AITU standart CUP september
Open SwissStandard
35 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 20 Sept 2025 to 28 Sept 2025 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1657, and top seed was Timur Kusherbayev (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1785).
Sanzhar Bakytzhanuly (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1661) won with 7.0/8, ahead of Arlan Bolat (6.0) and Timur Kusherbayev (5.5). Bakytzhanuly won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Dinmukhammed Shektybay (1489) beat Azel Tulekenova (1702), a +213-point gap.
Location
🇰🇿Astana, Kazakhstan
Dates
20 Sept 2025 → 28 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×35
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsSanzhar Bakytzhanuly led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R8 · LEAD HELD
Sanzhar Bakytzhanuly never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Sanzhar Bakytzhanuly beat Arlan Bolat (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Sanzhar Bakytzhanuly 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R6–R8)Alanbek Zhainazarov 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sanzhar Bakytzhanuly | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Arlan Bolat | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Alanbek Zhainazarov | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Abdurrohman Tursunbai | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bakytzhanuly, Sanzhar | 1661 | KAZ | +24B | +16N | +3B | +4B | −7N | +2N | +6B | +8B | 7.0 | 35.5 | 38.5 | 33.50 | 1944 | +96.0 |
| 2 | Bolat, Arlan | 1664 | KAZ | +28N | +14B | −6N | +16B | +17N | −1B | +7N | +4B | 6.0 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 23.50 | 1807 | +59.6 |
| 3 | Kusherbayev, Timur | 1785 | KAZ | F | +5B | −1N | +6B | +8N | =4B | +12N | +10B | 5.5 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 26.75 | 1777 | +0.4 |
| 4 | Zhainazarov, Alanbek | 1675 | KAZ | +33B | +31N | +13B | −1N | +18B | =3N | +9B | −2N | 5.5 | 33.0 | 34.0 | 18.25 | 1783 | +44.4 |
| 5 | Tursunbai, Abdurrohman | 1576 | KAZ | +27B | −3N | +26B | =25N | =20B | +18N | =10B | +11N | 5.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 17.50 | 1662 | +34.0 |
| 6 | Yessengali, Alikhan | 1568 | KAZ | +26B | +9N | +2B | −3N | =10B | +7B | −1N | =18N | 5.0 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 22.50 | 1701 | +52.0 |
| 7 | Skurygina, Sofiya | 1644 | KAZ | +34B | =10N | =20B | +15N | +1B | −6N | −2B | +14N | 5.0 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 19.75 | 1658 | +5.6 |
| 8 | Kaldybayev, Yerkanat | 1505 | KAZ | −9B | +27N | +31B | +13N | −3B | +20N | +19B | −1N | 5.0 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 14.50 | 1687 | +75.2 |
| 9 | Tulekenova, Azel | 1702 | KAZ | +8N | −6B | −25N | +27B | +16N | +28B | −4N | +12B | 5.0 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 16.50 | 1607 | -36.4 |
| 10 | Apenova, Yasmin | 1417 | KAZ | +11B | =7B | =17N | +14B | =6N | =12B | =5N | −3N | 4.5 | 33.5 | 37.0 | 20.00 | 1654 | +94.4 |
| 11 | Yerseit, Alim | 1571 | KAZ | −10N | +23B | −19N | =29B | +32N | +21B | +13N | −5B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 12.50 | 1439 | -35.2 |
| 12 | Seisekulov, Beksultan | 1463 | KAZ | =17B | −20N | +30B | +22N | +25B | =10N | −3B | −9N | 4.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 11.50 | 1523 | +36.8 |
| 13 | Burokhanov, Raimbek | 1618 | KAZ | +30B | +22N | −4N | −8B | =21N | +25B | −11B | =19N | 4.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 10.75 | 1470 | -55.2 |
| 14 | Zhandildina, Aruna | 1520 | KAZ | +35B | −2N | =22B | −10N | +33N | =17B | +28N | −7B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 7.25 | 1513 | -56.8 |
| 15 | Sadu, Asanali | 1519 | KAZ | =23N | =25B | +32N | −7B | −19N | +29B | +24N | F | 4.0 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 9.25 | 1429 | -21.2 |
| 16 | Alimov, Nazar | 1508 | KAZ | +32B | −1B | +29N | −2N | −9B | +27N | −18B | =23N | 3.5 | 28.5 | 30.0 | 7.00 | 1361 | -36.4 |
| 17 | Ospanov, Alen | 1643 | KAZ | =12N | +29B | =10B | =20N | −2B | =14N | −22B | =21N | 3.5 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 11.25 | 1475 | -53.6 |
| 18 | Tassygozhin, Nurlan | 1553 | KAZ | −29N | +34B | F | +19B | −4N | −5B | +16N | =6B | 3.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 10.50 | 1597 | +7.2 |
| 19 | Sakanov, Sultan | 1434 | KAZ | −31B | +33N | +11B | −18N | +15B | F | −8N | =13B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 11.50 | 1560 | +23.8 |
| 20 | Mambetzhan, Ismatulla | 1506 | KAZ | =25N | +12B | =7N | =17B | =5N | −8B | F | F | 3.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 12.25 | 1544 | +12.0 |
| 21 | Aitasova, Nazira | 1506 | KAZ | F | =30N | =23B | +35N | =13B | −11N | F | =17B | 3.0 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 7.25 | 1485 | -5.6 |
| 22 | Toktaganov, Tleukhan | 0 | KAZ | F | −13B | =14N | −12B | =29N | +34B | +17N | F | 3.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 7.50 | 1562 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Bakytkazy, Asylklhan | 0 | KAZ | =15B | −11N | =21N | −28B | −27N | +33B | =30N | =16B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 7.25 | 1418 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Abay, Nurassyl | 1496 | KAZ | −1N | −35B | F | +30N | +26N | +32B | −15B | F | 3.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 6.00 | 1516 | +3.2 |
| 25 | Shektybay, Dinmukhammed | 1489 | KAZ | =20B | =15N | +9B | =5B | −12N | −13N | −27B | F | 2.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 11.25 | 1434 | -22.4 |
| 26 | Asylzhanov, Meirzhan | 1414 | KAZ | −6N | +28B | −5N | −31N | −24B | =30B | F | +32N | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 4.50 | 1345 | -20.0 |
| 27 | Batyrova, Lyayan | 1419 | KAZ | −5N | −8B | F | −9N | +23B | −16B | +25N | F | 2.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 5.50 | 1317 | -25.6 |
| 28 | Karymsakov, Damir | 1500 | KAZ | −2B | −26N | F | +23N | +31B | −9N | −14B | F | 2.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 5.00 | 1374 | -30.8 |
| 29 | Aktan, Amirkhan | 0 | KAZ | +18B | −17N | −16B | =11N | =22B | −15N | F | F | 2.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 7.25 | 1411 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Zhami, Aisha | 1457 | KAZ | −13N | =21B | −12N | −24B | F | =26N | =23B | =33N | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.75 | 1304 | -49.2 |
| 31 | Kassymov, Altair | 1605 | KAZ | +19N | −4B | −8N | +26B | −28N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 6.00 | 1434 | -46.4 |
| 32 | Beiimbet, Tamerlan | 0 | KAZ | −16N | F | −15B | +34N | −11B | −24N | =33B | −26B | 1.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 1.50 | 1273 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Zhami, Alina | 1501 | KAZ | −4N | −19B | −34N | F | −14B | −23N | =32N | =30B | 1.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 1.75 | 1178 | -80.0 |
| 34 | Suleiman, Naiyl | 1466 | KAZ | −7N | −18N | +33B | −32B | F | −22N | F | F | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.00 | 1457 | -0.8 |
| 35 | Alibekov, Anuar | 0 | KAZ | −14N | +24N | F | −21B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 1439 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bakytzhanuly, SanzharKAZ+96.07.0 pts · #1
- 2Apenova, YasminKAZ+94.44.5 pts · #10
- 3Kaldybayev, YerkanatKAZ+75.25.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Zhami, AlinaKAZ-80.01.0 pts · #35
- 2Zhandildina, ArunaKAZ-56.84.0 pts · #17
- 3Burokhanov, RaimbekKAZ-55.24.0 pts · #15
Biggest upsets
- R3+213 Elo gap
- R1+154 Elo gap
- R3+137 Elo gap