Shymkent Championship U16 2025
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28 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 Nov 2025 to 21 Nov 2025 in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1703, and top seed was Alisher Oskenbay (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1983).
Aibek Tlekkabyl (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1923) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Nurislam Ainakul (7.5) and Alisher Oskenbay (6.0). Tlekkabyl shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Gaziz Zhappar (1401) beat Altynbek Asilbek (1516), a +115-point gap.
Location
🇰🇿Shymkent, Kazakhstan
Dates
15 Nov 2025 → 21 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×22
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsAibek Tlekkabyl led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE29 Oct
Aibek Tlekkabyl takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Aibek Tlekkabyl beat Nurislam Ainakul (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Aibek Tlekkabyl 8 wins (R2–R9)Nurislam Ainakul 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aibek Tlekkabyl | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Nurislam Ainakul | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Alisher Oskenbay | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Abylkassym Kurmanbek | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tlekkabyl, Aibek | 1923 | KAZ | F | +8B | +5N | +6B | +2N | +4B | +3N | +14B | +9N | 8.0 | 44.5 | 44.5 | 44.50 | 2549 | +72.0 |
| 2 | Ainakul, Nurislam | 1961 | KAZ | +23B | +11N | +7B | +3N | −1B | +10N | =6B | +5N | +4B | 7.5 | 46.5 | 48.5 | 37.75 | 1953 | +7.6 |
| 3 | Oskenbay, Alisher | 1983 | KAZ | F | +10B | +4N | −2B | +7N | +5B | −1B | +6N | +11N | 6.0 | 48.0 | 49.0 | 32.50 | 1900 | -18.0 |
| 4 | Kurmanbek, Abylkassym | 1666 | KAZ | +18N | +19B | −3B | +12N | +14B | −1N | +9B | +10N | −2N | 6.0 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 24.50 | 1690 | +1.6 |
| 5 | Mukhit, Kaisar | 1652 | KAZ | +26B | +14N | −1B | +9N | +11B | −3N | +12B | −2B | =7N | 5.5 | 45.5 | 46.5 | 22.25 | 1668 | -1.6 |
| 6 | Medetuly, Nurdaulet | 1709 | KAZ | +20B | =12N | +10B | −1N | =17B | +8N | =2N | −3B | +14N | 5.5 | 43.5 | 46.5 | 24.75 | 1689 | -7.6 |
| 7 | Kurmanbekov, Baryskhan | 1542 | KAZ | +28N | +15B | −2N | +13B | −3B | −9N | +20B | +12N | =5B | 5.5 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 18.75 | 1648 | +12.4 |
| 8 | Bakbergen, Mukagali | 1449 | KAZ | +22B | −1N | +21B | −14N | +26N | −6B | =18N | +17B | +16N | 5.5 | 32.0 | 33.0 | 14.50 | 1656 | +28.4 |
| 9 | Tatish, Dinmukhammed | 0 | KAZ | =13N | =17B | +24N | −5B | +23N | +7B | −4N | +15B | −1B | 5.0 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 16.75 | 1510 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Kalmakhan, Yelaman | 1535 | KAZ | +24B | −3N | −6N | +19B | +18N | −2B | +17N | −4B | +20N | 5.0 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 14.00 | 1512 | -11.2 |
| 11 | Shinaliev, Bekarys | 1535 | KAZ | +21N | −2B | +19N | +23B | −5N | −14B | +15B | +13N | −3B | 5.0 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 16.00 | 1040 | -20.0 |
| 12 | Zhappar, Gaziz | 1401 | KAZ | +27N | =6B | =13N | −4B | +21N | +17B | −5N | −7B | +19N | 5.0 | 36.0 | 37.0 | 15.00 | 1467 | +12.0 |
| 13 | Akhinov, Yerkebulan | 0 | KAZ | =9B | +16N | =12B | −7N | =15N | +23B | =14N | −11B | =18N | 4.5 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 15.50 | 1409 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Saitov, Asylkhan | 0 | KAZ | F | −5B | +25N | +8B | −4N | +11N | =13B | −1N | −6B | 3.5 | 43.0 | 44.0 | 13.75 | 1538 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Tokbergen, Tirek | 0 | KAZ | F | −7N | +18B | −17N | =13B | +16B | −11N | −9N | +22B | 3.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 11.25 | 1330 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Bakhyt, Asylzhan | 1525 | KAZ | F | −13B | =22N | F | +25B | −15N | +26N | +18B | −8B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 6.25 | 699 | -20.0 |
| 17 | Asilbek, Altynbek | 1516 | KAZ | F | =9N | +20B | +15B | =6N | −12N | −10B | −8N | F | 3.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 11.75 | 1215 | -55.6 |
| 18 | Demegenov, Iliyas | 0 | KAZ | −4B | +22N | −15N | F | −10B | +21N | =8B | −16N | =13B | 3.0 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 10.50 | 1228 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 557015830 | 0 | — | F | −4N | −11B | −10N | −20B | +25N | +22B | +23N | −12B | 3.0 | 32.0 | 33.0 | 5.50 | 735 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Bolatbekuly, Nurassyl | 0 | KAZ | −6N | −21B | −17N | +22B | +19N | +27B | −7N | F | −10B | 3.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 6.50 | 775 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Muzir, Dias | 0 | KAZ | −11B | +20N | −8N | F | −12B | −18B | +27N | −22N | +25B | 3.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 5.00 | 680 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 557015848 | 0 | — | −8N | −18B | =16B | −20N | F | +26B | −19N | +21B | −15N | 2.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 5.75 | 1307 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Beisenbay, Madiyar | 0 | KAZ | −2N | F | +27B | −11N | −9B | −13N | F | −19B | +26N | 2.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 2.00 | 949 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 557015821 | 0 | — | −10N | F | −9B | F | F | F | F | +26B | +27N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 2.00 | 735 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Askaruly, Tamirlan | 0 | KAZ | F | +26N | −14B | F | −16N | −19B | F | −27B | −21N | 1.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 1.00 | 701 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 557015805 | 0 | — | −5N | −25B | F | +27N | −8B | −22N | −16B | −24N | −23B | 1.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 1.00 | 750 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 557015856 | 0 | — | −12B | F | −23N | −26B | F | −20N | −21B | +25N | −24B | 1.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 1.00 | 607 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 557015813 | 0 | — | −7B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 741 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Tlekkabyl, AibekKAZ+72.08.0 pts · #3
- 2Bakbergen, MukagaliKAZ+28.45.5 pts · #7
- 3Kurmanbekov, BaryskhanKAZ+12.45.5 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Asilbek, AltynbekKAZ-55.63.0 pts · #15
- 2Shinaliev, BekarysKAZ-20.05.0 pts · #18
- 3Bakhyt, AsylzhanKAZ-20.03.5 pts · #26
Biggest upsets
- R6+115 Elo gap