Astana chess championship B16

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45 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Oct 2025 to 31 Oct 2025 in Astana, Kazakhstan. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2012, and top seed was Zhauynbay Aldiyar (🇰🇿 KAZ, FM, 2332).

Nazar Talgatov (🇰🇿 KAZ, FM, 2254) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Zhauynbay Aldiyar (7.5) and Nurali Mussauly (6.5). Talgatov shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Daniyal Maratov (1619) beat Abdiali Abdishev (1853), a +234-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

🇰🇿FMZhauynbay Aldiyar2332

Avg top 10

2,012

Participants

Titled players · 3

FM×2

CM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×44

Top 3

🥇
FMNazar Talgatov
🇰🇿KAZ·2254
8.0pts·2340perf+16.8
🥈
FMZhauynbay Aldiyar
🇰🇿KAZ·2332
7.5pts·2278perf-4.2
🥉
Nurali Mussauly
🇰🇿KAZ·2076
6.5pts·2072perf+12.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Nazar Talgatov led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders

Talgatov8Aldiyar7.5Mussauly6.5Adilbek6Sergazin6Kabylbek6

R8 · LEADER CHANGE30 Oct

FM Nazar Talgatov takes the sole lead (7.0/8).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Nazar Talgatov drew with FM Zhauynbay Aldiyar (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Nazar Talgatov 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R6–R9)FM Zhauynbay Aldiyar 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMNazar Talgatov	*	½	1	1
2FMZhauynbay Aldiyar	½	*	½	—
3Nurali Mussauly	0	½	*	—
4Adinur Adilbek	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Talgatov, NazarFM	2254	KAZ	+44N	+22B	+14N	=2B	=4N	+3B	+5N	+6B	+7N	8.0	47.0	48.0	41.25	2340	+16.8
2	Zhauynbay AldiyarFM	2332	KAZ	+12B	+9N	+5B	=1N	+7B	+8N	=4B	=3B	+10N	7.5	48.5	54.0	43.75	2278	-4.2
3	Mussauly, Nurali	2076	KAZ	=23N	+31B	+25B	=7N	+9B	−1N	+12B	=2N	+4B	6.5	46.5	50.0	33.25	2072	+12.0
4	Kabylbek, YedilCM	2124	KAZ	+24B	+16N	+8B	=6N	=1B	=5N	=2N	+13B	−3N	6.0	50.0	54.5	34.25	2067	-11.2
5	Sergazin, Ansar	1879	KAZ	+26N	+45B	−2N	+11B	+16N	=4B	−1B	=15N	+19B	6.0	46.0	47.0	26.00	1974	+40.4
6	Adilbek, Adinur	1934	KAZ	+18B	=15N	+19B	=4B	=22N	=11B	+14N	−1N	+17B	6.0	44.5	49.0	30.50	1941	+9.2
7	Rakhat, Edige	1927	KAZ	+21N	+13B	=11N	=3B	−2N	+17B	=10N	+14B	−1B	5.5	48.5	53.5	29.25	1980	+25.6
8	Agzam, Alisher	1829	KAZ	+28N	+17B	−4N	+20B	+13N	−2B	=11N	−10B	+23N	5.5	44.5	48.5	26.75	1845	+5.6
9	Aitbayev, Danial	1777	KAZ	+42N	−2B	+18N	+17B	−3N	+23B	−13N	=11B	+22N	5.5	44.0	46.0	23.75	1835	+24.4
10	Abdishev, Abdiali	1853	KAZ	+38B	−25N	=15B	=12N	+18B	+24N	=7B	+8N	−2B	5.5	42.5	45.5	26.00	1809	-16.8
11	Kusherbayev, Timur	1781	KAZ	+32B	+34N	=7B	−5N	+15B	=6N	=8B	=9N	=12B	5.5	42.5	45.5	25.50	1806	+12.4
12	Amangeldinov, Alibek	1608	KAZ	−2N	=42B	+31N	=10B	+35N	+16B	−3N	+27B	=11N	5.5	40.5	42.5	22.00	1781	+59.6
13	Zhainazarov, Alanbek	1717	KAZ	+29B	−7N	+36B	+25N	−8B	+26N	+9B	−4N	=14B	5.5	39.5	42.5	23.00	1821	+47.2
14	Kuanyshev, Miras	1915	KAZ	+33B	+27N	−1B	=15N	+28B	+22N	−6B	−7N	=13N	5.0	42.5	46.0	21.25	1816	-39.6
15	Kuznetsov, Vladislav	1650	KAZ	+37N	=6B	=10N	=14B	−11N	+28N	+22B	=5B	F	5.0	41.5	44.5	22.75	1855	+83.6
16	Bolat, Arlan	1722	KAZ	+30N	−4B	+26N	+35B	−5B	−12N	+18B	+25N	F	5.0	39.5	42.5	20.00	1729	+1.2
17	Anvar, Sultan	1620	KAZ	+39B	−8N	+34B	−9N	+36B	−7N	+26B	+24N	−6N	5.0	37.0	39.5	17.00	1675	+14.8
18	Gabiden, Nurkhan	1560	KAZ	−6N	+37B	−9B	+30N	−10N	+29B	−16N	+42B	+26N	5.0	37.0	39.0	17.00	1672	+45.6
19	Kapen, Nuradil	1664	KAZ	=31N	+23B	−6N	−28B	+41N	+32B	=27N	+20B	−5N	5.0	36.5	39.0	19.25	1616	-17.2
20	Dyusembayev, Asanali	0	KAZ	−34B	+33N	+27B	−8N	−24B	+36N	+28B	−19N	+25B	5.0	33.5	36.5	18.50	1647	0.0
21	Idrissov, Aliar	1549	KAZ	−7B	−29N	=40B	+39N	−32B	+34N	=42N	+36B	+27N	5.0	28.0	30.0	14.75	1512	-19.6
22	Sakbayev, Salimzhan	1777	KAZ	+36B	−1N	+32B	+29N	=6B	−14B	−15N	+31N	−9B	4.5	40.5	43.5	17.00	1696	-34.8
23	Nazdrachev, Marat	1584	KAZ	=3B	−19N	+39B	=27N	+29B	−9N	=24B	+41N	−8B	4.5	37.5	40.0	16.50	1605	-0.4
24	Marat, Elkhan	1593	KAZ	−4N	+30B	−35N	+37B	+20N	−10B	=23N	−17B	+31N	4.5	36.5	39.5	17.75	1599	-6.8
25	Maratov, Daniyal	1619	KAZ	+43N	+10B	−3N	−13B	−26N	+30N	+33B	−16B	−20N	4.0	39.0	41.0	15.00	1641	+2.0
26	Murat, Mansur	1533	KAZ	−5B	+40N	−16B	+34N	+25B	−13B	−17N	+29N	−18B	4.0	37.5	40.0	13.50	1541	-3.2
27	Toktaganov, Tleukhan	1625	KAZ	+35N	−14B	−20N	=23B	+31N	+42B	=19B	−12N	−21B	4.0	36.5	38.5	13.25	1507	-41.2
28	Shektybai, Dinmukhammed	1511	KAZ	−8B	=39N	+42B	+19N	−14N	−15B	−20N	=32B	+35N	4.0	34.5	36.5	13.00	1615	+28.8
29	Bisengaliev, Amilkar	1459	KAZ	−13N	+21B	+45N	−22B	−23N	−18N	+34B	−26B	+42N	4.0	33.5	34.5	11.00	1519	+16.4
30	Aitkazy, Torekhan	1459	KAZ	−16B	−24N	+44N	−18B	+37N	−25B	+35N	=33B	=32N	4.0	31.5	32.5	10.50	1487	+15.2
31	Wen, Junjie	0	KAZ	=19B	−3N	−12B	+40N	−27B	+38N	+32N	−22B	−24B	3.5	36.5	39.0	11.50	1564	0.0
32	Dulatov, Arman	1505	KAZ	−11N	+43B	−22N	=41B	+21N	−19N	−31B	=28N	=30B	3.5	34.0	36.0	12.25	1492	-8.0
33	Moldashev, Alim	1549	KAZ	−14N	−20B	−37N	+44B	+43N	+35B	−25N	=30N	F	3.5	28.5	29.5	8.00	1453	-30.4
34	Sagatov, Arsen	0	KAZ	+20N	−11B	−17N	−26B	+38N	−21B	−29N	−35B	+43B	3.0	34.5	36.5	10.00	1307	0.0
35	Kapkhkhan Eskendir	0	KAZ	−27B	+38N	+24B	−16N	−12B	−33N	−30B	+34N	−28B	3.0	33.5	36.5	10.50	1376	0.0
36	Alimov, Nazar	1472	KAZ	−22N	+44B	−13N	+45B	−17N	−20B	+37B	−21N	−38B	3.0	32.0	33.0	5.00	1520	+13.6
37	Berkimbek, Abiltair	1447	KAZ	−15B	−18N	+33B	−24N	−30B	+39B	−36N	−38N	+40B	3.0	30.5	33.0	8.50	1336	-40.8
38	Aktan, Amirkhan	1521	KAZ	−10N	−35B	−43N	F	−34B	−31B	+39N	+37B	+36N	3.0	25.5	25.5	8.50	1714	+27.2
39	FIDE 557000301	0	—	−17N	=28B	−23N	−21B	−40B	−37N	−38B	+43N	+44N	2.5	29.0	30.0	5.00	1279	0.0
40	Atbailar, Anuar	1427	KAZ	−45N	−26B	=21N	−31B	+39N	−41B	−43N	+44B	−37N	2.5	23.5	24.5	6.00	1401	-8.4
41	Zhumadil, Eskendir	0	KAZ	F	F	F	=32N	−19B	+40N	+44B	−23B	F	2.5	20.0	20.0	5.25	1556	0.0
42	Shishov, Andrey	1491	KAZ	−9B	=12N	−28N	+43B	F	−27N	=21B	−18N	−29B	2.0	35.0	36.0	7.25	1274	-66.8
43	Nurullin, Ratmir	0	KAZ	−25B	−32N	+38B	−42N	−33B	−44N	+40B	−39B	−34N	2.0	24.0	25.0	5.50	1374	-53.2
44	Argyn, Aituar	1599	KAZ	−1B	−36N	−30B	−33N	F	+43B	−41N	−40N	−39B	1.0	28.0	28.0	2.00	779	-109.6
45	Kayirgeldy, Assylzhan	1634	KAZ	+40B	−5N	−29B	−36N	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	17.5	17.5	2.50	1372	-55.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Kuznetsov, VladislavKAZ
+83.6
5.0 pts · #14
2Amangeldinov, AlibekKAZ
+59.6
5.5 pts · #19
3Zhainazarov, AlanbekKAZ
+47.2
5.5 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Argyn, AituarKAZ
-109.6
1.0 pts · #45
2Shishov, AndreyKAZ
-66.8
2.0 pts · #42
3Kayirgeldy, AssylzhanKAZ
-55.2
1.0 pts · #44

Biggest upsets

R2+234 Elo gap
Maratov, Daniyal1619 beat Abdishev, Abdiali1853
R3+175 Elo gap
Bisengaliev, Amilkar1459 beat Kayirgeldy, Assylzhan1634
R8+172 Elo gap
Atbailar, Anuar1427 beat Argyn, Aituar1599