Caspian Debut Classic 7

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58 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 12 Sept 2025 to 14 Sept 2025 in Aktau, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1653, and top seed was Nuras Amangeldy (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1870).

Ramazan Amangeldy (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1774) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Alikhan Bekbolat (6.5) and Amir Tolybay (6.5). Amangeldy shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Alua Beibit (1405) beat Merei Nysanbai (1647), a +242-point gap.

Location

🇰🇿Aktau, Kazakhstan

Dates

12 Sept 2025 → 14 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Avg top 10

1,653

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×49

Top 3

🥇
Ramazan Amangeldy
🇰🇿KAZ·1774
8.0pts·1911perf+40.4
🥈
Alikhan Bekbolat
🇰🇿KAZ·1617
6.5pts·1674perf+24.0
🥉
Amir Tolybay
🇰🇿KAZ·1715
6.5pts·1722perf+5.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Ramazan Amangeldy led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Amangeldy8Gushanov6.5Tolybay6.5Bekbolat6.5Almasbayev6Devyatko6

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

Ramazan Amangeldy never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Ramazan Amangeldy 6 wins (R1–R6)Amir Tolybay 3 wins (R3–R5)

R5 · LATE SURGE

Murad Gushanov was #12 at R5, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Ramazan Amangeldy	*	—	1	½
2Murad Gushanov	—	*	—	—
3Amir Tolybay	0	—	*	—
4Alikhan Bekbolat	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Amangeldy, Ramazan	1774	KAZ	+48N	+12B	+49N	+?B	+10N	+3B	=2N	=8B	+9N	8.0	40.0	40.0	34.00	1911	+40.4
2	Bekbolat, Alikhan	1617	KAZ	+34N	=28B	+30N	=10B	+5N	+7B	=1B	−6N	+11B	6.5	46.0	50.0	35.00	1674	+24.0
3	Tolybay, Amir	1715	KAZ	+19B	=38N	+16B	+15N	+27B	−1N	=8B	=11N	+12B	6.5	45.0	48.5	33.25	1722	+5.6
4	Gushanov, Murad	1450	KAZ	F	+47B	+21N	=12B	=17N	+26B	=9N	+27N	+10B	6.5	38.0	38.0	30.00	1776	+137.2
5	Sagyndyk, Madina	1468	KAZ	−?N	+40B	+45N	+9B	−2B	+27N	−6B	+33N	+29B	6.0	37.0	37.0	24.50	1640	+56.0
6	Almasbayev, Arsen	1497	KAZ	+43B	−8N	+29B	F	+34N	+36B	+5N	+2B	−?N	6.0	36.5	36.5	28.00	1798	+89.2
7	Devyatko, Aiza	1521	KAZ	+42N	−?B	+22N	+34B	+41N	−2N	−13B	+28B	+17N	6.0	36.5	36.5	24.50	1654	+39.2
8	Berik, Arman	1590	KAZ	+35N	+6B	−10N	F	=19B	+18B	=3N	=1N	+13B	5.5	45.5	49.0	30.25	1716	+52.8
9	Espenbet, Amirzhan	1598	KAZ	+33B	=11N	=24B	−5N	+21B	+41N	=4B	+19N	−1B	5.5	45.0	48.0	25.50	1541	-22.8
10	Zhanaybay, Abdibek	1542	KAZ	+25B	+50N	+8B	=2N	−1B	+15N	+16B	−?B	−4N	5.5	44.5	44.5	26.75	1647	+29.2
11	Uzakbaev, Damir	1489	KAZ	+39N	=9B	=26N	−13B	+35N	+20B	+18N	=3B	−2N	5.5	42.5	46.0	25.75	1637	+64.0
12	Baymukashev, Nurasyl	1523	KAZ	+41B	−1N	=46B	=4N	+52B	+24N	+33B	=13N	−3N	5.5	41.0	43.0	21.25	1567	+20.0
13	Kuanyshkali, Sardar	1673	KAZ	F	+25N	+31B	+11N	−16B	+49B	+7N	=12B	−8N	5.5	40.0	40.0	26.25	1618	-17.2
14	Nurlan, Zhan	1656	KAZ	+21N	=17B	−38N	+30B	+33B	−19N	+15B	=23N	=16B	5.5	39.5	43.0	26.75	1535	-47.6
15	Kumisbay, Akniet	1630	KAZ	=22N	+45B	+17N	−3B	+23N	−10B	−14N	+46B	+26N	5.5	39.5	42.0	22.00	1588	-14.0
16	Zhassulanuly, Imangali	1499	KAZ	+44N	+20B	−3N	+35B	+13N	−?B	−10N	+34B	=14N	5.5	39.0	39.0	24.25	1683	+70.8
17	Airapetov, Armen	1517	KAZ	+57B	=14N	−15B	+46N	=4B	−33N	+41B	+21N	−7B	5.0	38.0	38.0	16.50	1453	-26.0
18	Nurbergen, Artur	1535	KAZ	+40N	=30B	=28N	=23B	+38B	−8N	−11B	=22N	+33B	5.0	37.5	41.0	20.50	1493	-18.0
19	Abdish, Temirlan	1438	KAZ	−3N	+42B	+54N	+26B	=8N	+14B	−?N	−9B	=28N	5.0	36.0	36.0	19.00	1609	+53.6
20	Netaliyev, Dias	1628	KAZ	+46B	−16N	−33B	+43N	+48B	−11N	+31B	+24N	−23B	5.0	35.0	37.5	17.50	1466	-70.4
21	Devyatko, Safina	1437	KAZ	−14B	+56N	−4B	+53N	−9N	+51B	+36N	−17B	+35N	5.0	34.5	35.0	12.50	1419	-5.6
22	Sagyngali, Abu-Bakir	1426	KAZ	=15B	=55N	−7B	+50N	=49N	=28B	=26N	=18B	+37B	5.0	34.0	35.0	17.50	1549	+54.4
23	Mukhambet, Aylin	1483	KAZ	+51B	−27N	+52B	=18N	−15B	+47N	F	=14B	+20N	5.0	33.5	35.5	16.75	1578	+28.0
24	Berdigali, Adilet	1468	KAZ	+53N	=26B	=9N	+49B	−?N	−12B	+42N	−20B	+34N	5.0	32.0	32.0	16.50	1549	+6.0
25	Amirov, Zakariya	0	KAZ	−10N	−13B	+44N	−36B	+45N	−35B	+54N	+51B	+46N	5.0	29.0	30.0	11.00	1301	0.0
26	Bersanov, Batu	1587	KAZ	+29B	=24N	=11B	−19N	+31B	−4N	=22B	+47N	−15B	4.5	41.5	44.0	19.25	1471	-48.4
27	Zinkov, Daniil	1550	KAZ	+47N	+23B	−?N	+48B	−3N	−5B	+35N	−4B	=31N	4.5	37.5	37.5	16.25	1525	-14.8
28	Zhanibek, Nurakhmet	1499	KAZ	+56B	=2N	=18B	−33N	=47B	=22N	+50B	−7N	=19B	4.5	36.0	36.5	14.50	1385	-54.0
29	Beibit, Alua	1405	KAZ	−26N	+39B	−6N	=45B	−30N	+56B	+32N	+36B	−5N	4.5	35.5	36.0	13.75	1353	-11.2
30	Assylbekov, Almukhammed	1471	KAZ	+54B	=18N	−2B	−14N	+29B	−37N	−47B	+41N	+45B	4.5	33.5	34.5	13.50	1329	0.0
31	Tanat, Idris	1437	KAZ	+36N	−49B	−13N	+39B	−26N	+54B	−20N	+42B	=27B	4.5	32.5	33.5	13.75	1416	-6.4
32	Aimaganbet, Arlan	0	KAZ	=55B	−37N	−41B	+57N	+46B	−38N	−29B	+48N	+47B	4.5	23.5	23.5	8.00	1470	0.0
33	Adambay, Bakdaulet	1415	KAZ	−9N	+44B	+20N	+28B	−14N	+17B	−12N	−5B	−18N	4.0	42.0	45.0	17.50	1468	+19.2
34	Tyulkina, Alexandra	1416	KAZ	−2B	+43N	+55B	−7N	−6B	+52N	+37B	−16N	−24B	4.0	38.0	39.0	10.00	1372	-19.6
35	Uzbekova, Zarema	1411	KAZ	−8B	+51N	+37B	−16N	−11B	+25N	−27B	+50N	−21B	4.0	37.0	39.0	13.00	1234	-46.0
36	Nysanbai, Merei	1647	KAZ	−31B	−41N	+58B	+25N	+37B	−6N	−21B	−29N	+53B	4.0	34.0	34.0	11.00	1208	-111.6
37	Toktarbai, Sezym	1480	KAZ	−45N	+32B	−35N	+42B	−36N	+30B	−34N	+43B	−22N	4.0	32.0	34.5	15.00	674	-78.8
38	Ondaganov, Zhandarbek	1517	KAZ	+58N	=3B	+14B	F	−18N	+32B	F	F	F	3.5	32.0	32.0	13.25	1637	+18.4
39	FIDE 447095512	0	—	−11B	−29N	+57B	−31N	−50B	+44N	=48B	−45N	+52N	3.5	26.5	26.5	6.25	1124	0.0
40	FIDE 557011184	0	—	−18B	−5N	−43B	=56N	+57B	−50N	−53N	+52B	+54N	3.5	21.5	21.5	3.25	703	0.0
41	Yermekbay, Yerzhan	0	KAZ	−12N	+36B	+32N	F	−7B	−9B	−17N	−30B	+51N	3.0	41.0	43.0	10.50	1321	0.0
42	FIDE 557011249	0	—	−7B	−19N	+51B	−37N	+53B	+48N	−24B	−31N	F	3.0	31.0	31.0	6.50	1202	0.0
43	FIDE 557011265	0	—	−6N	−34B	+40N	−20B	−54N	+53B	F	−37N	+50B	3.0	27.5	28.0	7.50	706	0.0
44	Salamat, Aimira	0	KAZ	−16B	−33N	−25B	F	−51N	−39B	+57N	+54B	+48N	3.0	23.5	23.5	3.50	1328	0.0
45	Turganbay, Akylbek	0	KAZ	+37B	−15N	−5B	=29N	−25B	−46N	F	+39B	−30N	2.5	35.5	35.5	9.75	1328	0.0
46	Oteubayeva, Kundyz	1418	KAZ	−20N	+58B	=12N	−17B	−32N	+45B	F	−15N	−25B	2.5	35.5	35.5	5.25	1249	-28.8
47	Amangeldiyeva, Amina	0	KAZ	−27B	−4N	+56B	F	=28N	−23B	+30N	−26B	−32N	2.5	35.0	35.5	7.25	1151	-62.0
48	Amirova, Alsu	1446	KAZ	−1B	+57N	+50B	−27N	−20N	−42B	=39N	−32B	−44B	2.5	33.5	33.5	3.75	857	-29.6
49	Utebayev, Arsen	1560	KAZ	+52B	+31N	−1B	−24N	=22B	−13N	F	F	F	2.5	32.5	32.5	9.00	1418	-39.2
50	Zholaman, Amira	0	KAZ	F	−10B	−48N	−22B	+39N	+40B	−28N	−35B	−43N	2.0	31.5	31.5	7.00	671	0.0
51	FIDE 447029005	0	—	−23N	−35B	−42N	F	+44B	−21N	+52B	−25N	−41B	2.0	30.0	30.0	5.00	642	0.0
52	FIDE 447028610	0	—	−49N	+53B	−23N	+54B	−12N	−34B	−51N	−40N	−39B	2.0	28.0	29.0	3.00	696	0.0
53	FIDE 447073250	0	—	−24B	−52N	F	−21B	−42N	−43N	+40B	+57B	−36N	2.0	25.5	25.5	3.50	738	0.0
54	FIDE 557000271	0	—	−30N	F	−19B	−52N	+43B	−31N	−25B	−44N	−40B	1.0	30.5	30.5	3.00	638	0.0
55	Kumekov, Erasyl	1573	KAZ	=32N	=22B	−34N	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	16.0	16.0	4.75	1230	-36.0
56	Orynbay, Zhanbolat	0	KAZ	−28N	−21B	−47N	=40B	F	−29N	F	F	F	0.5	23.0	23.0	1.75	653	0.0
57	FIDE 557011257	0	—	−17N	−48B	−39N	−32B	−40N	F	−44B	−53N	F	0.0	24.0	24.0	0.00	684	0.0
58	Nesibekov, Rysbek	0	KAZ	−38B	−46N	−36N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	731	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Gushanov, MuradKAZ
+137.2
6.5 pts · #2
2Almasbayev, ArsenKAZ
+89.2
6.0 pts · #6
3Zhassulanuly, ImangaliKAZ
+70.8
5.5 pts · #11

Top rating losers

1Nysanbai, MereiKAZ
-111.6
4.0 pts · #40
2Toktarbai, SezymKAZ
-78.8
4.0 pts · #52
3Netaliyev, DiasKAZ
-70.4
5.0 pts · #17

Biggest upsets

R8+242 Elo gap
Beibit, Alua1405 beat Nysanbai, Merei1647
R6+218 Elo gap
Abdish, Temirlan1438 beat Nurlan, Zhan1656
R3+213 Elo gap
Adambay, Bakdaulet1415 beat Netaliyev, Dias1628