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Astana chess championship G16

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9 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Oct 2025 to 31 Oct 2025 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 869, and top seed was Azel Tulekenova (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1661).

Azel Tulekenova (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1661) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Sofiya Skurygina (6.0) and Zhansulu Abilakim (5.0). Tulekenova shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Gulsezim Israil (1407) beat Aruna Zhandildina (1626), a +219-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
🇰🇿Azel Tulekenova1661
Avg top 10
869
Participants
9
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×8
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Azel Tulekenova led from R9; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders
4
3
1
4
2
2
1
2
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Skurygina takes leadTulekenova takes lead
R7 · LEADER CHANGE30 Oct

Sofiya Skurygina takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Azel Tulekenova beat Sofiya Skurygina (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Azel Tulekenova 5 wins (R4–R9)Sofiya Skurygina 3 wins (R5–R7)Zhansulu Abilakim 3 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Tulekenova, Azel1661KAZ+5B+8N6B+9N+3B+7NF+2B+4N7.026.026.023.001741+16.0
2Skurygina, Sofiya1655KAZ+4B=5N+8B=6N+9B+3N+7B1NF6.027.027.016.501551-20.8
3Abilakim, Zhansulu1476KAZ+6B+9NF+7B1N2B=4N=5B+8N5.028.028.010.751508+4.8
4Abdullayeva, Azhar0KAZ2NF+5B+8N6B+9N=3B+7N1B4.528.528.510.0014220.0
5Israil, Gulsezim1407KAZ1N=2B4NF+8B+6NF=3N+7B4.029.029.012.001606+35.6
6Zhandildina, Aruna1626KAZ3N7B+1N=2B+4N5B=8NFF3.030.030.014.751469-35.6
7Ulankyzy, Akbilek0KAZ+8B+6N+9B3NF1B2N4B5N3.030.030.03.5013310.0
8Muratbek, Milana0KAZ7N1B2N4B5NF=6BF3B0.532.532.51.5012050.0
9FIDE 5570150740F3B7N1B2N4BFFF0.033.033.00.007980.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets