Pavlodar Regional Chess Championship for women 2025
25 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 02 Sept 2025 to 09 Sept 2025 in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1577, and top seed was Yelena Ankudinova (🇰🇿 KAZ, WGM, 1966).
Yelena Ankudinova (🇰🇿 KAZ, WGM, 1966) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Aruzhan Nurman (7.0) and Aidana Koyshibai (7.0). Ankudinova won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Tarakanova Elizaveta (1414) beat Karina Shkretova (1519), a +105-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsWGM Yelena Ankudinova led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
WGM Yelena Ankudinova never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
WGM Yelena Ankudinova drew with Aruzhan Nurman (White).
WGM Yelena Ankudinova 4+4 wins (R1–R4, R6–R9)Aidana Koyshibai 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R7–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WGMYelena Ankudinova | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Aruzhan Nurman | ½ | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Aidana Koyshibai | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Munira Rau | 0 | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ankudinova, YelenaWGM | 1966 | KAZ | +22B | +12N | +5B | +3N | =2B | +10N | +4B | +9N | +8B | 8.5 | 43.0 | 44.0 | 40.50 | 2040 | +6.2 |
| 2 | Nurman, Aruzhan | 1595 | KAZ | +15N | =8B | +6N | +9B | =1N | +3N | +5B | =12B | =4N | 7.0 | 45.5 | 49.0 | 37.50 | 1763 | +72.4 |
| 3 | Koyshibai, Aidana | 1688 | KAZ | +17N | +7B | +4N | −1B | +6N | −2B | +8N | +15B | +12N | 7.0 | 44.0 | 47.5 | 32.00 | 1732 | +19.2 |
| 4 | Rau, Munira | 1659 | KAZ | +24B | +14N | −3B | =12N | +8N | +7B | −1N | +13B | =2B | 6.0 | 44.0 | 44.0 | 23.00 | 1595 | -24.8 |
| 5 | Orlova, Varvara | 1465 | KAZ | +23N | +13B | −1N | −8B | +11N | +9B | −2N | =6B | +15N | 5.5 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 19.25 | 1477 | -3.2 |
| 6 | Yerkasova, Zhansaya | 1467 | KAZ | +18B | +20N | −2B | +22N | −3B | +14N | −12B | =5N | +9B | 5.5 | 35.0 | 36.0 | 15.25 | 1370 | -27.2 |
| 7 | Bektemisova, Malika | 1455 | KAZ | +19B | −3N | +14B | =10N | +15B | −4N | −9B | =16N | +13N | 5.0 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 17.50 | 1322 | -33.2 |
| 8 | Irangali, Malika | 1435 | KAZ | +21B | =2N | =10B | +5N | −4B | +13N | −3B | =11B | −1N | 4.5 | 47.0 | 48.0 | 18.50 | 1496 | +14.8 |
| 9 | Tarakanova Elizaveta | 1414 | KAZ | +25B | =10N | +16B | −2N | +12B | −5N | +7N | −1B | −6N | 4.5 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 14.75 | 1490 | +24.8 |
| 10 | Abysheva, Takhmina | 1511 | KAZ | F | =9B | =8N | =7B | +17N | −1B | −15N | +18B | +11N | 4.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 17.00 | 1532 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Serzhan, Amina | 1435 | KAZ | −13N | =15B | +18N | =17B | −5B | +20N | +14B | =8N | −10B | 4.5 | 31.5 | 32.5 | 12.75 | 1198 | -34.4 |
| 12 | Nauryzbayeva, Dilnaz | 1441 | KAZ | F | −1B | +21N | =4B | −9N | +16B | +6N | =2N | −3B | 4.0 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 16.50 | 1548 | +32.0 |
| 13 | Timur, Daliya | 0 | KAZ | +11B | −5N | −15B | +16N | +22B | −8B | +18N | −4N | −7B | 4.0 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 11.00 | 1372 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Dankina, Adiya | 0 | KAZ | +16N | −4B | −7N | +20B | +21N | −6B | −11N | F | +19B | 4.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 7.50 | 1270 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Baurzhan, Ayaulym | 0 | KAZ | −2B | =11N | +13N | +21B | −7N | F | +10B | −3N | −5B | 3.5 | 41.0 | 42.0 | 11.75 | 1330 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Shkretova, Karina | 1519 | KAZ | −14B | +18N | −9N | −13B | F | −12N | +17B | =7B | +20N | 3.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 9.00 | 1167 | -52.8 |
| 17 | Alpamyskyzy, Aziza | 0 | KAZ | −3B | +19N | +20B | =11N | −10B | F | −16N | +21B | F | 3.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 6.25 | 1217 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 447096810 | 0 | — | −6N | −16B | −11B | +19N | F | F | −13B | −10N | +21N | 2.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 3.00 | 684 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Raile, Veronika | 0 | KAZ | −7N | −17B | +23N | −18B | F | −21N | F | +20B | −14N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1.00 | 657 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Zhanbyrbai, Arailym | 0 | KAZ | F | −6B | −17N | −14N | F | −11B | +21B | −19N | −16B | 1.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 1.00 | 674 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 557009481 | 0 | — | −8N | F | −12B | −15N | −14B | +19B | −20N | −17N | −18B | 1.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 2.00 | 639 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 447096780 | 0 | — | −1N | +23B | F | −6B | −13N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.00 | 918 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Kushkeeva, Ayazhan | 0 | KAZ | −5B | −22N | −19B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 666 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 557004560 | 0 | — | −4N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 871 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 557009961 | 0 | — | −9N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 619 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Nurman, AruzhanKAZ+72.47.0 pts · #2
- 2Nauryzbayeva, DilnazKAZ+32.04.0 pts · #6
- 3Tarakanova ElizavetaKAZ+24.84.5 pts · #4
- 1Shkretova, KarinaKAZ-52.83.5 pts · #15
- 2Serzhan, AminaKAZ-34.44.5 pts · #16
- 3Bektemisova, MalikaKAZ-33.25.0 pts · #14
- R3+105 Elo gap