Astana chess championship G16
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.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsAzel 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.
Sofiya Skurygina takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
Azel Tulekenova beat Sofiya Skurygina (White).
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Azel Tulekenova | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Sofiya Skurygina | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Zhansulu Abilakim | 0 | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Azhar Abdullayeva | 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 | Tulekenova, Azel | 1661 | KAZ | +5B | +8N | −6B | +9N | +3B | +7N | F | +2B | +4N | 7.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 23.00 | 1741 | +16.0 |
| 2 | Skurygina, Sofiya | 1655 | KAZ | +4B | =5N | +8B | =6N | +9B | +3N | +7B | −1N | F | 6.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 16.50 | 1551 | -20.8 |
| 3 | Abilakim, Zhansulu | 1476 | KAZ | +6B | +9N | F | +7B | −1N | −2B | =4N | =5B | +8N | 5.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 10.75 | 1508 | +4.8 |
| 4 | Abdullayeva, Azhar | 0 | KAZ | −2N | F | +5B | +8N | −6B | +9N | =3B | +7N | −1B | 4.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 10.00 | 1422 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Israil, Gulsezim | 1407 | KAZ | −1N | =2B | −4N | F | +8B | +6N | F | =3N | +7B | 4.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 12.00 | 1606 | +35.6 |
| 6 | Zhandildina, Aruna | 1626 | KAZ | −3N | −7B | +1N | =2B | +4N | −5B | =8N | F | F | 3.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 14.75 | 1469 | -35.6 |
| 7 | Ulankyzy, Akbilek | 0 | KAZ | +8B | +6N | +9B | −3N | F | −1B | −2N | −4B | −5N | 3.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 3.50 | 1331 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Muratbek, Milana | 0 | KAZ | −7N | −1B | −2N | −4B | −5N | F | =6B | F | −3B | 0.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 1.50 | 1205 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 557015074 | 0 | — | F | −3B | −7N | −1B | −2N | −4B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 0.00 | 798 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Israil, GulsezimKAZ+35.64.0 pts · #3
- 2Tulekenova, AzelKAZ+16.07.0 pts · #1
- 3Abilakim, ZhansuluKAZ+4.85.0 pts · #5
- 1Zhandildina, ArunaKAZ-35.63.0 pts · #4
- 2Skurygina, SofiyaKAZ-20.86.0 pts · #2
- 3Abdullayeva, AzharKAZ0.04.5 pts · #6
- R6+219 Elo gap
- R1+150 Elo gap