AITU Standart Cup november 2
26 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 22 Nov 2025 to 03 Dec 2025 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1643, and top seed was Sanzhar Bakytzhanuly (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1757).
Asanali Shakhman (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1649) won with 6.5/8, ahead of Sanzhar Bakytzhanuly (6.0) and Alim Yerseit (5.5). Shakhman won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Nazar Alimov (1507) beat Sanzhar Bakytzhanuly (1757), a +250-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsAsanali Shakhman led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Asanali Shakhman held the sole lead from R6 through R8 without losing it.
Asanali Shakhman drew with Sanzhar Bakytzhanuly (Black).
Asanali Shakhman 4 wins (R1–R4)Amir Yerseit 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Asanali Shakhman | * | ½ | — | ½ |
| 2Sanzhar Bakytzhanuly | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Amir Yerseit | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Alim Yerseit | ½ | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shakhman, Asanali | 1649 | KAZ | +19N | +16B | +12N | +10B | =3N | +5B | =2N | =7B | 6.5 | 32.5 | 35.5 | 27.25 | 1807 | +39.9 |
| 2 | Bakytzhanuly, Sanzhar | 1757 | KAZ | −25N | +23B | +17N | =9B | +10N | +6B | =1B | +5N | 6.0 | 30.0 | 31.5 | 24.50 | 1701 | -15.6 |
| 3 | Yerseit, Alim | 1559 | KAZ | +11B | +8N | +7B | +6N | =1B | =4N | −5B | =10N | 5.5 | 36.0 | 40.0 | 27.00 | 1749 | +59.6 |
| 4 | Yerseit, Amir | 1713 | KAZ | −6B | =21N | +20B | +25N | +18B | =3B | =7N | +13B | 5.5 | 27.5 | 29.0 | 17.50 | 1663 | -12.8 |
| 5 | Amangeldi, Kanysh | 1640 | KAZ | +21B | −6N | +8B | +16N | +7B | −1N | +3N | −2B | 5.0 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 21.00 | 1677 | +15.2 |
| 6 | Toktaganov, Tleukhan | 1500 | KAZ | +4N | +5B | +25N | −3B | =9N | −2N | +16B | =8B | 5.0 | 34.5 | 36.0 | 19.75 | 1692 | +70.4 |
| 7 | Skurygina, Sofiya | 1707 | KAZ | +23N | +17B | −3N | +24B | −5N | +12B | =4B | =1N | 5.0 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 17.00 | 1607 | -26.4 |
| 8 | Zhami, Alina | 1467 | KAZ | +13N | −3B | −5N | +20B | =15B | +23N | +11B | =6N | 5.0 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 16.75 | 1574 | +23.6 |
| 9 | Ospanov, Alen | 1560 | KAZ | =22B | =20N | +11B | =2N | =6B | =16N | −10N | +15B | 4.5 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 17.00 | 1688 | +20.4 |
| 10 | Zheniskhan, Alibi | 0 | KAZ | F | =25B | +22N | −1N | −2B | +15N | +9B | =3B | 4.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 14.00 | 1600 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Korazbay, Alikhan | 0 | KAZ | −3N | +13B | −9N | =21B | +22N | +18B | −8N | =16B | 4.0 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 12.25 | 1497 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Orazov, Sultan | 0 | KAZ | +26B | +15N | −1B | −18N | +23B | −7N | −13N | +19B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 28.5 | 10.00 | 1581 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Ordabayev, Maksim | 1697 | KAZ | −8B | −11N | −23B | +26N | +25B | +17N | +12B | −4N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 10.00 | 1527 | -51.6 |
| 14 | Abylkhan, Asanali | 1590 | KAZ | −17N | +19B | −24N | +22B | −16B | −20N | +23B | +18N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 10.50 | 1480 | -36.0 |
| 15 | Sadu, Asanali | 1559 | KAZ | +24N | −12B | −16N | +19B | =8N | −10B | +20B | −9N | 3.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 10.00 | 1502 | -13.7 |
| 16 | Baitore, Sarmat | 1446 | KAZ | F | −1N | +15B | −5B | +14N | =9B | −6N | =11N | 3.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 11.75 | 1535 | -0.4 |
| 17 | Sakanov, Sultan | 1447 | KAZ | +14B | −7N | −2B | −23N | +21N | −13B | −22N | +26B | 3.0 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 8.00 | 1549 | +15.4 |
| 18 | Alimbek, Magzhan | 1526 | KAZ | =20B | −22N | +21B | +12B | −4N | −11N | =19B | −14B | 3.0 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 9.25 | 1460 | -18.4 |
| 19 | Agalmas, Aydar | 1451 | KAZ | −1B | −14N | +26B | −15N | =20N | +25B | =18N | −12N | 3.0 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 5.75 | 1504 | +8.4 |
| 20 | Zhaksylyk, Anuar | 0 | KAZ | =18N | =9B | −4N | −8N | =19B | +14B | −15N | −21B | 2.5 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 9.25 | 1405 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Amanov, Amir | 1447 | KAZ | −5N | =4B | −18N | =11N | −17B | F | =26B | +20N | 2.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 8.00 | 1339 | -17.6 |
| 22 | Zhami, Aisha | 1424 | KAZ | =9N | +18B | −10B | −14N | −11B | −26N | +17B | F | 2.5 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 8.25 | 1544 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Shektybay, Dinmukhammed | 1468 | KAZ | −7B | −2N | +13N | +17B | −12N | −8B | −14N | F | 2.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 7.00 | 1495 | +6.0 |
| 24 | Batyrova, Lyayan | 0 | KAZ | −15B | +26N | +14B | −7N | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 1604 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Alimov, Nazar | 1507 | KAZ | +2B | =10N | −6B | −4B | −13N | −19N | F | F | 1.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 8.00 | 1393 | -21.6 |
| 26 | Simbinov, Amir | 1540 | KAZ | −12N | −24B | −19N | −13B | F | +22B | =21N | −17N | 1.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 3.75 | 1124 | -97.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Toktaganov, TleukhanKAZ+70.45.0 pts · #3
- 2Yerseit, AlimKAZ+59.65.5 pts · #7
- 3Shakhman, AsanaliKAZ+39.96.5 pts · #5
- 1Simbinov, AmirKAZ-97.21.5 pts · #26
- 2Ordabayev, MaksimKAZ-51.64.0 pts · #13
- 3Abylkhan, AsanaliKAZ-36.04.0 pts · #14
- R1+250 Elo gap
- R1+230 Elo gap
- R3+229 Elo gap