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December Favorit qualification tournament 1

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15 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Dec 2025 to 13 Dec 2025 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 296, and top seed was Erali Mukhtar (πŸ‡°πŸ‡Ώ KAZ, 1548).

Kirill Lavronov (πŸ‡°πŸ‡Ώ KAZ, 0) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Sayan Sapayev (7.0) and Aivar Armanuly (7.0). Lavronov shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

Location
πŸ‡°πŸ‡ΏAlmaty, Kazakhstan
Dates
06 Dec 2025 β†’ 13 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 9 rounds
Avg top 10
296
Participants
15
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡°πŸ‡ΏKazakhstanΓ—10
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 9 rounds

Tight race until R6; 3 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
8
3
1
1
2
1
1
3
3
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Lavronov takes lead
Lavronov7Sapayev7Armanuly7She5.5Komekbay5.5Suleimenova5β€” ex-leaders:Armanulyled R3–R4, #12
R6 Β· LEADER CHANGE07 Dec

Kirill Lavronov takes the sole lead (5.0/6).

R9 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 7.0/9. Lavronov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (39.0).

R8 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Kirill Lavronov lost to Sayan Sapayev (Black).

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Kirill Lavronov*
0
1
1
2Sayan Sapayev
1
*
0
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3Aivar Armanuly
0
1
*
1
4Nurdaulet She
0
β€”
0
*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Lavronov, Kirill0KAZ+11Bβˆ’8N+6B+?N+3N+9B+5Bβˆ’2N+4B7.039.039.028.0016020.0
2Sapayev, Sayan0KAZ+4B+?Nβˆ’3Nβˆ’9B+11N+6B+7N+1B+8N7.038.538.528.5015620.0
3Armanuly, Aivar1479KAZ+12B+15N+2B+8Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’4N+13B+5N+6B7.038.039.026.50683-24.4
4Komekbay, Abay1476KAZβˆ’2N+7B+15B=5N+9N+3Bβˆ’8N+11Bβˆ’1N5.540.541.520.752360+24.4
5She, Nurdaulet0KAZβˆ’9N+?N+?B=4B+10N+8Bβˆ’1Nβˆ’3B+14B5.531.531.511.7515420.0
6FIDE 4470648200β€”+10Nβˆ’9Bβˆ’1N+15B+12Bβˆ’2N+?N+8Bβˆ’3N5.034.034.010.007600.0
7Suleimenova, Karima0KAZ+?Bβˆ’4N+13B+12Nβˆ’8B+?Nβˆ’2Bβˆ’14N+10B5.025.525.57.0015340.0
8FIDE 5570173010β€”F+1B+9Nβˆ’3B+7Nβˆ’5N+4Bβˆ’6Nβˆ’2B4.045.045.020.5015220.0
9FIDE 5570172630β€”+5B+6Nβˆ’8B+2Nβˆ’4Bβˆ’1NFFF3.036.036.017.506830.0
10Baibatyrov, Amir0KAZβˆ’6Bβˆ’12N+?B+14Nβˆ’5Bβˆ’13NF+?Bβˆ’7N3.022.522.52.0016040.0
11FIDE 5570172980β€”βˆ’1NFβˆ’12B+13Nβˆ’2B+14NFβˆ’4Nβˆ’?B2.028.528.54.006830.0
12FIDE 5570093920β€”βˆ’3N+10B+11Nβˆ’7Bβˆ’6Nβˆ’?Bβˆ’14BFβˆ’?N2.024.024.05.007720.0
13Altayuly, Arystan0KAZβˆ’15N+14Bβˆ’7Nβˆ’11BF+10Bβˆ’3Nβˆ’?BF2.020.020.05.007600.0
14Nagayeva, Ardak0KAZβˆ’?Bβˆ’13NFβˆ’10Bβˆ’?Nβˆ’11B+12N+7Bβˆ’5N2.019.519.57.007840.0
15Sovetkan, Assylzhan0KAZ+13Bβˆ’3Bβˆ’4Nβˆ’6Nβˆ’?BFFFF1.022.522.52.007420.0

Key insights

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