Astana chess championship B10

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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.

Location

🇰🇿Astana, Kazakhstan

Dates

27 Oct 2025 → 31 Oct 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇰🇿Alikhan Sagyntayev1842

Avg top 10

1,606

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×24

Top 3

🥇
Arystan Zhanabayev
🇰🇿KAZ·1723
8.5pts·2035perf+80.8
🥈
Alikhan Sagyntayev
🇰🇿KAZ·1842
7.5pts·1837perf+0.4
🥉
Alisha Bissaliyeva
🇰🇿KAZ·1702
7.0pts·1769perf+22.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Arystan Zhanabayev led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Zhanabayev8.5Sagyntayev7.5Bissaliyeva7Mazhitov6.5Lepesbayev5.5Altairuly5

R4 · LEADER CHANGE28 Oct

Arystan Zhanabayev takes the sole lead (3.5/4).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Arystan Zhanabayev beat Alikhan Sagyntayev (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

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.

Top rating gainers

1Zhanabayev, ArystanKAZ
+80.8
8.5 pts · #1
2Lepesbayev, ArsenKAZ
+23.6
5.5 pts · #7
3Bissaliyeva, AlishaKAZ
+22.0
7.0 pts · #3

Top rating losers

1Temirgaliyev, ArslanKAZ
-56.4
4.0 pts · #23
2Argynbek, YeraliKAZ
-45.6
3.0 pts · #17
3Popov, KonstantinKAZ
-24.4
4.0 pts · #16

Biggest upsets

R4+119 Elo gap
Zhanabayev, Arystan1723 beat Sagyntayev, Alikhan1842