Atyrau Chess Masters (B group)
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Sept 2025 to 14 Sept 2025 in Atyrau, Kazakhstan. 9 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2330, and top seed was Mihail Nikitenko (🇧🇾 BLR, GM, 2517).
Shiroghlan Talibov (🇦🇿 AZE, IM, 2430) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Vitaly Sivuk (6.0) and Zhauynbay Aldiyar (6.0). Talibov shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Zhauynbay Aldiyar (FM, 2197) beat Mihail Nikitenko (GM, 2517), a +320-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Shiroghlan Talibov led from R9 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Vitaly Sivuk takes the sole lead (2.5/3).
IM Shiroghlan Talibov drew with GM Vitaly Sivuk (Black).
GM Vitaly Sivuk 3 wins (R2–R4)FM Zhauynbay Aldiyar 3 wins (R4–R6)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇦🇿IMTalibov, Shiroghlan | 2430 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 25.50 | 38.5 | +7.9 | 2485 |
| 2 | 🇸🇪GMSivuk, Vitaly | 2492 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6.0 | 25.50 | 39.0 | -4.4 | 2437 |
| 3 | 🇰🇿FMZhauynbay Aldiyar | 2197 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6.0 | 24.50 | 39.0 | +62.6 | 2470 |
| 4 | 🇰🇿FMPetukhov, Alan | 2330 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 22.00 | 40.0 | +10.0 | 2373 |
| 5 | 🇧🇾GMNikitenko, Mihail | 2517 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 20.25 | 40.0 | -17.0 | 2354 |
| 6 | 🇬🇪GMPantsulaia, Levan | 2480 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 15.75 | 41.0 | -23.1 | 2271 |
| 7 | 🇰🇿FMShonazarov, Orash | 2270 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 15.00 | 41.0 | +5.0 | 2294 |
| 8 | 🇰🇿FMTalgatov, Nazar | 2269 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 3.0 | 14.00 | 42.0 | -15.0 | 2212 |
| 9 | 🇰🇿Amirali, Abzal | 2103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 3.0 | 10.50 | 42.0 | +22.4 | 2229 |
| 10 | 🇰🇿FMDumanuly, Sultanbeibarys | 2215 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 2.5 | 11.50 | 42.5 | -22.4 | 2177 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Zhauynbay AldiyarFMKAZ+62.66.0 pts · #3
- 2Amirali, AbzalKAZ+22.43.0 pts · #9
- 3Petukhov, AlanFMKAZ+10.05.0 pts · #4
- 1Pantsulaia, LevanGMGEO-23.14.0 pts · #6
- 2Dumanuly, SultanbeibarysFMKAZ-22.42.5 pts · #10
- 3Nikitenko, MihailGMBLR-17.05.0 pts · #5
- R6+320 Elo gap
- R5+283 Elo gap
- R8+248 Elo gap