Atyrau Chess Masters (C group)
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Sept 2025 to 14 Sept 2025 in Atyrau, Kazakhstan. 6 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2139, and top seed was Giga Quparadze (🇬🇪 GEO, GM, 2511).
Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage (🇱🇰 SRI, IM, 2423) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Mariya Kholyavko (6.5) and Anna Kubicka (6.5). Liyanage shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Zhanbota Kamarova (2040) beat Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage (IM, 2423), a +383-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage led from R9 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
IM Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage takes the sole lead (7.0/9).
IM Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage beat WFM Mariya Kholyavko (White).
IM Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage 6 wins (R4–R9)WFM Mariya Kholyavko 3 wins (R1–R3)WIM Anna Kubicka 3 wins (R1–R3)
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 | 🇱🇰IMLiyanage, Ranindu Dilshan | 2423 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 29.50 | 38.0 | -2.8 | 2362 |
| 2 | 🇰🇿WFMKholyavko, Mariya | 2183 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 23.75 | 38.5 | +57.2 | 2300 |
| 3 | 🇵🇱WIMKubicka, Anna | 2243 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 22.75 | 38.5 | +16.0 | 2294 |
| 4 | 🇬🇪GMQuparadze, Giga | 2511 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 21.25 | 39.0 | -17.8 | 2304 |
| 5 | 🇺🇦WGMDoluhanova, Evgeniya | 2208 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 18.00 | 40.0 | -6.6 | 2175 |
| 6 | 🇰🇿Galymzhanuly, Ibragim | 1979 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 16.50 | 41.0 | +22.2 | 2095 |
| 7 | 🇰🇿Kamarova, Zhanbota | 2040 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 15.75 | 41.0 | +10.0 | 2099 |
| 8 | 🇰🇿Assylkhan, Asiya | 1937 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 2.5 | 6.75 | 42.5 | +0.8 | 1967 |
| 9 | 🇰🇿Japparbekova, Malika | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 2.0 | 6.50 | 43.0 | -48.4 | 1921 |
| 10 | 🇰🇿WFMAmanzhol, Khanzada | 1855 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1.5 | 5.25 | 43.5 | -10.4 | 1851 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kholyavko, MariyaWFMKAZ+57.26.5 pts · #2
- 2Galymzhanuly, IbragimKAZ+22.24.0 pts · #6
- 3Kubicka, AnnaWIMPOL+16.06.5 pts · #3
- 1Japparbekova, MalikaKAZ-48.42.0 pts · #9
- 2Quparadze, GigaGMGEO-17.86.0 pts · #4
- 3Amanzhol, KhanzadaWFMKAZ-10.41.5 pts · #10
- R2+383 Elo gap
- R2+328 Elo gap
- R8+229 Elo gap