Astana chess championship G18
9 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Oct 2025 to 31 Oct 2025 in Astana, Kazakhstan. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1242, and top seed was Yasmina Alemanova (🇰🇿 KAZ, WCM, 1820).
Yasmina Alemanova (🇰🇿 KAZ, WCM, 1820) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Aiza Tulekenova (6.5) and Arailym Arenova (6.0). Alemanova shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Anya Bekmagambetova (1475) beat Kamila Dukembayeva (1615), a +140-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 2 players tied at 6.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 6.5/9. Alemanova takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (27.5).
WCM Yasmina Alemanova beat Aiza Tulekenova (White).
WCM Yasmina Alemanova 6 wins (R2–R9)Aiza Tulekenova 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WCMYasmina Alemanova | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Aiza Tulekenova | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Arailym Arenova | 0 | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Anya Bekmagambetova | 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 | Alemanova, YasminaWCM | 1820 | KAZ | =5B | +4N | F | +8B | F | +7B | +3N | +2B | +6N | 6.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 26.00 | 2394 | +44.4 |
| 2 | Tulekenova, Aiza | 1718 | KAZ | +9N | +7B | =3N | F | +6B | +5N | +4B | −1N | +8B | 6.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 18.00 | 1771 | +18.0 |
| 3 | Arenova, Arailym | 1606 | KAZ | +7N | F | =2B | +6N | +5B | =4N | −1B | +8N | +9B | 6.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 15.75 | 1720 | +32.0 |
| 4 | Bekmagambetova, Anya | 1475 | KAZ | F | −1B | +8N | +9B | +7N | =3B | −2N | =6B | +5N | 5.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 11.75 | 1620 | +44.4 |
| 5 | Kudaibergen, Aruzhan | 0 | KAZ | =1N | +8B | +9N | −7B | −3N | −2B | =6N | F | −4B | 3.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 6.50 | 1440 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Balgabekkyzy, Gulnisa | 1544 | KAZ | −8N | +9B | =7N | −3B | −2N | F | =5B | =4N | −1B | 2.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 5.25 | 1482 | -22.4 |
| 7 | Dukembayeva, Kamila | 1615 | KAZ | −3B | −2N | =6B | +5N | −4B | −1N | −8B | +9N | F | 2.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 4.25 | 1403 | -64.8 |
| 8 | Chukanova, Veronika | 0 | KAZ | +6B | −5N | −4B | −1N | F | F | +7N | −3B | −2N | 2.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 5.00 | 1506 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Zhumagalieva, Safiya | 1404 | KAZ | −2B | −6N | −5B | −4N | F | F | F | −7B | −3N | 0.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 0.00 | 794 | -51.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Alemanova, YasminaWCMKAZ+44.46.5 pts · #1
- 2Bekmagambetova, AnyaKAZ+44.45.0 pts · #4
- 3Arenova, ArailymKAZ+32.06.0 pts · #3
- 1Dukembayeva, KamilaKAZ-64.82.5 pts · #8
- 2Zhumagalieva, SafiyaKAZ-51.60.0 pts · #9
- 3Balgabekkyzy, GulnisaKAZ-22.42.5 pts · #5
- R5+140 Elo gap