KAZAKHSTAN CHILDREN CUP 2025 FINAL
16 players participated in this 28-round tournament, held from 05 Dec 2025 to 12 Dec 2025 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2012, and top seed was Akylzhan Meirkhanuly (🇰🇿 KAZ, FM, 2340).
Akylzhan Meirkhanuly (🇰🇿 KAZ, FM, 2340) won with 6.0/28, ahead of Aldiyar Zharas (6.0) and Altynbek Qusaiyn (3.0).
The biggest upset came in round 3: Aldiyar Zharas (CM, 2085) beat Akylzhan Meirkhanuly (FM, 2340), a +255-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 28 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 6.0/28, decided on Buchholz.
FM Akylzhan Meirkhanuly takes the sole lead (4.0/7).
2 players finish on 6.0/28. Meirkhanuly takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (22.0).
CM Aldiyar Zharas 1.0–1.0 against FM Akylzhan Meirkhanuly (R3 1-0, R4 0-1) — decisive in 2/2.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMAldiyar Zharas | * | 1 0 | — | 1 ½ |
| 2FMAkylzhan Meirkhanuly | 0 1 | * | 1 ½ | — |
| 3Altynbek Qusaiyn | — | 0 ½ | * | ½ ½ |
| 4Kirill Babkin | 0 ½ | — | ½ ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | R15 | R16 | R17 | R18 | R19 | R20 | R21 | R22 | R23 | R24 | R25 | R26 | R27 | R28 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meirkhanuly, AkylzhanFM | 2340 | KAZ | +13B | +13N | −2B | +2N | F | F | +3B | =3N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =5N | +5B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 13.50 | 2186 | -21.2 |
| 2 | Zharas, AldiyarCM | 2085 | KAZ | +14B | +14N | +1N | −1B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =8N | +8B | +4B | =4N | — | — | — | — | 6.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 12.00 | 2167 | +36.8 |
| 3 | Qusaiyn, Altynbek | 2007 | KAZ | +11B | =11N | F | F | F | F | −1N | =1B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =4B | =4N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 6.25 | 2014 | -2.4 |
| 4 | Babkin, Kirill | 1905 | KAZ | +9N | −9B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −2N | =2B | F | F | =3N | =3B | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 7.00 | 1964 | +17.6 |
| 5 | Amreyev, Azat | 1920 | KAZ | +12N | =12B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =1B | −1N | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.75 | 2125 | +34.4 |
| 6 | Kodiri, Pairavi | 2012 | TJK | +15B | +15N | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2569 | +16.0 |
| 7 | Almazuly, Azamat | 1995 | KAZ | +16B | +16N | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2592 | +19.2 |
| 8 | Amankos, Zhanbolat | 1919 | KAZ | −10N | +10B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =2B | −2N | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 1930 | +0.8 |
| 9 | Ainakul, Nurislam | 1969 | KAZ | −4B | +4N | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1905 | -7.2 |
| 10 | Bakyt, Ibrahim | 1948 | KAZ | +8B | −8N | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1918 | -3.2 |
| 11 | Aman Eraly | 1795 | KAZ | −3N | =3B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1814 | +1.6 |
| 12 | Baisalbekov, Maksat | 1929 | KAZ | −5B | =5N | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1727 | -20.8 |
| 13 | Atnash, Ali | 1649 | KAZ | −1N | −1B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 1250 | -6.4 |
| 14 | Turdybay, Sanzhar | 1717 | KAZ | −2N | −2B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 1285 | -8.8 |
| 15 | Murat, Yeskendir | 1768 | KAZ | −6N | −6B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1214 | -16.0 |
| 16 | Amanbek, Dias | 1799 | KAZ | −7N | −7B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1196 | -19.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Zharas, AldiyarCMKAZ+36.86.0 pts · #1
- 2Amreyev, AzatKAZ+34.42.0 pts · #6
- 3Almazuly, AzamatKAZ+19.22.0 pts · #7
- 1Meirkhanuly, AkylzhanFMKAZ-21.26.0 pts · #2
- 2Baisalbekov, MaksatKAZ-20.80.5 pts · #12
- 3Amanbek, DiasKAZ-19.20.0 pts · #15
- R3+255 Elo gap