Shymkent Championship U18
Open SwissStandard
7 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 15 Nov 2025 to 21 Nov 2025 in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1108, and top seed was Rustemkhan Danlybay (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1631).
Daulet Mustafa (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1628) won with 4.5/7, ahead of Rustemkhan Danlybay (3.0) and Bizhan Kudaibergen (2.0). Mustafa won solo starting round 4.
Location
🇰🇿Shymkent, Kazakhstan
Dates
15 Nov 2025 → 21 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×6
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsDaulet Mustafa led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
Daulet Mustafa never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Daulet Mustafa beat Rustemkhan Danlybay (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Daulet Mustafa 4 wins (R1–R6)Rustemkhan Danlybay 3 wins (R3–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Daulet Mustafa | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Rustemkhan Danlybay | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Bizhan Kudaibergen | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Zangar Mirgali | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mustafa, Daulet | 1628 | KAZ | +6B | +2N | F | +4B | F | +3B | =5N | 4.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.25 | 2343 | +46.4 |
| 2 | Danlybay, Rustemkhan | 1631 | KAZ | F | −1B | +4N | F | +3N | +5B | F | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 1671 | +8.0 |
| 3 | Kudaibergen, Bizhan | 1479 | KAZ | +7N | F | +5B | F | −2B | −1N | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.50 | 1454 | -4.8 |
| 4 | Mirgali, Zangar | 1529 | KAZ | +5B | +6N | −2B | −1N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.50 | 823 | -29.2 |
| 5 | Kurmanbai, Nurislam | 0 | KAZ | −4N | F | −3N | F | F | −2N | =1B | 0.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.25 | 1242 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 557015872 | 0 | — | −1N | −4B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 777 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Alipbek, Assanbay | 1491 | KAZ | −3B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 684 | -20.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mustafa, DauletKAZ+46.44.5 pts · #1
- 2Danlybay, RustemkhanKAZ+8.03.0 pts · #2
- 3Kurmanbai, NurislamKAZ0.00.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Mirgali, ZangarKAZ-29.22.0 pts · #6
- 2Alipbek, AssanbayKAZ-20.40.0 pts · #7
- 3Kudaibergen, BizhanKAZ-4.82.0 pts · #3