Kazakhstan Open Cup 2025
12 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 01 Dec 2025 to 12 Dec 2025 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. 12 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2580, and top seed was Aleksey Grebnev ( FID, GM, 2632).
Aram Hakobyan (🇦🇲 ARM, GM, 2613) won with 7.5/11, ahead of Dmitry Bocharov (7.0) and Aditya Mittal (6.5). Hakobyan shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Daniyal Sapenov (IM, 2440) beat Aditya Mittal (GM, 2624), a +184-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 12 · 11 roundsGM Aram Hakobyan led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Aram Hakobyan takes the sole lead (4.5/7).
GM Aram Hakobyan drew with GM Dmitry Bocharov (Black).
GM Aram Hakobyan went unbeaten across 11 games (R1–R11).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇦🇲GMHakobyan, Aram | 2613 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7.5 | 38.75 | 58.5 | +11.8 | 2691 |
| 2 | 🇷🇺GMBocharov, Dmitry | 2533 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 35.25 | 59.0 | +19.7 | 2667 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳GMAditya Mittal | 2624 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 34.00 | 59.5 | -0.1 | 2622 |
| 5 | 🇰🇿IMSapenov, Daniyal | 2440 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 6.0 | 33.75 | 60.0 | +24.7 | 2609 |
| 4 | 🇰🇿GMMakhnev, Denis | 2532 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 28.50 | 60.0 | +9.9 | 2601 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳GMSethuraman, S.P. | 2556 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 5.5 | 30.75 | 60.5 | +1.0 | 2563 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺GMSjugirov, Sanan | 2620 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 29.75 | 60.5 | -9.4 | 2557 |
| 8 | GMGrebnev, Aleksey | 2632 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 29.00 | 60.5 | -11.4 | 2556 |
| 9 | 🇸🇮GMDemchenko, Anton | 2631 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 25.50 | 61.0 | -16.3 | 2520 |
| 10 | 🇰🇿GMKazhgaleyev, Murtas | 2521 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 4.5 | 23.75 | 61.5 | -3.0 | 2501 |
| 12 | 🇰🇿GMNogerbek, Kazybek | 2539 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 3.5 | 20.50 | 62.5 | -16.3 | 2431 |
| 11 | 🇷🇺GMTsydypov, Zhamsaran | 2506 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | 3.5 | 16.50 | 62.5 | -10.6 | 2434 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Sapenov, DaniyalIMKAZ+24.76.0 pts · #5
- 2Bocharov, DmitryGMRUS+19.77.0 pts · #2
- 3Hakobyan, AramGMARM+11.87.5 pts · #1
- 1Nogerbek, KazybekGMKAZ-16.33.5 pts · #12
- 2Demchenko, AntonGMSLO-16.35.0 pts · #9
- 3Grebnev, AlekseyGMFID-11.45.5 pts · #8
- R8+184 Elo gap