Cup Karaganda region 4th stage 2025
24 players participated in this 10-round tournament, held from 15 Nov 2025 to 30 Nov 2025 in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. 3 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2025, and top seed was Viacheslav Malyi (🇺🇦 UKR, FM, 2391).
Madiyar Altynbekuly (🇰🇿 KAZ, 2055) won with 8.0/10, ahead of Vladimir Savitskiy (8.0) and Baurzhan Kassimov (8.0). Altynbekuly shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Bilimkhan Khauiya (1608) beat Viacheslav Malyi (FM, 2391), a +783-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 10 roundsTight race until R3; 3 players tied at 8.0/10, decided on Buchholz.
IM Baurzhan Kassimov takes the sole lead (5.5/7).
3 players finish on 8.0/10. Altynbekuly takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (55.0).
Madiyar Altynbekuly drew with IM Baurzhan Kassimov (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Madiyar Altynbekuly | * | ½ | 1 | ½ |
| 2IMBaurzhan Kassimov | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Vladimir Savitskiy | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Abuali Skak | ½ | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Altynbekuly, Madiyar | 2055 | KAZ | +15B | +7N | +9B | =3N | +2B | =4N | −5B | +8N | +6B | +10N | 8.0 | 55.0 | 59.0 | 46.00 | 2195 | +72.8 |
| 2 | Savitskiy, Vladimir | 1911 | KAZ | +22N | =3B | =10N | +15B | −1N | +6B | +11N | +4B | +5N | +7B | 8.0 | 53.0 | 54.5 | 40.00 | 2136 | +97.6 |
| 3 | Kassimov, BaurzhanIM | 2226 | KAZ | +16B | =2N | +13B | =1B | +18N | =9N | +7B | =5N | +15N | +4B | 8.0 | 51.5 | 55.0 | 41.25 | 2201 | +0.9 |
| 4 | Skak, Abuali | 1929 | KAZ | +14N | =10B | −18N | +17B | +19N | =1B | +9B | −2N | +13B | −3N | 6.0 | 51.0 | 54.5 | 28.50 | 1968 | +22.8 |
| 5 | Malyi, ViacheslavFM | 2391 | UKR | =18N | −17B | +24N | +23B | =6N | +16B | +1N | =3B | −2B | =8N | 6.0 | 48.0 | 49.0 | 25.75 | 2093 | -29.6 |
| 6 | Karibayev, Dimash | 1927 | KAZ | −7B | =8N | +11B | +20N | =5B | −2N | +16B | =9N | −1N | +15B | 5.5 | 51.5 | 55.0 | 25.00 | 1889 | -9.4 |
| 7 | Tokbayev, Serik | 1661 | KAZ | +6N | −1B | −19N | +24B | +23N | +18B | −3N | =15B | +11N | −2N | 5.5 | 47.0 | 48.0 | 18.50 | 1882 | +47.0 |
| 8 | Tuspayev, Rauan | 1868 | KAZ | =11N | =6B | +17N | =19B | −16N | =15B | +18N | −1B | +12N | =5B | 5.5 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 24.50 | 1876 | +1.6 |
| 9 | Maksimenko, ViktorFM | 2141 | KAZ | +24N | +23B | −1N | =18B | +10N | =3B | −4N | =6B | F | +13N | 5.5 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 20.50 | 1990 | -28.0 |
| 10 | Galymkadyr, Azamat | 1786 | KAZ | +21B | =4N | =2B | =13N | −9B | +20N | −15N | =12B | +19N | −1B | 5.0 | 48.0 | 51.5 | 22.25 | 1810 | +9.2 |
| 11 | Gorokhov, Roman | 0 | KAZ | =8B | −13N | −6N | +14B | +17N | +19B | −2B | +16N | −7B | =20N | 5.0 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 20.50 | 1778 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Sadvokassova, Sabina | 1529 | KAZ | −23N | −19B | =14N | +22B | =20B | =13N | +21B | =10N | −8B | +18N | 5.0 | 35.0 | 36.5 | 17.25 | 1737 | +84.0 |
| 13 | Abylkassov, Ivan | 1881 | AUS | =17N | +11B | −3N | =10B | −15N | =12B | +14N | +19B | −4N | −9B | 4.5 | 47.0 | 50.5 | 20.00 | 1756 | -60.8 |
| 14 | Medetbek, Dinmukhammed Zh | 1690 | KAZ | −4B | −16N | =12B | −11N | +21B | +24N | −13B | +18B | −20N | +22N | 4.5 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 12.00 | 1683 | -1.6 |
| 15 | Kazhiakhmetova, Yerkenaz | 1705 | KAZ | −1N | F | +16B | −2N | +13B | =8N | +10B | =7N | −3B | −6N | 4.0 | 54.0 | 55.5 | 19.00 | 1837 | +55.6 |
| 16 | Kairbekova, Albina | 1725 | KAZ | −3N | +14B | −15N | +21B | +8B | −5N | −6N | −11B | +22B | −17N | 4.0 | 46.0 | 47.5 | 15.00 | 1747 | -2.4 |
| 17 | Khauiya, Bilimkhan | 1608 | KAZ | =13B | +5N | −8B | −4N | −11B | −21N | +20B | =22N | F | +16B | 4.0 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 16.50 | 1858 | +42.8 |
| 18 | Ignatyev, Sergey | 1764 | KAZ | =5B | +20N | +4B | =9N | −3B | −7N | −8B | −14N | =21N | −12B | 3.5 | 49.5 | 53.0 | 17.00 | 1736 | -13.0 |
| 19 | Lysakov, Anton | 1910 | FID | −20B | +12N | +7B | =8N | −4B | −11N | +22B | −13N | −10B | −21N | 3.5 | 43.5 | 45.0 | 14.75 | 1696 | -42.8 |
| 20 | Sidoikin, Fyodor | 1609 | KAZ | +19N | −18B | =23N | −6B | =12N | −10B | −17N | F | +14B | =11B | 3.5 | 37.5 | 38.5 | 13.75 | 1675 | +19.6 |
| 21 | Samokhin, Andrey | 0 | KAZ | −10N | −24B | +22B | −16N | −14N | +17B | −12N | F | =18B | +19B | 3.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 10.75 | 1628 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Arkatov, Alexandr | 1639 | KAZ | −2B | F | −21N | −12N | +24B | F | −19N | =17B | −16N | −14B | 1.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 3.00 | 1497 | -24.6 |
| 23 | Khalelov, Asanali | 1881 | KAZ | +12B | −9N | =20B | −5N | −7B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 6.75 | 1696 | -50.4 |
| 24 | Popandopulo, Irina | 1725 | KAZ | −9B | +21N | −5B | −7N | −22N | −14B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 3.50 | 1046 | -38.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Savitskiy, VladimirKAZ+97.68.0 pts · #3
- 2Sadvokassova, SabinaKAZ+84.05.0 pts · #14
- 3Altynbekuly, MadiyarKAZ+72.88.0 pts · #1
- 1Abylkassov, IvanAUS-60.84.5 pts · #17
- 2Khalelov, AsanaliKAZ-50.41.5 pts · #22
- 3Lysakov, AntonFID-42.83.5 pts · #18
- R2+783 Elo gap
- R9+480 Elo gap
- R1+301 Elo gap