Astana chess championship B10
25 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Oct 2025 to 31 Oct 2025 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1606, and top seed was Alikhan Sagyntayev (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1842).
Arystan Zhanabayev (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1723) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Alikhan Sagyntayev (7.5) and Alisha Bissaliyeva (7.0). Zhanabayev took the lead from round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Arystan Zhanabayev (1723) beat Alikhan Sagyntayev (1842), a +119-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsArystan Zhanabayev led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Arystan Zhanabayev takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
Arystan Zhanabayev beat Alikhan Sagyntayev (White).
Arystan Zhanabayev 6 wins (R4–R9)Alikhan Sagyntayev 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R7–R9)Alisha Bissaliyeva 3 wins (R7–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Arystan Zhanabayev | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Alikhan Sagyntayev | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Alisha Bissaliyeva | ½ | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Madi Mazhitov | 0 | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhanabayev, Arystan | 1723 | KAZ | +21N | +25B | =3N | +2B | +6B | +4N | +5N | +11B | +7N | 8.5 | 42.5 | 43.5 | 40.00 | 2035 | +80.8 |
| 2 | Sagyntayev, Alikhan | 1842 | KAZ | +13B | +11N | +4B | −1N | +12B | =3N | +6N | +5B | +9N | 7.5 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 37.00 | 1837 | +0.4 |
| 3 | Bissaliyeva, Alisha | 1702 | KAZ | +18B | +12N | =1B | =6N | =4B | =2B | +8N | +13N | +11N | 7.0 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 33.25 | 1769 | +22.0 |
| 4 | Mazhitov, Madi | 1650 | KAZ | +19N | +16B | −2N | +5B | =3N | −1B | +10N | +12B | +8N | 6.5 | 45.0 | 48.0 | 28.50 | 1674 | +9.6 |
| 5 | Lepesbayev, Arsen | 1515 | KAZ | +24B | =8N | +14B | −4N | +11B | +9N | −1B | −2N | +10B | 5.5 | 44.0 | 45.5 | 20.75 | 1611 | +23.6 |
| 6 | Altairuly, Almir | 1628 | KAZ | =10B | +17N | +8B | =3B | −1N | +13N | −2B | −7N | +14B | 5.0 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 21.75 | 1611 | -5.6 |
| 7 | Zhazen, Sultan | 0 | KAZ | +15B | =14N | =10B | −11N | +17B | −12N | +20N | +6B | −1B | 5.0 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 19.75 | 1488 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Myrzabay, Aibar | 0 | KAZ | +22N | =5B | −6N | −9B | +19N | +14B | −3B | +18N | −4B | 4.5 | 38.5 | 40.5 | 14.75 | 1525 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Dauletkhan, Miras | 0 | KAZ | −14B | =13N | +15B | +8N | +10B | −5B | −18N | +19N | −2B | 4.5 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 18.00 | 1384 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Beiimbet, Tamerlan | 0 | KAZ | =6N | +22B | =7N | =18B | −9N | +20B | −4B | +15N | −5N | 4.5 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 15.50 | 1478 | +13.6 |
| 11 | Popov, Konstantin | 1511 | KAZ | F | −2B | +16N | +7B | −5N | +18B | +12N | −1N | −3B | 4.0 | 44.0 | 44.0 | 15.50 | 1419 | -24.4 |
| 12 | Sadu, Asanali | 1507 | KAZ | +20N | −3B | +23N | +14B | −2N | +7B | −11B | −4N | F | 4.0 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 14.00 | 1408 | -24.0 |
| 13 | Akhmetov, Amir | 0 | KAZ | −2N | =9B | +21N | +19B | =18N | −6B | +16N | −3B | F | 4.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 12.25 | 924 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Temirgaliyev, Arslan | 1531 | KAZ | +9N | =7B | −5N | −12N | +24B | −8N | =19B | +16B | −6N | 4.0 | 35.0 | 36.5 | 13.50 | 753 | -56.4 |
| 15 | Mussakan, Dinmukhammed | 1417 | KAZ | −7N | =19B | −9N | −16B | +21N | =22N | +23B | −10B | +17N | 4.0 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 10.00 | 1440 | +5.2 |
| 16 | Saken, Alimansur | 0 | KAZ | +17B | −4N | −11B | +15N | −20B | +24N | −13B | −14N | =21B | 3.5 | 31.0 | 32.5 | 10.00 | 1348 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Yesmyrza, Amirsaddam | 1432 | KAZ | −16N | −6B | =22N | +21B | −7N | −19B | +24N | +23B | −15B | 3.5 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 6.50 | 1347 | -12.0 |
| 18 | Argynbek, Yerali | 0 | KAZ | −3N | +20B | F | =10N | =13B | −11N | +9B | −8B | F | 3.0 | 35.5 | 36.5 | 11.75 | 1266 | -45.6 |
| 19 | Askar, Arnur | 0 | KAZ | −4B | =15N | +24B | −13N | −8B | +17N | =14N | −9B | −20N | 3.0 | 34.0 | 35.5 | 9.00 | 1550 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Moldabek, Zhantore | 0 | KAZ | −12B | −18N | F | +23B | +16N | −10N | −7B | −21N | +19B | 3.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 8.50 | 652 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Akzhanov, Dilan | 0 | KAZ | −1B | =24N | −13B | −17N | −15B | −23N | F | +20B | =16N | 2.0 | 30.5 | 32.0 | 5.50 | 794 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Orakbayev, Miras | 1452 | KAZ | −8B | −10N | =17B | −24N | +23N | =15B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 5.75 | 1241 | -22.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 447020296 | 0 | — | −25N | F | −12B | −20N | −22B | +21B | −15N | −17N | +24B | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 3.50 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Dugushev, Zhangir | 0 | KAZ | −5N | =21B | −19N | +22B | −14N | −16B | −17B | F | −23N | 1.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 3.00 | 1301 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Nurgali, Adilet | 1422 | KAZ | +23B | −1N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.00 | 923 | -5.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Zhanabayev, ArystanKAZ+80.88.5 pts · #1
- 2Lepesbayev, ArsenKAZ+23.65.5 pts · #7
- 3Bissaliyeva, AlishaKAZ+22.07.0 pts · #3
- 1Temirgaliyev, ArslanKAZ-56.44.0 pts · #23
- 2Argynbek, YeraliKAZ-45.63.0 pts · #17
- 3Popov, KonstantinKAZ-24.44.0 pts · #16
- R4+119 Elo gap