Chess Academy Zhezkazgan-2
18 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 Aug 2025 to 22 Aug 2025 in Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1479, and top seed was Azerbek Moldagaliev (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1973).
Maksat Baisalbekov (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1928) won with 9.0/9, ahead of Zhalgas Karzhaubay (6.5) and Azerbek Moldagaliev (6.5). Baisalbekov won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Aleksandr Babin (1563) beat Azerbek Moldagaliev (1973), a +410-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsMaksat Baisalbekov led from R3; +2.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Maksat Baisalbekov never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +2.5 over the runner-up.
Maksat Baisalbekov beat Zhalgas Karzhaubay (White).
Maksat Baisalbekov 9 wins (R1–R9)Zhalgas Karzhaubay 3 wins (R7–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Maksat Baisalbekov | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Zhalgas Karzhaubay | 0 | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Azerbek Moldagaliev | 0 | 1 | * | 1 |
| 4. Kairat Moldagaliev | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baisalbekov, Maksat | 1928 | KAZ | +15B | +12N | +2B | +13N | +3B | +4N | +5B | +7N | +6B | 9.0 | 40.5 | 44.5 | 44.50 | 2461 | +34.8 |
| 2 | Karzhaubay, Zhalgas | 0 | KAZ | +9B | +4B | −1N | −3N | +7B | =5B | +12N | +8N | +14B | 6.5 | 43.5 | 47.5 | 29.50 | 1712 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Moldagaliev, Azerbek | 1973 | KAZ | +14N | −13B | +5N | +2B | −1N | +10N | +4B | =6B | +12N | 6.5 | 43.0 | 47.0 | 31.75 | 1682 | -32.4 |
| 4 | Moldagaliev, . Kairat | 1656 | KAZ | +8B | −2N | +7B | +12N | +10B | −1B | −3N | +5N | =11B | 5.5 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 24.75 | 1727 | +12.0 |
| 5 | Smailov, Emir | 0 | KAZ | =7B | +6N | −3B | +9N | +13B | =2N | −1N | −4B | +18B | 5.0 | 45.0 | 45.5 | 19.00 | 1672 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Zhunkurayev, Yerkebulan | 1678 | KAZ | =10N | −5B | =16N | =15B | +14N | +13B | =8B | =3N | −1N | 4.5 | 41.5 | 45.5 | 19.75 | 1821 | +10.0 |
| 7 | Bakytov, Yerassyl | 1406 | KAZ | =5N | =17B | −4N | +11B | −2N | +18B | +10N | −1B | =9N | 4.5 | 40.5 | 41.0 | 14.75 | 1417 | -8.4 |
| 8 | Bitenov, Batyrlan | 0 | KAZ | −4N | =9N | =11B | +17B | =12N | +16B | =6N | −2B | =10N | 4.5 | 38.0 | 39.0 | 16.00 | 1569 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Inzhil, Rauan | 1528 | KAZ | −2N | =8B | +14N | −5B | =16N | =11B | +13N | =15N | =7B | 4.5 | 37.0 | 41.0 | 18.75 | 1694 | +23.6 |
| 10 | Baltabai, Erlen | 0 | KAZ | =6B | +18N | =13N | +16B | −4N | −3B | −7B | +17N | =8B | 4.5 | 34.5 | 35.0 | 12.00 | 1506 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Ibragim, Muslim | 0 | KAZ | −13N | =14B | =8N | −7N | +18B | =9N | +17B | =12B | =4N | 4.5 | 32.0 | 32.5 | 12.75 | 1471 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Bakytzhan, Inzhu | 1578 | KAZ | +16N | −1B | +17N | −4B | =8B | +15N | −2B | =11N | −3B | 4.0 | 44.5 | 45.5 | 13.50 | 1564 | -7.6 |
| 13 | Babin, Aleksandr | 1563 | KAZ | +11B | +3N | =10B | −1B | −5N | −6N | −9B | +18N | =15B | 4.0 | 42.5 | 43.0 | 15.75 | 1566 | -6.0 |
| 14 | Abusseitov, Yernur | 0 | KAZ | −3B | =11N | −9B | +18N | −6B | +17N | =15B | +16N | −2N | 4.0 | 35.5 | 36.0 | 9.75 | 1456 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Askergali, Ilyas | 0 | KAZ | −1N | −16B | +18B | =6N | +17N | −12B | =14N | =9B | =13N | 4.0 | 35.0 | 35.5 | 10.00 | 1557 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Bitenova, Zhasmina | 0 | KAZ | −12B | +15N | =6B | −10N | =9B | −8N | +18N | −14B | +17B | 4.0 | 31.0 | 31.5 | 10.00 | 1548 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Junkurayev, Yerassyl | 1484 | KAZ | =18B | =7N | −12B | −8N | −15B | −14B | −11N | −10B | −16N | 1.0 | 34.0 | 34.5 | 2.50 | 1311 | -16.8 |
| 18 | Riberg, Vitalina | 0 | KAZ | =17N | −10B | −15N | −14B | −11N | −7N | −16B | −13B | −5N | 0.5 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 0.50 | 1220 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Baisalbekov, MaksatKAZ+34.89.0 pts · #1
- 2Inzhil, RauanKAZ+23.64.5 pts · #11
- 3Moldagaliev, . KairatKAZ+12.05.5 pts · #9
- 1Moldagaliev, AzerbekKAZ-32.46.5 pts · #4
- 2Junkurayev, YerassylKAZ-16.81.0 pts · #17
- 3Bakytov, YerassylKAZ-8.44.5 pts · #16
- R2+410 Elo gap