September Favorit qualification tournament 1
Open SwissStandard
12 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Sept 2025 to 13 Sept 2025 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 595, and top seed was David Nagiyev (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1525).
Alexander Kolchev (🇰🇿 KAZ, 0) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Eldar Kim (7.5) and Darmenyar Daulet (6.5). Kolchev shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇰🇿Almaty, Kazakhstan
Dates
06 Sept 2025 → 13 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×12
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.5/9. Kolchev takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (35.5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Eldar Kim drew with Alexander Kolchev (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Eldar Kim 4 wins (R6–R9)Alexander Kolchev 3 wins (R1–R3)Darmenyar Daulet 4 wins (R6–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kolchev, Alexander | 0 | KAZ | +6B | +11N | +4B | =2N | +10B | +9B | −3N | +5N | +7B | 7.5 | 35.5 | 38.5 | 28.25 | 1495 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Kim, Eldar | 0 | KAZ | +3N | =10B | +8N | =1B | =5N | +4B | +9N | +7B | +12N | 7.5 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 27.75 | 1543 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Daulet, Darmenyar | 1473 | KAZ | −2B | +5N | +9B | =11N | −4B | +10N | +1B | +6N | +8B | 6.5 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 25.50 | 1763 | +41.6 |
| 4 | Demeuov, Akejan | 0 | KAZ | +8N | +7B | −1N | −10B | +3N | −2N | =6B | +12B | =5N | 5.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 16.25 | 1527 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Bulanbaeva, Nuriya | 0 | KAZ | −10N | −3B | +12B | +6N | =2B | −7N | +8N | −1B | =4B | 4.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 12.75 | 1507 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Akimov, Alisher | 1456 | KAZ | −1N | −9B | +7N | −5B | +12N | +8B | =4N | −3B | F | 3.5 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 8.50 | 1503 | +5.2 |
| 7 | Turarov, Altair | 0 | KAZ | +12N | −4N | −6B | +8B | −9N | +5B | F | −2N | −1N | 3.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 7.00 | 1491 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Nagiyev, David | 1525 | KAZ | −4B | +12N | −2B | −7N | +11B | −6N | −5B | +9B | −3N | 3.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 6.00 | 1350 | -28.4 |
| 9 | Ivanykina, Alissa | 0 | KAZ | −11B | +6N | −3N | +12B | +7B | −1N | −2B | −8N | F | 3.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 6.50 | 1295 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Zhumabayev, Khalid | 0 | KAZ | +5B | =2N | =11B | +4N | −1N | −3B | F | F | F | 3.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 14.25 | 1292 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Komekbay, Abay | 1494 | KAZ | +9N | −1B | =10N | =3B | −8N | +12B | F | F | F | 3.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 7.75 | 1310 | -18.4 |
| 12 | Baimakhanov, Nadir | 0 | KAZ | −7B | −8B | −5N | −9N | −6B | −11N | F | −4N | −2B | 0.0 | 32.0 | 35.0 | 0.00 | 690 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Daulet, DarmenyarKAZ+41.66.5 pts · #2
- 2Akimov, AlisherKAZ+5.23.5 pts · #8
- 3Ivanykina, AlissaKAZ0.03.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Nagiyev, DavidKAZ-28.43.0 pts · #6
- 2Komekbay, AbayKAZ-18.43.0 pts · #10
- 3Ivanykina, AlissaKAZ0.03.0 pts · #7