Shymkent Championship G16 2025
11 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 15 Nov 2025 to 21 Nov 2025 in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 903, and top seed was Ayala Kuanyshbay (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1609).
Ayala Kuanyshbay (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1609) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Amina Zhunisbay (5.0) and Alina Muratzhankyzy (5.0). Kuanyshbay won solo starting round 5.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsAyala Kuanyshbay led from R5; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Ayala Kuanyshbay never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
Ayala Kuanyshbay beat Amina Zhunisbay (White).
Ayala Kuanyshbay 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Amina Zhunisbay 3 wins (R2–R4)Alina Muratzhankyzy 4 wins (R4–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ayala Kuanyshbay | * | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 2Amina Zhunisbay | 0 | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Alina Muratzhankyzy | 0 | 1 | * | 0 |
| 4Suzge Kadyrali | ½ | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuanyshbay, Ayala | 1609 | KAZ | +2B | +3N | +5B | =4N | +6B | +7N | +8B | 6.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 22.50 | 1848 | +55.2 |
| 2 | Zhunisbay, Amina | 1432 | KAZ | −1N | +7B | +10N | +6B | −3N | +4B | +5N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 13.50 | 1584 | +44.8 |
| 3 | Muratzhankyzy, Alina | 1491 | KAZ | +7N | −1B | −4N | +10B | +2B | +9N | +11N | 5.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 10.00 | 1369 | -20.0 |
| 4 | Kadyrali, Suzge | 1495 | KAZ | +9B | +8N | +3B | =1B | =5N | −2N | F | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 13.00 | 1505 | +4.4 |
| 5 | Aubakir, Inzhu | 1531 | KAZ | +11N | +6B | −1N | +9B | =4B | −8N | −2B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 7.00 | 1401 | -30.8 |
| 6 | Yakupova, Anel | 1470 | KAZ | +10B | −5N | +8B | −2N | −1N | F | +9B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 709 | -53.6 |
| 7 | Satybaldy, Inkar | 0 | KAZ | −3B | −2N | +11N | F | F | −1B | +10N | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 2.00 | 695 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 557011133 | 0 | — | F | −4B | −6N | +11B | F | +5B | −1N | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 4.50 | 1324 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Idrisova, Zhasmin | 0 | KAZ | −4N | −11B | F | −5N | +10B | −3B | −6N | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1.00 | 697 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Shamen, Sandugash | 0 | KAZ | −6N | F | −2B | −3N | −9N | +11B | −7B | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.00 | 662 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Amir, Aiaru | 0 | KAZ | −5B | +9N | −7B | −8N | F | −10N | −3B | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 714 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kuanyshbay, AyalaKAZ+55.26.5 pts · #1
- 2Zhunisbay, AminaKAZ+44.85.0 pts · #2
- 3Kadyrali, SuzgeKAZ+4.44.0 pts · #3
- 1Yakupova, AnelKAZ-53.63.0 pts · #8
- 2Aubakir, InzhuKAZ-30.83.5 pts · #4
- 3Muratzhankyzy, AlinaKAZ-20.05.0 pts · #5