November Shatranj qualification tournament I
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51 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Nov 2025 to 09 Nov 2025 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. 4 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2102, and top seed was Azamat Utegaliyev (🇰🇿 KAZ, 2417).
Azamat Daurimbetov (🇺🇿 UZB, FM, 2213) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Bakhtiyar Askarov (6.5) and Abzal Amirali (6.5).
The biggest upset came in round 2: Hassibullah Badghisi (1637) beat Grigory Fedorov (2004), a +367-point gap.
Location
🇰🇿Almaty, Kazakhstan
Dates
07 Nov 2025 → 09 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Avg top 10
2,102
Participants
51
Titled players · 4
IM×1
FM×1
WFM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×47
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×1
🇦🇫Afghanistan×1
🇷🇺Russia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 3 players tied at 6.5/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 6.5/9. Daurimbetov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (45.5).
R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Azamat Daurimbetov drew with IM Bakhtiyar Askarov (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
IM Bakhtiyar Askarov 3 wins (R5–R7)Abzal Amirali 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMAzamat Daurimbetov | * | ½ | ½ | 0 |
| 2IMBakhtiyar Askarov | ½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Abzal Amirali | ½ | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Arystan Dosmukhambetov | 1 | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daurimbetov, AzamatFM | 2213 | UZB | +31B | +36N | −7B | +16N | =5N | +9B | +8N | =2B | =3N | 6.5 | 45.5 | 48.5 | 33.00 | 2149 | -6.2 |
| 2 | Askarov, BakhtiyarIM | 2300 | KAZ | +17N | +9B | −5N | =11B | +37B | +7N | +3B | =1N | =?N | 6.5 | 44.5 | 44.5 | 32.50 | 2199 | -6.6 |
| 3 | Amirali, Abzal | 2125 | KAZ | +21B | +16N | +24B | =7N | +4B | =?B | −2N | +15N | =1B | 6.5 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 30.75 | 2185 | +16.4 |
| 4 | Azatzhan, Adil | 2119 | KAZ | +34N | +12B | +15N | =5B | −3N | =10B | =13N | +11B | =8B | 6.0 | 46.0 | 49.0 | 30.75 | 2029 | -29.2 |
| 5 | Tursunali , Bekarys | 2026 | KAZ | +38B | +14N | +2B | =4N | =1B | =6N | +11B | −?B | =7N | 6.0 | 44.5 | 44.5 | 32.25 | 2199 | +39.2 |
| 6 | Sermukhamedova, AdrianaWFM | 2161 | KAZ | +27N | +10B | =11N | =8B | +15N | =5B | −?N | +13B | =9N | 6.0 | 44.0 | 44.0 | 32.25 | 2093 | -16.8 |
| 7 | Dosmukhambetov, Arystan | 2030 | KAZ | +25N | +18B | +1N | =3B | −?N | −2B | +28N | +12B | =5B | 6.0 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 30.75 | 2109 | +22.0 |
| 8 | Dairov, Daryn | 2093 | KAZ | +29B | +23N | =37B | =6N | +24B | =11N | −1B | +10B | =4N | 6.0 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 28.25 | 2033 | -11.0 |
| 9 | Nazarbek, Alikhan | 1853 | KAZ | +26B | −2N | +21B | =20N | +29B | −1N | +19B | +24N | =6B | 6.0 | 40.5 | 44.0 | 25.75 | 1945 | +49.2 |
| 10 | Svarov, Ilkham | 1727 | KAZ | +48B | −6N | +34B | +22N | =39B | =4N | +24B | −8N | +35B | 6.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 18.75 | 1953 | +83.6 |
| 11 | Kaliakhmet, Elsultan | 1950 | KAZ | +44B | +20N | =6B | =2N | +19B | =8B | −5N | −4N | +22B | 5.5 | 44.0 | 45.5 | 24.25 | 1985 | +26.0 |
| 12 | Bulat, Mansur R | 1699 | KAZ | +51B | −4N | =29B | =14N | +21B | =19N | +20B | −7N | +28B | 5.5 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 19.25 | 1770 | +18.0 |
| 13 | Sultanbek, Beibars | 1866 | KAZ | +49N | +28B | −?N | −19B | +20B | +34N | =4B | −6N | +18N | 5.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 19.00 | 1877 | +9.6 |
| 14 | Yessenbaev, Nazar | 1642 | KAZ | +41N | −5B | =26N | =12B | −35N | =42B | +38N | +21B | +20N | 5.5 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 19.25 | 1781 | +40.4 |
| 15 | Nurbolatov, Daulet | 1903 | KAZ | +33B | +22N | −4B | +23N | −6B | F | +18N | −3B | +17N | 5.0 | 41.0 | 43.5 | 22.50 | 1907 | +7.6 |
| 16 | Malikov, Kairat | 1704 | KAZ | +40N | −3B | +27N | −1B | =28N | =25B | +43N | −17B | +19N | 5.0 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 16.75 | 1712 | -3.2 |
| 17 | Batyrzhanuly, Altair | 1590 | KAZ | −2B | −?N | +40B | +41N | +36B | −24N | +25B | +16N | −15B | 5.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 16.50 | 1795 | +68.8 |
| 18 | Eliseev, Ilya | 1676 | KAZ | +45B | −7N | +38B | −39N | +33B | +35N | −15B | +31N | −13B | 5.0 | 31.5 | 32.5 | 13.50 | 1728 | +11.2 |
| 19 | Zhenis, AdiyaWCM | 1629 | KAZ | +47B | −24N | +41B | +13N | −11N | =12B | −9N | +32B | −16B | 4.5 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 13.75 | 1674 | +3.2 |
| 20 | Marat, Dinmukhamed | 1635 | KAZ | +43N | −11B | +47N | =9B | −13N | +32B | −12N | +30B | −14B | 4.5 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 12.00 | 1600 | -16.0 |
| 21 | Rizaidenov, Magellan | 1561 | KAZ | −3N | +32B | −9N | +47B | −12N | +44B | =30N | −14N | +25B | 4.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 10.75 | 1618 | +13.2 |
| 22 | Asan, Nurtilek | 1614 | KAZ | +30N | −15B | +35N | −10B | =32N | −28B | +42N | +27B | −11N | 4.5 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 14.25 | 1504 | -36.8 |
| 23 | Solomatin, Sergey | 1686 | KAZ | +42N | −8B | +25N | −15B | −34N | −30B | +45N | +41B | =31B | 4.5 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 10.75 | 1585 | -15.8 |
| 24 | Karpunin, Kirill | 1917 | KAZ | +50N | +19B | −3N | +28B | −8N | +17B | −10N | −9B | F | 4.0 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 13.00 | 1768 | -26.6 |
| 25 | Kuzhumov, Danial | 1537 | KAZ | −7B | +45N | −23B | =30N | +44B | =16N | −17N | +43B | −21N | 4.0 | 32.0 | 33.0 | 8.75 | 1538 | -7.6 |
| 26 | Saltaev, Alen | 1442 | KAZ | −9N | +30B | =14B | −29N | +40N | =37B | −31N | −34B | +43N | 4.0 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 12.25 | 1497 | +12.4 |
| 27 | Atabaev, Erlan | 1567 | KAZ | −6B | +48N | −16B | =33N | =30B | +36N | −35B | −22N | +42N | 4.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 8.50 | 1609 | +6.4 |
| 28 | Tulebay, Yedige | 1614 | KAZ | +35B | −13N | +36B | −24N | =16B | +22N | −7B | F | −12N | 3.5 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 13.00 | 1696 | +25.2 |
| 29 | Nurliyev, Magzhan | 1554 | KAZ | −8N | +40B | =12N | +26B | −9N | −31B | −32N | +38B | −30N | 3.5 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 11.75 | 1572 | -0.8 |
| 30 | Mukanova, Adel | 0 | KAZ | −22B | −26N | F | =25B | =27N | +23N | =21B | −20N | +29B | 3.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 14.25 | 1533 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Kabylbek, Daniyal | 1583 | KAZ | −1N | +46B | −39N | −32B | F | +29N | +26B | −18B | =23N | 3.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 10.25 | 1578 | -11.6 |
| 32 | Akhmet, Daulet | 1434 | KAZ | −36B | −21N | +45B | +31N | =22B | −20N | +29B | −19N | F | 3.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 10.25 | 1519 | +28.0 |
| 33 | Baigutdinov, Mars | 1505 | KAZ | −15N | =43B | +46N | =27B | −18N | =38B | +36N | F | F | 3.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 7.75 | 1593 | +16.0 |
| 34 | Kushmuhanov, Artur | 1554 | KAZ | −4B | F | −10N | +43N | +23B | −13B | −37N | +26N | F | 3.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 10.50 | 1634 | +18.8 |
| 35 | Uigun, Shakhsultan | 0 | KAZ | −28N | F | −22B | +38N | +14B | −18B | +27N | F | −10N | 3.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 12.00 | 1574 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Nazar, Nurali | 1758 | KAZ | +32N | −1B | −28N | +42B | −17N | −27B | −33B | F | +41N | 3.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 7.50 | 1373 | -116.8 |
| 37 | Hassibullah Badghisi | 1637 | AFG | F | +39B | =8N | −?B | −2N | =26N | +34B | F | F | 3.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 10.50 | 1890 | +28.0 |
| 38 | Baizhumanov, Arsen | 1536 | KAZ | −5N | +42B | −18N | −35B | F | =33N | −14B | −29N | +44B | 2.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 5.25 | 1452 | -29.6 |
| 39 | Fedorov, Grigory | 2004 | RUS | F | −37N | +31B | +18B | =10N | F | F | F | F | 2.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 11.50 | 1756 | -20.4 |
| 40 | Matayev, Armat | 1424 | KAZ | −16B | −29N | −17N | F | −26B | −41N | +47B | =42B | +45N | 2.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 2.00 | 775 | -45.6 |
| 41 | Dresvyanskiy, Artyom | 0 | KAZ | −14B | F | −19N | −17B | −42N | +40B | +44N | −23N | −36B | 2.0 | 28.5 | 30.0 | 4.00 | 1451 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Nikolin, Alexander | 0 | KAZ | −23B | −38N | F | −36N | +41B | =14N | −22B | =40N | −27B | 2.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 6.00 | 1291 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Galymzhan, Amirkhan | 0 | KAZ | −20B | =33N | =44N | −34B | +45N | F | −16B | −25N | −26B | 2.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 3.50 | 1255 | -62.8 |
| 44 | Bakytbek, Akhmet | 1524 | KAZ | −11N | F | =43B | F | −25N | −21N | −41B | +45B | −38N | 1.5 | 23.5 | 24.0 | 2.00 | 1242 | -65.2 |
| 45 | Abaikyzy, Rayana | 0 | KAZ | −18N | −25B | −32N | F | −43B | +47N | −23B | −44N | −40B | 1.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 0.00 | 733 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Berdygozhin, Ilay | 0 | KAZ | =?B | −31N | −33B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 752 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 447047550 | 0 | — | −19N | F | −20B | −21N | F | −45B | −40N | F | F | 0.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 0.00 | 762 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Abat, Zhanadi | 1432 | KAZ | −10N | −27B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 848 | -18.4 |
| 49 | Chernyshov, Makar | 1479 | KAZ | −13B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1067 | -3.6 |
| 50 | Kabylbek, Alisultan | 1518 | KAZ | −24B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1085 | -3.2 |
| 51 | Chernyshov, Ilya | 1402 | KAZ | −12N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 927 | -5.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Svarov, IlkhamKAZ+83.66.0 pts · #14
- 2Batyrzhanuly, AltairKAZ+68.85.0 pts · #17
- 3Nazarbek, AlikhanKAZ+49.26.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Nazar, NuraliKAZ-116.83.0 pts · #42
- 2Bakytbek, AkhmetKAZ-65.21.5 pts · #43
- 3Galymzhan, AmirkhanKAZ-62.82.0 pts · #41
Biggest upsets
- R2+367 Elo gap
- R3+274 Elo gap
- R7+253 Elo gap