KazChess Shymkent Winter tournament

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55 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 29 Nov 2025 to 07 Dec 2025 in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1678, and top seed was Berik Koshzhanov (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1957).

Aliriza Sharafiyev (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1792) won with 9.0/9, ahead of Babur Yussupov (7.0) and Aiaru Nurbol (6.5). Sharafiyev won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Kaldybek Tumar (1501) beat Berik Koshzhanov (1957), a +456-point gap.

Location

🇰🇿Shymkent, Kazakhstan

Dates

29 Nov 2025 → 07 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇰🇿Berik Koshzhanov1957

Avg top 10

1,678

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×53

Top 3

🥇
Aliriza Sharafiyev
🇰🇿KAZ·1792
9.0pts·2421perf+104.4
🥈
Babur Yussupov
🇰🇿KAZ·1609
7.0pts·1809perf+72.4
🥉
Aiaru Nurbol
🇰🇿KAZ·1572
6.5pts·1760perf+66.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Aliriza Sharafiyev led from R4; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Sharafiyev9Yussupov7Kurmanbek6.5Nurbol6.5Sailauev6.5Bakbergen6.5

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

Aliriza Sharafiyev never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Aliriza Sharafiyev beat Babur Yussupov (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Aliriza Sharafiyev 9 wins (R1–R9)Babur Yussupov 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Abylkassym Kurmanbek 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Aliriza Sharafiyev	*	1	—	1
2Babur Yussupov	0	*	—	½
3Abylkassym Kurmanbek	—	—	*	0
4Aiaru Nurbol	0	½	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Sharafiyev, Aliriza	1792	KAZ	+35N	+21B	+29N	+2B	+8N	+3B	+5N	+11B	+9N	9.0	46.5	50.0	50.00	2421	+104.4
2	Yussupov, Babur	1609	KAZ	+16B	+18N	+7B	−1N	+37B	+11B	+6N	=3B	=5N	7.0	50.5	54.0	38.50	1809	+72.4
3	Nurbol, Aiaru	1572	KAZ	=10B	+25N	+13B	+17N	+12B	−1N	+4B	=2N	=8B	6.5	50.5	55.0	36.50	1760	+66.8
4	Kurmanbek, Abylkassym	1665	KAZ	+22N	+6B	+15N	=8B	−11N	+14B	−3N	+7N	+12B	6.5	47.0	52.0	37.00	1734	+28.0
5	Sailauev, Erbolat	1731	KAZ	−13B	+55N	+22B	+28N	+29B	+7N	−1B	+18N	=2B	6.5	45.5	45.5	27.50	1645	-32.0
6	Bakbergen, Mukagali	1525	KAZ	+48B	−4N	=23B	+39N	+20B	+12N	−2B	+17N	+19B	6.5	42.0	44.0	28.25	1621	+41.2
7	Oraz, Eldos	1514	KAZ	+42N	+38B	−2N	+30B	+9N	−5B	+8N	−4B	+22N	6.0	44.5	48.0	28.00	1621	+33.6
8	Baurzhanuly, Mansur	1562	KAZ	+32N	+30B	+28B	=4N	−1B	+36N	−7B	+23N	=3N	6.0	44.5	48.0	26.50	1632	+21.2
9	Mukhit, Kaisar	1646	KAZ	+41B	−28N	+16B	+54N	−7B	+17N	+30N	+10B	−1B	6.0	43.0	44.0	25.00	1488	-44.0
10	Dzhambultay, Bakdaulet	0	KAZ	=3N	+43B	−14N	+38B	=24N	+26B	+28N	−9N	+18B	6.0	39.5	42.5	25.50	1539	0.0
11	Koshzhanov, Berik	1957	KAZ	+26B	−19N	+35B	+45N	+4B	−2N	+16B	−1N	=13B	5.5	46.5	49.5	25.75	1650	-102.4
12	Zhanaskyzy, Medina	1605	KAZ	+34N	+37B	+19N	=14B	−3N	−6B	+29N	+36B	−4N	5.5	41.5	45.0	22.75	1546	-26.0
13	Aralbay, Adilet	1415	KAZ	+5N	+36B	−3N	−29B	+15N	−28B	+49N	+30B	=11N	5.5	39.5	41.5	24.25	1607	+64.4
14	Tatish, Asylaym	1537	KAZ	=25B	+39N	+10B	=12N	=36B	−4N	−17B	+37N	+23B	5.5	39.0	42.5	24.25	1499	+2.0
15	Asilbek, Altynbek	1460	KAZ	+50B	+23N	−4B	−37N	−13B	=44N	+20B	+26N	+24B	5.5	37.0	39.0	22.00	1552	+10.0
16	Bekbolatuly, Kuanysh	0	KAZ	−2N	+51B	−9N	+49B	+21N	+35B	−11N	=28B	+36N	5.5	36.5	38.5	18.00	1600	0.0
17	Kurmanbekov, Baryskhan	1551	KAZ	+44N	+31B	=24N	−3B	+43N	−9B	+14N	−6B	=28N	5.0	40.0	43.0	19.75	1394	-47.2
18	Asan, Seitzhan	1453	KAZ	+51N	−2B	−30N	+42B	+25N	+24B	+31N	−5B	−10N	5.0	40.0	42.0	18.50	1465	-0.8
19	Kaldybek Tumar	1501	KAZ	+52N	+11B	−12B	=20N	=31N	−30B	+43N	+32B	−6N	5.0	37.5	39.5	19.00	1542	+4.0
20	Yerzhanov, Abylai	0	KAZ	+54N	−29B	+21N	=19B	−6N	=43B	−15N	+41B	+32N	5.0	36.5	37.5	17.50	1441	0.0
21	Daut, Almaz	1503	KAZ	+46B	−1N	−20B	+50N	−16B	+25N	−23B	+47N	+49B	5.0	35.5	37.5	13.50	1457	-6.8
22	Agzamov, Davlatbek	0	KAZ	−4B	+48N	−5N	−46B	+52N	+47B	+35N	+31B	−7B	5.0	33.5	35.5	13.50	1501	0.0
23	Ulykpan, Aisana	1409	KAZ	+49N	−15B	=6N	−31B	+34N	+39B	+21N	−8B	−14N	4.5	40.0	42.0	17.75	1365	-26.8
24	Kurmanbek, Arman	0	KAZ	+47B	+33N	=17B	−36N	=10B	−18N	+45B	=29B	−15N	4.5	36.0	38.0	16.50	1513	+46.0
25	Ulugbek, Muslimbek	0	KAZ	=14N	−3B	=38N	+41N	−18B	−21B	+50N	=35B	+40N	4.5	36.0	38.0	15.25	1295	0.0
26	Daulet, Alikhan	1453	KAZ	−11N	+42B	=31N	−43B	+38N	−10N	+44B	−15B	+35N	4.5	34.5	37.5	15.50	1569	+21.2
27	Kochkarova, Kamila	1461	KAZ	−31N	=44B	−43N	−40B	+48B	−34N	+55N	+50B	+38N	4.5	25.0	25.0	9.00	2270	+20.4
28	Kudaibergen, Bizhan	1473	KAZ	F	+9B	−8N	−5B	+32N	+13N	−10B	=16N	=17B	4.0	44.5	44.5	20.75	1588	+26.8
29	Yunusaliev, Saydali	1524	KAZ	+55B	+20N	−1B	+13N	−5N	=37B	−12B	=24N	−46B	4.0	42.5	42.5	14.50	1448	-22.8
30	Tatish, Dinmukhammed	1596	KAZ	+45B	−8N	+18B	−7N	F	+19N	−9B	−13N	+33B	4.0	40.5	41.5	17.00	1514	-36.0
31	Arapat, Dosbol	1452	KAZ	+27B	−17N	=26B	+23N	=19B	+45N	−18B	−22N	−37B	4.0	37.0	40.0	16.75	1498	0.0
32	Kazachkov, Yan	0	KAZ	−8B	+53N	−45B	+47N	−28B	+33N	+46B	−19N	−20B	4.0	32.0	33.5	10.50	1382	0.0
33	Tumari, Alikhan	1522	KAZ	+40N	−24B	−37N	+44B	−35N	−32B	+39N	+43B	−30N	4.0	29.5	32.5	13.00	623	-51.2
34	Demegenov, Iliyas	0	KAZ	−12B	=47N	−39B	+48N	−23B	+27B	−40N	=44N	+43B	4.0	29.5	31.5	12.00	1421	0.0
35	Dzhamatova, Shahrizoda	1453	KAZ	−1B	+46N	−11N	+52B	+33B	−16N	−22B	=25N	−26B	3.5	41.0	43.0	11.25	1459	-2.4
36	Bimurza, Aisultan	1561	KAZ	F	−13N	+41B	+24B	=14N	−8B	+37N	−12N	−16B	3.5	39.5	39.5	14.25	1351	-58.8
37	Beisenbay, Madiyar	0	KAZ	F	−12N	+33B	+15B	−2N	=29N	−36B	−14B	+31N	3.5	39.0	39.0	15.50	1448	0.0
38	Malikova, Ayaulym	1479	KAZ	+53B	−7N	=25B	−10N	−26B	−40B	+51N	+39N	−27B	3.5	34.5	36.0	9.25	676	-59.2
39	Yranov, Talgat	0	KAZ	=43N	−14B	+34N	−6B	+40N	−23N	−33B	−38B	+55N	3.5	34.5	34.5	9.00	690	0.0
40	Nurakhmet, Nabiya	0	KAZ	−33B	−45N	=48B	+27N	−39B	+38N	+34B	−46N	−25B	3.5	30.0	32.0	13.00	1485	0.0
41	Alimbet, Damir	0	KAZ	−9N	+52B	−36N	−25B	+51N	−49B	+53B	−20N	=42B	3.5	28.5	30.0	7.25	811	0.0
42	Saitov, Asylkhan	1609	KAZ	−7B	−26N	+53B	−18N	F	=51B	=48N	+55B	=41N	3.5	26.5	26.5	5.25	673	-81.6
43	Ulykpan, Ayat	0	KAZ	=39B	−10N	+27B	+26N	−17B	=20N	−19B	−33N	−34N	3.0	38.0	41.5	13.25	1422	0.0
44	Moskalenko, Kristina	0	KAZ	−17B	=27N	=47B	−33N	+53N	=15B	−26N	=34B	F	3.0	31.0	31.0	9.50	1304	0.0
45	Dosmakhanbet, Danelya	1466	KAZ	−30N	+40B	+32N	−11B	+46N	−31B	−24N	F	F	3.0	30.5	30.5	10.50	842	-27.2
46	Shaimerdenov, Bektore	0	KAZ	−21N	−35B	F	+22N	−45B	F	−32N	+40B	+29N	3.0	29.0	29.0	12.50	1290	0.0
47	Maksat, Adiya	1486	KAZ	−24N	=34B	=44N	−32B	F	−22N	F	−21B	+48N	2.0	31.0	32.0	5.50	647	-44.4
48	Tastemir, Sanzhar	0	KAZ	−6N	−22B	=40N	−34B	−27N	F	=42B	+52N	−47B	2.0	31.0	31.0	5.50	684	0.0
49	Sabyt, Aslan	0	KAZ	−23B	F	F	−16N	+50B	+41N	−13B	F	−21N	2.0	30.0	30.0	5.50	657	0.0
50	Sadygali, Bayan	0	KAZ	−15N	−54B	+51N	−21B	−49N	+52B	−25B	−27N	F	2.0	26.5	26.5	4.00	684	0.0
51	FIDE 447070447	0	—	−18B	−16N	−50B	+55N	−41B	=42N	−38B	=53N	F	2.0	24.5	24.5	2.50	664	0.0
52	Shamen, Sandugash	0	KAZ	−19B	−41N	+55B	−35N	−22B	−50N	F	−48B	+53B	2.0	22.5	22.5	1.50	665	0.0
53	Sabyrkhan, Aisultan	0	KAZ	−38N	−32B	−42N	F	−44B	+55B	−41N	=51B	−52N	1.5	21.5	21.5	1.00	670	0.0
54	Zhanibek, Alikhan	1465	KAZ	−20B	+50N	F	−9B	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	24.0	24.0	2.00	851	-10.4
55	FIDE 447099909	0	—	−29N	−5B	−52N	−51B	F	−53N	−27B	−42N	−39B	0.0	27.5	27.5	0.00	782	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Sharafiyev, AlirizaKAZ
+104.4
9.0 pts · #1
2Yussupov, BaburKAZ
+72.4
7.0 pts · #4
3Nurbol, AiaruKAZ
+66.8
6.5 pts · #5

Top rating losers

1Koshzhanov, BerikKAZ
-102.4
5.5 pts · #7
2Saitov, AsylkhanKAZ
-81.6
3.5 pts · #49
3Malikova, AyaulymKAZ
-59.2
3.5 pts · #47

Biggest upsets

R2+456 Elo gap
Kaldybek Tumar1501 beat Koshzhanov, Berik1957
R6+348 Elo gap
Yussupov, Babur1609 beat Koshzhanov, Berik1957
R1+316 Elo gap
Aralbay, Adilet1415 beat Sailauev, Erbolat1731