Baiterek classic november 1
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Nov 2025 to 10 Nov 2025 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 935, and top seed was Muhammedgali Abdikayim (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1671).
Asanali Shakhman (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1649) won with 9.0/9, ahead of Muhammedgali Abdikayim (7.5) and Amir Amanov (5.0). Shakhman won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Amir Amanov (1447) beat Ostemir Maksat (1585), a +138-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsAsanali Shakhman led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Asanali Shakhman never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
Asanali Shakhman opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Muhammedgali Abdikayim); the title is out of reach before R9.
Asanali Shakhman beat Muhammedgali Abdikayim (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇰🇿Shakhman, Asanali | 1649 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 36.00 | 36.0 | +60.4 | 2293 |
| 2 | 🇰🇿Abdikayim, Muhammedgali | 1671 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 26.00 | 37.5 | +12.4 | 1728 |
| 5 | 🇰🇿Amanov, Amir | 1447 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 16.50 | 40.0 | +12.4 | 1469 |
| 3 | 🇰🇿Maksat, Ostemir | 1585 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 15.25 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 1519 |
| 4 | 🇰🇿Mussakan, Dinmukhammed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 13.75 | 40.0 | +33.6 | 1542 |
| 6 | 🇰🇿Balgabekkyzy, Gulnisa | 1543 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 13.50 | 40.0 | -48.8 | 1365 |
| 7 | 🇰🇿Dugushev, Zhangir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 11.50 | 40.5 | 0.0 | 1326 |
| 8 | 🇰🇿Aimbayev, Arlan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 5.00 | 43.0 | 0.0 | 1246 |
| 9 | 🇰🇿Mussakan, Zhaniya | 1454 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 43.0 | -70.0 | 739 |
| 10 | FIDE 557014582 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 45.0 | 0.0 | 719 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Shakhman, AsanaliKAZ+60.49.0 pts · #1
- 2Mussakan, DinmukhammedKAZ+33.65.0 pts · #4
- 3Abdikayim, MuhammedgaliKAZ+12.47.5 pts · #2
- 1Mussakan, ZhaniyaKAZ-70.02.0 pts · #9
- 2Balgabekkyzy, GulnisaKAZ-48.85.0 pts · #6
- 3Maksat, OstemirKAZ0.05.0 pts · #3
- R5+138 Elo gap