Akmola Championship 2025 classic

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44 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 08 Nov 2025 to 12 Nov 2025 in Kokshetau, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1744, and top seed was Ruslan Mukhamedzhanov (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1953).

Adiletuly Al Iskander (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1762) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Ruslan Mukhamedzhanov (7.0) and Adiya Shaikenova (6.5). Iskander shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Aituar Erkesh (1541) beat Ruslan Mukhamedzhanov (1953), a +412-point gap.

Location

🇰🇿Kokshetau, Kazakhstan

Dates

08 Nov 2025 → 12 Nov 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇰🇿Ruslan Mukhamedzhanov1953

Avg top 10

1,744

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×39

Top 3

🥇
Adiletuly Al Iskander
🇰🇿KAZ·1762
7.5pts·1957perf+77.2
🥈
Ruslan Mukhamedzhanov
🇰🇿KAZ·1953
7.0pts·1845perf-29.2
🥉
Adiya Shaikenova
🇰🇿KAZ·1828
6.5pts·1675perf-39.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Adiletuly Al Iskander led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Iskander7.5Mukhamedzhanov7Shaikenova6.5Daniyarov6.5Erkesh6.5Shleidovets6— ex-leaders:Negmetzhanovled R4, #7

R7 · LEADER CHANGE09 Oct

Ruslan Mukhamedzhanov takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Adiletuly Al Iskander drew with Ruslan Mukhamedzhanov (White).

R1–R9 · UNBEATEN

Adiletuly Al Iskander went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Adiletuly Al Iskander	*	½	1	—
2Ruslan Mukhamedzhanov	½	*	—	1
3Adiya Shaikenova	0	—	*	½
4M Daniyarov	—	0	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Adiletuly Al Iskander	1762	KAZ	+44B	+16N	=8B	+6N	+3B	=2B	=9N	+7N	+4B	7.5	48.5	49.5	40.25	1957	+77.2
2	Mukhamedzhanov, Ruslan	1953	KAZ	+34B	+33N	=9B	+8N	+7B	=1N	+5B	−4N	+6B	7.0	47.5	51.0	38.00	1845	-29.2
3	Shaikenova, Adiya	1828	KAZ	+12N	−10B	+11N	+13B	−1N	+15B	+37N	=5N	+9B	6.5	46.0	49.0	32.75	1675	-39.6
4	Erkesh, Aituar	1541	KAZ	+20B	−6N	+42B	+39N	=8B	+12B	+27N	+2B	−1N	6.5	44.0	46.0	29.50	1720	+40.0
5	Daniyarov, M	1594	KAZ	+39B	+42N	=6B	=9N	+26B	+7N	−2N	=3B	+10B	6.5	43.5	45.5	29.50	1841	+76.0
6	Shleidovets, Andrey	1783	KAZ	+11N	+4B	=5N	−1B	+35N	=27B	+14N	+9B	−2N	6.0	47.5	51.0	31.25	1720	-20.8
7	Negmetzhanov, Zhanibek	1737	KAZ	+13N	+18B	+10N	+22B	−2N	−5B	+11N	−1B	+16N	6.0	47.0	51.5	30.50	1683	-8.4
8	Issakhanov, Sanat	1574	KAZ	+38N	+28B	=1N	−2B	=4N	−11B	+29N	+12B	+14N	6.0	45.0	48.0	28.50	1726	+28.0
9	Aubakirova, Aluna	1653	KAZ	+32N	+19B	=2N	=5B	+22N	+10B	=1B	−6N	−3N	5.5	48.5	52.5	29.50	1722	+18.8
10	Galimzhanov, Rashid	1571	KAZ	+30B	+3N	−7B	=12N	+25B	−9N	+22B	+17B	−5N	5.5	44.0	48.0	27.25	1511	-50.8
11	Efimovich, Kirill	0	KAZ	−6B	+20N	−3B	+23N	+36B	+8N	−7B	=15N	+22B	5.5	43.5	47.0	26.00	1606	0.0
12	Andrussyuk, Alexandr	0	KAZ	−3B	+30N	+24N	=10B	+33B	−4N	+28B	−8N	+13B	5.5	42.0	45.5	23.75	1597	0.0
13	Erzhanov, Esentai	0	KAZ	−7B	+41N	+23B	−3N	+24N	−37B	+21N	+27B	−12N	5.0	39.0	41.5	20.50	1661	0.0
14	Kusherov, Emirkhan	1643	KAZ	F	+36B	=18N	+17B	=15N	+26N	−6B	+23N	−8B	5.0	39.0	39.0	22.00	1503	-37.6
15	Kalbek, Alikhan	1454	KAZ	=29N	+27B	=35N	=28B	=14B	−3N	+24N	=11B	=17N	5.0	38.5	42.0	22.00	1765	+61.6
16	Adiletkyzy, Aliya	0	KAZ	+36N	−1B	−43N	+38B	+29N	+21B	−17N	+37B	−7B	5.0	37.0	39.0	18.50	1651	+16.4
17	Mashanlo, Nasibulla	1784	KAZ	+?B	=26N	−22B	−14N	+34B	+33N	+16B	−10N	=15B	5.0	36.0	36.0	16.50	1593	0.0
18	Bakyt, Ansar	1461	KAZ	+41B	−7N	=14B	−25N	=31B	=30N	+34B	=28N	+26B	5.0	35.0	37.5	18.50	1497	+2.8
19	Khuan, Zhardembek	0	KAZ	+23B	−9N	−33B	F	+?N	+36N	=26B	+25B	=24N	5.0	33.0	33.0	16.75	1533	0.0
20	Petrov, Denis	0	KAZ	−4N	−11B	+44B	=34N	−23B	+31N	+33B	=26N	+?B	5.0	32.5	32.5	12.25	1441	0.0
21	Nurseitov, Kenzhegali	1616	KAZ	+40B	−22N	−39B	+42N	+43B	−16N	−13B	+31B	+27N	5.0	30.5	32.5	15.00	1554	-6.8
22	Katrevich, Sergey	0	KAZ	+24N	+21B	+17N	−7N	−9B	=25B	−10N	+35B	−11N	4.5	41.5	45.0	20.25	1615	0.0
23	Rakishev, Bolat	1602	KAZ	−19N	+32B	−13N	−11B	+20N	+38B	=25N	−14B	+35N	4.5	37.5	40.5	17.75	842	-18.0
24	Soltan, Erkin	1676	KAZ	−22B	+40N	−12B	+30N	−13B	+43N	−15B	+38N	=19B	4.5	35.0	37.0	14.50	653	-31.2
25	Petyul, Artem	0	KAZ	−26B	+44N	=37B	+18B	−10N	=22N	=23B	−19N	+34B	4.5	35.0	36.0	15.50	1577	0.0
26	Akhmetov, Amantay	1541	KAZ	+25N	=17B	=29N	+43B	−5N	−14B	=19N	=20B	−18N	4.0	40.0	42.0	16.00	766	0.0
27	Rakhmet, Miras	1538	KAZ	=35B	−15N	+31B	+29B	+28N	=6N	−4B	−13N	−21B	4.0	39.5	43.0	16.75	1278	-46.8
28	Zhakanov, Ualikhan	0	KAZ	F	−8N	+34B	=15N	−27B	+35B	−12N	=18B	+37N	4.0	35.5	35.5	15.00	1430	0.0
29	Shaimerden, Iliyas	0	KAZ	=15B	+37N	=26B	−27N	−16B	+39N	−8B	=?N	=30B	4.0	34.0	34.0	12.50	1376	0.0
30	Moldakhmet, Adiyat	0	KAZ	−10N	−12B	+?N	−24B	+40N	=18B	−35N	+42B	=29N	4.0	33.0	33.0	9.50	1357	0.0
31	Satybai, Manap	0	KAZ	=37B	−35N	−27N	+32B	=18N	−20B	+39B	−21N	+40B	4.0	32.5	35.5	14.00	1332	0.0
32	Isenov, Alisher	0	KAZ	−9B	−23N	=41B	−31N	+?B	−34N	+42B	=33N	+38B	4.0	28.5	28.5	8.00	1328	0.0
33	Mamanov, Birzhan	1545	KAZ	+43N	−2B	+19N	=35B	−12N	−17B	−20N	=32B	=36N	3.5	38.5	40.5	12.50	1145	-3.2
34	Adiletuly, Al Zakariya	0	KAZ	−2N	+38B	−28N	=20B	−17N	+32B	−18N	+41B	−25N	3.5	37.5	40.0	12.00	907	0.0
35	Petyul, Sergei	0	KAZ	=27N	+31B	=15B	=33N	−6B	−28N	+30B	−22N	−23B	3.5	36.0	39.5	14.25	1435	0.0
36	Zeitkhan, Kazhygali	0	KAZ	−16B	−14N	+40B	+41N	−11N	−19B	−38N	+44N	=33B	3.5	32.5	33.5	8.25	1314	0.0
37	Kabatov, Burkut	1482	KAZ	=31N	−29B	=25N	F	+39B	+13N	−3B	−16N	−28B	3.0	38.0	41.0	12.25	900	-20.0
38	FIDE 557013306	0	—	−8B	−34N	+?B	−16N	+42B	−23N	+36B	−24B	−32N	3.0	33.0	33.0	5.50	807	0.0
39	Khvoinskay, Antonina	0	KAZ	−5N	+?B	+21N	−4B	−37N	−29B	−31N	−?B	+41N	3.0	31.5	31.5	7.50	1369	0.0
40	FIDE 557013241	0	—	−21N	−24B	−36N	+?N	−30B	−42N	+44B	+43B	−31N	3.0	26.0	26.0	3.00	846	0.0
41	FIDE 557013330	0	—	−18N	−13B	=32N	−36B	+44N	−?B	+?N	−34N	−39B	2.5	25.0	25.0	3.00	661	0.0
42	FIDE 447071079	0	—	+?N	−5B	−4N	−21B	−38N	+40B	−32N	−30N	−?B	2.0	32.0	32.0	3.00	787	0.0
43	Nasihat, Amanbek	0	KAZ	−33B	+?N	+16B	−26N	−21N	−24B	F	−40N	−44B	2.0	26.0	26.0	5.00	1410	0.0
44	FIDE 557013217	0	—	−1N	−25B	−20N	−?B	−41B	−?N	−40N	−36B	+43N	1.0	28.0	28.0	2.00	962	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Adiletuly Al IskanderKAZ
+77.2
7.5 pts · #1
2Daniyarov, MKAZ
+76.0
6.5 pts · #6
3Kalbek, AlikhanKAZ
+61.6
5.0 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Galimzhanov, RashidKAZ
-50.8
5.5 pts · #23
2Rakhmet, MirasKAZ
-46.8
4.0 pts · #30
3Shaikenova, AdiyaKAZ
-39.6
6.5 pts · #5

Biggest upsets

R8+412 Elo gap
Erkesh, Aituar1541 beat Mukhamedzhanov, Ruslan1953
R2+257 Elo gap
Galimzhanov, Rashid1571 beat Shaikenova, Adiya1828
R7+222 Elo gap
Kalbek, Alikhan1454 beat Soltan, Erkin1676