Kazakhstan Womens Cup 2025
Round-RobinStandard
12 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 01 Dec 2025 to 12 Dec 2025 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. 12 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2304, and top seed was Afruza Khamdamova (🇺🇿 UZB, WGM, 2403).
Mariam Mkrtchyan (🇦🇲 ARM, WGM, 2353) won with 7.5/11, ahead of Alina Bivol (7.5) and Afruza Khamdamova (7.5). Mkrtchyan shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Mariya Kholyavko (WFM, 2204) beat Amina Kairbekova (WGM, 2353), a +149-point gap.
Location
🇰🇿Almaty, Kazakhstan
Dates
01 Dec 2025 → 12 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Round-robin · 11 rounds
Titled players · 12
IM×2
FM×2
WGM×3
WIM×4
WFM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×7
🇲🇳Mongolia×1
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×1
🇦🇲Armenia×1
🇷🇸Serbia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 12 · 11 roundsCo-leaders
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Khamdamova#1Bivol#2Mkrtchyan#3Munguntuul#4Kairbekova#5Serikbay#6Kurmangaliyeva#7Nurgaliyeva#8Lyutsinger#9Sultanbek#10Kholyavko#11Kaldarova#12
R9 · LEADER CHANGE10 Dec
WGM Mariam Mkrtchyan takes the sole lead (6.5/9).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
WGM Afruza Khamdamova drew with IM Alina Bivol (White).
R1–R11 · UNBEATEN
WGM Afruza Khamdamova 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 🇦🇲WGMMkrtchyan, Mariam | 2353 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 37.50 | 58.5 | +15.4 | 2400 |
| 2 | 🇷🇸IMBivol, Alina | 2360 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 36.75 | 58.5 | +6.6 | 2399 |
| 1 | 🇺🇿WGMKhamdamova, Afruza | 2403 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 36.00 | 58.5 | +0.2 | 2395 |
| 4 | 🇲🇳IMMunguntuul, Batkhuyag | 2334 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 7.0 | 33.75 | 59.0 | +5.8 | 2371 |
| 5 | 🇰🇿WGMKairbekova, Amina | 2353 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 6.5 | 36.25 | 59.5 | -4.6 | 2332 |
| 6 | 🇰🇿WIMSerikbay, Assel | 2221 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 6.0 | 31.25 | 60.0 | +27.4 | 2315 |
| 7 | 🇰🇿FMKurmangaliyeva, Liya | 2339 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 24.75 | 60.5 | -20.0 | 2268 |
| 8 | 🇰🇿WIMNurgaliyeva, Zarina | 2305 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 25.75 | 61.0 | -19.4 | 2235 |
| 9 | FMLyutsinger, Iren | 2169 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 21.25 | 61.5 | +12.8 | 2219 |
| 10 | 🇰🇿WIMSultanbek, Zeinep | 2163 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 14.75 | 62.5 | -5.2 | 2151 |
| 11 | 🇰🇿WFMKholyavko, Mariya | 2204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 3.0 | 15.25 | 63.0 | -48.3 | 2106 |
| 12 | 🇰🇿WIMKaldarova, Ayaulym | 2085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 2.5 | 13.75 | 63.5 | -8.0 | 2080 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Serikbay, AsselWIMKAZ+27.46.0 pts · #6
- 2Mkrtchyan, MariamWGMARM+15.47.5 pts · #3
- 3Lyutsinger, IrenFMFID+12.84.5 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Kholyavko, MariyaWFMKAZ-48.33.0 pts · #11
- 2Kurmangaliyeva, LiyaFMKAZ-20.05.5 pts · #7
- 3Nurgaliyeva, ZarinaWIMKAZ-19.45.0 pts · #8
Biggest upsets
- R8+149 Elo gap
- R8+136 Elo gap
- R10+132 Elo gap