Maestro Cup Standart october
Open SwissStandard
48 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 18 Oct 2025 to 26 Oct 2025 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1673, and top seed was Amir Yerseit (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1785).
Arlan Bolat (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1722) won with 6.5/8, ahead of Karim Aitzhan (6.5) and Sofiya Skurygina (6.0). Bolat shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Nurkhan Gabiden (1560) beat Amir Yerseit (1785), a +225-point gap.
Location
🇰🇿Astana, Kazakhstan
Dates
18 Oct 2025 → 26 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×48
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.5/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE26 Oct
Arlan Bolat takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.5/8. Bolat takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (35.0).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Arlan Bolat drew with Karim Aitzhan (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Arlan Bolat | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2Karim Aitzhan | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3Sofiya Skurygina | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Amir Yerseit | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolat, Arlan | 1722 | KAZ | +14B | +23N | +7B | =3N | =2B | +6N | +29B | =12N | 6.5 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 29.50 | 1877 | +59.6 |
| 2 | Aitzhan, Karim | 1657 | KAZ | +34N | +13B | =15N | +36B | =1N | +3B | =12B | +29N | 6.5 | 31.5 | 34.0 | 26.25 | 1859 | +71.6 |
| 3 | Skurygina, Sofiya | 1655 | KAZ | +18B | +11N | +33B | =1B | +21N | −2N | =7B | +6N | 6.0 | 35.5 | 38.5 | 26.25 | 1808 | +65.2 |
| 4 | Sadu, Asanali | 1507 | KAZ | =5B | +30N | =6B | −7N | +35B | +24N | +23B | =8N | 5.5 | 30.5 | 33.0 | 20.25 | 1669 | +54.4 |
| 5 | Yerseit, Amir | 1785 | KAZ | =4N | +44B | =36N | −13B | +34N | =9B | +26N | +22B | 5.5 | 27.0 | 28.5 | 17.50 | 1619 | -50.8 |
| 6 | Amangeldi, Kanysh | 1653 | KAZ | +25N | =9B | =4N | +30B | +8N | −1B | +13N | −3B | 5.0 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 21.25 | 1603 | -18.4 |
| 7 | Kuznetsov, Vladislav | 1650 | KAZ | +26B | +16N | −1N | +4B | −13N | +19B | =3N | =9B | 5.0 | 35.5 | 39.0 | 22.50 | 1653 | +0.8 |
| 8 | Murat, Ali | 1457 | KAZ | +10N | =21B | +43B | +12N | −6B | =23N | =9N | =4B | 5.0 | 32.0 | 33.5 | 19.75 | 1698 | +99.2 |
| 9 | Yerseit, Alim | 1530 | KAZ | +41B | =6N | −12B | +46N | +15B | =5N | =8B | =7N | 5.0 | 31.5 | 33.0 | 18.25 | 1628 | +29.6 |
| 10 | Kirgizbekov, Arman | 1677 | KAZ | −8B | =22N | +48B | =18N | =17B | =14N | +30B | +20N | 5.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 15.00 | 1484 | -49.6 |
| 11 | Tassygozhin, Nurlan | 1562 | KAZ | +38N | −3B | −25N | +45B | +22B | =16N | =14B | +31N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 14.25 | 1454 | -15.2 |
| 12 | Yessengali, Alikhan | 1628 | KAZ | =44N | +42B | +9N | −8B | F | +21B | =2N | =1B | 4.5 | 30.5 | 32.0 | 17.25 | 1669 | +11.2 |
| 13 | Gabiden, Nurkhan | 1560 | KAZ | +47B | −2N | +40B | +5N | +7B | −29N | −6B | =23N | 4.5 | 30.5 | 31.0 | 14.75 | 1631 | +25.6 |
| 14 | Aitasova, Nazira | 1476 | KAZ | −1N | +45B | F | +31B | +32N | =10B | =11N | =15B | 4.5 | 30.0 | 31.5 | 14.75 | 1592 | +24.0 |
| 15 | Abuzharova, Aidana | 1583 | KAZ | +39B | +40N | =2B | −21B | −9N | +17N | =16B | =14N | 4.5 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 15.50 | 1479 | -35.6 |
| 16 | Muzdak, Zere | 1513 | KAZ | +35N | −7B | +32N | −29B | +30N | =11B | =15N | −27B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 13.25 | 1462 | -16.4 |
| 17 | Alimbek, Magzhan | 0 | KAZ | −21N | −27B | +38N | +20B | =10N | −15B | +28N | =32B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 13.50 | 1442 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Sakanov, Sultan | 1454 | KAZ | −3N | +38B | =27N | =10B | −19N | F | +41B | +30N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 11.25 | 1427 | -3.0 |
| 19 | Apenova, Yasmin | 1509 | KAZ | +32B | −33N | −30B | +39N | +18B | −7N | −31B | +35N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 11.50 | 1531 | +2.8 |
| 20 | Aulet, Altair | 1513 | KAZ | −30B | −39N | +47B | −17N | +41N | +38B | +25N | −10B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 8.00 | 1560 | +7.6 |
| 21 | Akhmetov, Aksultan | 1613 | KAZ | +17B | =8N | +24B | +15N | −3B | −12N | F | F | 3.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 14.50 | 1573 | -11.2 |
| 22 | Baitore, Sarmat | 1519 | KAZ | =31N | =10B | =35N | +27B | −11N | +42B | F | −5N | 3.5 | 28.0 | 29.5 | 10.25 | 1577 | +9.6 |
| 23 | Aman, Miras | 1583 | KAZ | F | −1B | =34N | +42B | +37N | =8B | −4N | =13B | 3.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 10.00 | 1473 | -38.0 |
| 24 | Degenbayev, Altair | 1534 | KAZ | =28N | +31B | −21N | =34B | +25N | −4B | =32N | −26B | 3.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 11.00 | 1357 | -58.0 |
| 25 | Seisekulov, Beksultan | 1433 | KAZ | −6B | +41N | +11B | −33N | −24B | +35N | −20B | =34N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 10.75 | 1357 | -25.6 |
| 26 | Zhami, Alina | 1430 | KAZ | −7N | −35B | =31N | F | +43B | +28N | −5B | +24N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 10.00 | 1650 | +37.2 |
| 27 | Zhandildina, Aruna | 1626 | KAZ | −40B | +17N | =18B | −22N | −28B | +43N | F | +16N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 11.50 | 1505 | -33.2 |
| 28 | Maksat, Ostemir | 0 | KAZ | =24B | −43N | −42N | +44B | +27N | −26B | −17B | +38N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 8.75 | 1479 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Shakhman, Asanali | 1681 | KAZ | +37N | −36B | F | +16N | F | +13B | −1N | −2B | 3.0 | 31.5 | 34.0 | 11.00 | 1584 | -31.2 |
| 30 | Nurullin, Ratmir | 0 | KAZ | +20N | −4B | +19N | −6N | −16B | +34B | −10N | −18B | 3.0 | 31.5 | 34.0 | 10.50 | 1446 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Negmatulin, Rakhat | 0 | KAZ | =22B | −24N | =26B | −14N | +40B | F | +19N | −11B | 3.0 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 9.50 | 1451 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Zhami, Aisha | 0 | KAZ | −19N | F | −16B | +40N | −14B | +39N | =24B | =17N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 7.75 | 1345 | -17.6 |
| 33 | Tursunbai, Abdulla-Bilal | 1611 | KAZ | +45N | +19B | −3N | +25B | F | F | F | F | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 9.00 | 1662 | +9.6 |
| 34 | Keldibay, Gani | 1455 | KAZ | −2B | +47N | =23B | =24N | −5B | −30N | F | =25B | 2.5 | 27.5 | 28.0 | 5.75 | 1451 | -4.0 |
| 35 | Rabay, Danial | 0 | KAZ | −16B | +26N | =22B | F | −4N | −25B | +47N | −19B | 2.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 5.75 | 1301 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Tursunbai, Abdurrohman | 1575 | KAZ | +46B | +29N | =5B | −2N | F | F | F | F | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 7.25 | 1707 | +20.8 |
| 37 | Alimov, Nazar | 1472 | KAZ | −29B | =46N | +39B | +43N | −23B | F | F | F | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 1507 | +5.2 |
| 38 | Kozhakhmet, Galamat | 0 | KAZ | −11B | −18N | −17B | +47N | F | −20N | +40B | −28B | 2.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 2.50 | 1283 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Batyrova, Lyayan | 0 | KAZ | −15N | +20B | −37N | −19B | +45N | −32B | F | F | 2.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 5.50 | 1254 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Bolat, Salimkhan | 1404 | KAZ | +27N | −15B | −13N | −32B | −31N | +45B | −38N | F | 2.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 5.00 | 1355 | -10.0 |
| 41 | Muratbek, Milana | 0 | KAZ | −9N | −25B | −45N | F | −20B | +44B | −18N | +47B | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 2.00 | 678 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Akhmetov, Amir | 0 | KAZ | =43B | −12N | +28B | −23N | F | −22N | F | F | 1.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 4.25 | 1270 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Toktaganov, Tleukhan | 1625 | KAZ | =42N | +28B | −8N | −37B | −26N | −27B | F | F | 1.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 4.25 | 708 | -106.0 |
| 44 | Mussakan, Dinmukhammed | 1417 | KAZ | =12B | −5N | −46B | −28N | =47B | −41N | F | =45B | 1.5 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 3.25 | 1515 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Batyrbayev, Gabiden | 0 | KAZ | −33B | −14N | +41B | −11N | −39B | −40N | F | =44N | 1.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 2.75 | 718 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Koshanov, Abylaikhan | 0 | KAZ | −36N | =37B | +44N | −9B | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.75 | 1255 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Loyenko, Matvey | 0 | KAZ | −13N | −34B | −20N | −38B | =44N | F | −35B | −41N | 0.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 0.75 | 700 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Beissembayev, Yestay | 0 | KAZ | F | F | −10N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 877 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Murat, AliKAZ+99.25.0 pts · #5
- 2Aitzhan, KarimKAZ+71.66.5 pts · #2
- 3Skurygina, SofiyaKAZ+65.26.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Toktaganov, TleukhanKAZ-106.01.5 pts · #45
- 2Degenbayev, AltairKAZ-58.03.5 pts · #27
- 3Yerseit, AmirKAZ-50.85.5 pts · #6
Biggest upsets
- R4+225 Elo gap
- R1+222 Elo gap
- R1+220 Elo gap