Assylkhan, Ali1765KAZ+85N25B=97N+39B9N+86B22B+89N+62N15B+63N6.561.565.534.001991+52.6
37Smirnova, EkaterinaWIM1943FID+126B1N+101B10B+99N26B+96N=87N+38B28N+64B6.559.561.027.751936-1.2
38Toibol, Dias1749KAZ8N74B+94N+98B+100N+30B42N=33B37N+62B+69N6.558.062.033.251910+83.2
39Bolashakov, NuraliCM1958KAZ+124B16N=80B36N+122B64N+90B+66N+87B+34N17B6.555.557.528.001853-46.0
40Tulegen, Ramazan1897KAZ+97N+10B34N+9B+25N+29B3N26B15N31N+70B6.072.076.039.002160+118.0
41Abdrashev, Arlen2045KAZ+92N8B+51N+52B+26N14B10N+95B18N+58B29N6.067.571.533.502068+5.9
42Umarbekov, AzizIM2131KGZ+83B+71N5B+65N4B+76N+38B6N+54B21B30N6.066.571.533.002084-9.2
43Dzhumakanov, Kuanysh2094KAZ+74N2B+88N+58B14N+66B26N+52B29N+53B24N6.066.070.533.0020460.0
44Kholyavko, MariyaWFM2036KAZ+108B12N+79B+71N7B+50N+27B19N22B+75N26B6.064.568.532.002021+0.8
45Khuslen, ErdenebayarWFM2039MGL+100N21B+96N+53B29N+58B9N+51B10B48N+73B6.063.067.031.001965-32.0
46Baitleu, Syrym2026KAZ+86N3B+82N+99B10N52B51N+84B+95N+60B25N6.061.065.029.001850-75.6
47Kazhmurat, Altair1896KAZ+118B13N+84B35N+112B9B+91N+70N+28B19N23B6.061.064.028.001952+23.4
48Toibol, Sultan1887KAZ+107N19B+60N25B95N+77B+72N27N+79B+45B28N6.059.063.031.001864-9.2
49Dikinov, Alim1949RUS+123N+26B19N29B+96N24B+99N+81B25B50N+79B6.059.061.027.001951+0.6
50Malikov, Kairat1786KAZ+125N9B+74N69B+60N44B+71N30B+91N+49B33N6.059.060.528.001845+25.6
51Kabylbek, Daniyal1648KAZ5B+105N41B+93N54B+78N+46B45N+74B+69N31B6.058.562.529.501880+86.4
52Moldabay, Alikhan1755KAZ11B+93N+113B41N+71B+46N23B43N+78B54N+77B6.058.061.529.001852+44.4
53Alakhunov, Arsilan1746KAZ4B+102N+103B45N+116B15N+74B+69N23B43N+83B6.058.061.026.001856+18.8
54Bakytbek, Dastan1968KAZ+106N14B72N+97B+51N+81B25N+98B42N+52B20N6.057.561.529.001845-49.2
55Oyungerel SharavdorjWCM1819MGL+119B35N+78B7N+59B27N+73B31N70B+101N+95B6.057.560.527.001832-0.4
56Kamatayev, Murat1794KAZ+90B22N+89B23N+101B28N70B+77N59B+98N+72B6.055.059.027.001747-14.8
57Ospanova, Adelya1797KAZ+116N15B+67N31B+72N69B81N60B+102N+84B+82N6.055.058.027.501722-24.2
58Mukhametkan Magzhan1781KAZ+103B27N+83B43N+77B45N95B+71N+72B41N+74B6.054.058.029.001765-12.4
59Moldabek, Merlan1614KAZ29N+123B62N+92B55N71B+102N+97B+56N30B+76N6.054.056.025.501746+49.2
60Rustembek, Insar1550KAZ35B+119N48B+103N50B87N+116B+57N+73B46N+75B6.052.055.026.001723+60.8
61Sholpanbek, ZhansayaWCM1922KAZ+113B=18N4B+80N22B+90N15B+88N33N+67B34B5.563.066.526.751926-4.0
62Karpunin, Kirill1976KAZ+94B5N+59B16N+75B+95N=28B32N36B38N+88N5.562.066.027.501884-23.2
63Baimurzin, AitkazyIM1991KAZ+111N24B+95N26B=88N+67B18B+64N+65B16N36B5.560.564.526.751919-18.0
64Adilbekuly, Altair1764KAZ2N+109B+116N33B=67N+39B30N63B+98N+90B37N5.559.062.024.751780+0.4
65Sagatbekov, Kaisar1860KAZ+121N34B+98N42B+91N31B=89N+67B63N+68B35N5.555.558.524.751811-12.8
66Tleumbetov, Berik1762KAZ+120B7N71B+78N+74B43N=68B39B67N+89N+90B5.555.558.524.751635-34.2
67Bagdad, Imran1544KAZ27B+90N57B+73N=64B63N+122B65N+66B61N+96B5.554.056.524.251749+88.8
68Kadyrov, Bakhtiyar1584KAZ19N97B+106N100B+123N+92B=66N17B+89B65N+87B5.551.053.022.251699+22.6
69Zhandos, Akarys2065KAZ+102B11N+112B+50N35B+57N29N53B+99N51B38B5.059.563.023.501844-93.8
70Satekov, Danial1640KAZ26N+106B30N74B+94N+104B+56N47B+55N35B40N5.058.062.024.501724+35.7
71Elshatov, Tamirlan1515KAZ+31N42B+66N44B52N+59N50B58B76N+106B+99N5.057.561.526.501732+93.2
72Sadvakassova, Dilaila1583KAZ13B+118N+54B18N57B+105N48B+103N58N+97B56N5.057.060.021.001633+7.6
73Uderbayev, Tamirlan1718KAZ12B+122N10N67B+86N+118B55N+92B60N+81B45N5.056.559.020.001663-44.0
74Itgeltugs, Buyantogtokh1507MGL43B+38N50B+70N66N+80B53N+96B51N+99B58N5.056.060.024.501682+94.0
75Makhsatuly, Rakhim1684KAZ3N+100B31N+89B62N98B+82N+111B+81N44B60N5.056.060.022.501683-15.6
76Bashar, Aikozha1881KAZ+117B32N+77B27N+79B42B98N78N+71B+87N59B5.054.057.022.501700-82.1
77Rakhmanberdy, Aliaskar1557KAZ15N+121B76N+85B58N48N+113B56B+106N+96B52N5.053.056.019.501609+13.6
78Lyakhov, Alexandr1548KAZ22B+120N55N66B+113N51B+94N+76B52N82B+97N5.052.555.520.001538-6.8
79Ni, Alan1645KAZ14N+111B44N+104B76N89B+93N+100B48N+92B49N5.052.056.021.001684+12.0
80Kinerbayev, Alan1596KAZ10N+110B=39N61B=97N74N108B=82B+100N=86B+102N5.051.055.022.251584-18.0
81Keulimzhai, Ilyas1538KAZ7B103N+126B+112N+117B54N+57B49N75B73N+108B5.050.552.018.001683+44.4
82Nurliyev, Magzhan1639KAZ1B+124N46B=122N90B+116N75B=80N+113B+78N57B5.049.551.517.251570-14.8
83Nurmanov, Dias1535KAZ42N+85B58N88B+121N96B+114N99B+107N+91B53N5.047.550.520.001495-19.6
84Khanat, Yerdaulet1573KAZ32B+117N47N116B+106N97B+105B46N+103B57N+100N5.047.550.519.001658+18.0
85Yeskermes, Abzal0KAZ36B83N+105B77N102B113N+107N+109B93N+122B+104N5.044.547.018.501497-13.2
86Yermek, Kudaibergen1450KAZ46B112N=90B+114N73B36N103B+124N+122B=80N+101B5.044.546.516.751581+2.4
87Yelibay, Alikhan1721KAZ21N+92B29N+115B30N+60B+100N=37B39N76B68N4.559.062.521.251730-7.2
88Gazizov, Ibrahim1682KAZ6B+108N43B+83N=63B17B+97N61B90N+112N62B4.555.559.019.251769+26.8
89Kumar, Bakdaulet1541KAZ25N+125B56N75N+111B+79N=65B36B68N66B+107N4.554.055.517.251557-0.8
90Slamakhyn, Dinmukhammed0KAZ56N67B=86N+109B+82N61B39N+106B+88B64N66N4.553.057.020.0016180.0
91Ospan, Adi1590KAZ18B113N+124B+117N65B+102N47B+108N50B83N=92B4.549.051.015.251559-21.2
92Kabylbek, Alisultan1497KAZ41B87N+119B59N+114B68N+101B73N+112B79N=91N4.547.550.516.251510-32.8
93Abdukhamid, Amir1527KAZ28N52B+118N51B+125N99B79B+116N+85B95N=94N4.547.549.014.751396-54.0
94Mukanova, Adel1418KAZ62N96B38B+107N70B+117N78B112N+120B+103N=93B4.545.048.016.251235-40.4
95Bakhytzhan, Abilmansur1612KAZF20N63B+108N+48B62B+58N41N46B+93B55N4.056.556.520.501779+60.0
96Makhmudova, Nozanin1642TJK16B+94N45B+102N49B+83N37B74N+108B77N67N4.055.059.017.501577-36.7
97Bekmukhametov, Daniyar0KAZ40B+68N=36B54N=80B+84N88B59N+115B72N78B4.054.558.019.7515670.0
98Kryukova, Alla1549KAZF23N65B38N+108B+75N+76B54N64B56B+111N4.054.554.518.001689+23.4
99Ti, Alexandr1630FID+114B+126N32B46N37B+93N49B+83N69B74N71B4.053.054.514.501567-20.4
100Khalik, Nurasyl1486KAZ45B75N+120B+68N38B+101N87B79N80B+113N84B4.050.053.016.001448-18.8
101Abat, Zhanadi1576KAZ34N+107B37N+113B56N100B92N+123B+111N55B86N4.050.052.013.501377-72.8
102Yertay, Omar1507KAZ69N53B+107N96B+85N91B59B+118N57B+110N80B4.049.552.516.001352-55.2
103Uigun, Shakhsultan0KAZ58N+81B53N60B104N+123B+86N72B84N94B+122N4.049.051.014.5014270.0
104Suranchin, Daulet1530KAZ20B31B+110N79N+103B70N112B113N+118B+117N85B4.047.050.014.00925-33.4
105Iliyas, Hazret1444KAZ30N51B85N+110B+115N72B84N107B114N+120B+117B4.046.049.013.501345-20.0
106Kusherbayeva, Alma1417KAZ54B70N68B+119N84B+125N+115B90N77B71N+121B4.045.547.011.001299-16.8
107Kalmenova, Anel0KAZ48B101N102B94B+109N+112N85B+105N83B+115N89B4.044.548.015.0014560.0
108Abdukhamid, Assiya1463KAZ44N88B+125N95B98N+119B+80N91B96N+114B81N4.043.545.013.001313-51.2
109Sabirov, Amirkhan1526KAZ23B64N117B90N107B+126N+121B85N110B+119N+118B4.042.043.510.50937-31.2
110Aldanazar, Amirlan0KAZ17B80N104B105N+120B114N+125B115N+109N102B+116B4.041.543.011.5012710.0
111Zhandilda, Abdumalik1433KAZ63B79N114B+118B89N+122N+117B75N101B+116N98B4.040.543.011.501315-44.0
112Yerdaulet, Dias1679KAZ24N+86B69N81B47N107B+104N+94B92N88B=113B3.549.553.015.251578-56.8
113Azat, Sanzhar0KAZ61N+91B52N101N78B+85B77N+104B82N100B=112N3.548.051.515.2514790.0
114Zimin, Kirill0KAZ99N28B+111N86B92N+110B83B122N+105B108N=115B3.545.047.513.7513850.0
115Dumanbek, Akniet1546KAZ9N116B+123N87N105B+121B106N+110B97N107B=114N3.542.044.010.75824-68.0
116Seitz, Juergen0GER57B+115N64B+84N53N82B60N93B+123N111B110N3.049.551.510.5013950.0
117FIDE 447097078076N84B+109N91B81N94B111N+119N+124B104B105N3.043.045.09.0011970.0
118FIDE 13783750047N72B93B111N+124B73N+120N102B104N+126B109N3.041.543.06.507950.0
119FIDE 447072440055N60B92N106B+126B108N123N117B+125N109B+124B3.037.038.55.007550.0
120FIDE 557000751066N78B100N123B110N+124N118B+126B94N105N+125B3.035.537.05.007290.0
121FIDE 447084804065B77N122B+124N83B115N109N=125B=126N+123B106N3.035.036.55.507620.0
122Yertai, Osman1496KAZ33N73B+121N=82B39N111B67N+114B86N85N103B2.550.053.09.001205-84.8
123Abdukhamid, Khassan0KAZ49B59N115B+120N68B103N+119B101N116B121N126B2.041.042.56.008510.0
124FIDE 447060948039N82B91N121B118N120B+126N86B117N+125B119N2.037.539.03.008710.0
125FIDE 557005095050B89N108B+126N93B106B110N=121N119B124N120N1.538.039.53.007460.0
126FIDE 447084766037N99B81N125B119N109B124B120N=121B118N+123N1.535.537.03.508570.0

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