Blitz Marathon KazChess 14 stage
16 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held on 25 Sept 2025 in Astana, Kazakhstan. 16 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2400, and top seed was Denis Makhnev (🇰🇿 KAZ, GM, 2535).
Aldiyar Ansat (🇰🇿 KAZ, IM, 2500) won with 10.0/11, ahead of Zhandos Agmanov (8.0) and Ergali Suleimen (7.0). Ansat won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 10: Zeinep Sultanbek (WIM, 1992) beat Zarina Nurgaliyeva (WIM, 2265), a +273-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 11 roundsIM Aldiyar Ansat led from R4; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.
IM Aldiyar Ansat never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
IM Aldiyar Ansat drew with IM Zhandos Agmanov (White).
IM Aldiyar Ansat 6+3 wins (R1–R6, R9–R11)IM Daniyal Sapenov 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R9–R11)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMAldiyar Ansat | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2IMZhandos Agmanov | ½ | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3IMDaniyal Sapenov | 0 | 1 | * | 0 |
| 4GMRamazan Zhalmakhanov | 0 | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ansat, AldiyarIM | 2500 | KAZ | +8N | +14B | +5N | +4B | +3N | +6N | =2B | =7N | +9B | +11N | +13B | 10.0 | 61.5 | 63.5 | 56.50 | 2713 | +21.7 |
| 2 | Agmanov, ZhandosIM | 2389 | KAZ | +16N | −4B | =8N | +13B | +5N | =3B | =1N | +6N | =7B | +9N | +11B | 8.0 | 63.5 | 64.5 | 43.25 | 2471 | +13.7 |
| 3 | Suleimen, ErgaliIM | 2393 | KAZ | +12B | −9N | +11B | +7N | −1B | =2N | =4B | +8N | +6B | +5B | −10N | 7.0 | 66.0 | 70.0 | 41.50 | 2454 | +18.2 |
| 4 | Sapenov, DaniyalIM | 2458 | KAZ | +11B | +2N | +9B | −1N | −6B | =8B | =3N | −5B | +12N | +7N | +15B | 7.0 | 64.5 | 66.5 | 36.75 | 2433 | -2.8 |
| 5 | Zhalmakhanov, RamazanGM | 2454 | KAZ | +15N | +6B | −1B | +9N | −2B | −7N | +11B | +4N | +10B | −3N | +14B | 7.0 | 62.5 | 64.5 | 33.50 | 2459 | +1.2 |
| 6 | Abdilkhair, AbilmansurIM | 2216 | KAZ | +7B | −5N | +10B | +14N | +4N | −1B | +13N | −2B | −3N | +16B | =8N | 6.5 | 62.0 | 63.0 | 28.25 | 2402 | +54.2 |
| 7 | Urazayev, ArystanbekIM | 2400 | KAZ | −6N | +15B | +13N | −3B | +16N | +5B | +8N | =1B | =2N | −4B | −12N | 6.0 | 61.0 | 62.0 | 28.50 | 2326 | -8.7 |
| 8 | Nurman, AluaIM | 2338 | KAZ | −1B | +12N | =2B | +11N | +14B | =4N | −7B | −3B | =15N | =10N | =6B | 5.5 | 61.0 | 63.0 | 25.50 | 2351 | +4.2 |
| 9 | Assylov, MirasFM | 2249 | KAZ | +10N | +3B | −4N | −5B | −13N | =15B | +12N | +14B | −1N | −2B | +16N | 5.5 | 56.5 | 57.5 | 20.50 | 2310 | +18.6 |
| 10 | Isanzhulov, ArystanIM | 2432 | KAZ | −9B | −11N | −6N | +15B | −12B | +14N | +16N | +13B | −5N | =8B | +3B | 5.5 | 48.5 | 49.5 | 18.75 | 2253 | -23.5 |
| 11 | Nurgaliyev, SauatIM | 2266 | KAZ | −4N | +10B | −3N | −8B | +15N | +16B | −5N | +12B | +14N | −1B | −2N | 5.0 | 58.0 | 59.0 | 14.50 | 2306 | +12.4 |
| 12 | Kurmangaliyeva, LiyaFM | 2174 | KAZ | −3N | −8B | +15N | −16B | +10N | −13B | −9B | −11N | −4B | +14N | +7B | 4.0 | 49.5 | 50.5 | 15.50 | 2184 | +0.9 |
| 13 | Sultanbek, ZeinepWIM | 1992 | KAZ | F | F | −7B | −2N | +9B | +12N | −6B | −10N | +16B | +15N | −1N | 4.0 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 12.50 | 2230 | +46.8 |
| 14 | Suleymenov, AlisherGM | 2365 | KAZ | F | −1N | +16B | −6B | −8N | −10B | +15N | −9N | −11B | −12B | −5N | 2.0 | 52.0 | 52.0 | 3.00 | 2049 | -39.4 |
| 15 | Nurgaliyeva, ZarinaWIM | 2265 | KAZ | −5B | −7N | −12B | −10N | −11B | =9N | −14B | +16N | =8B | −13B | −4N | 2.0 | 51.5 | 52.5 | 6.50 | 2021 | -98.0 |
| 16 | Kaldarova, AyaulymWIM | 1993 | KAZ | −2B | F | −14N | +12N | −7B | −11N | −10B | −15B | −13N | −6N | −9B | 1.0 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 4.00 | 1904 | -34.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Abdilkhair, AbilmansurIMKAZ+54.26.5 pts · #6
- 2Sultanbek, ZeinepWIMKAZ+46.84.0 pts · #12
- 3Ansat, AldiyarIMKAZ+21.710.0 pts · #1
- 1Nurgaliyeva, ZarinaWIMKAZ-98.02.0 pts · #15
- 2Suleymenov, AlisherGMKAZ-39.42.0 pts · #14
- 3Kaldarova, AyaulymWIMKAZ-34.01.0 pts · #16
- R10+273 Elo gap
- R5+258 Elo gap
- R5+257 Elo gap