December Favorit qualification tournament 1
Open SwissStandard
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 (π°πΏ KAZ, 1548).
Kirill Lavronov (π°πΏ 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
π°πΏAlmaty, 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
π°πΏKazakhstanΓ10
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 9 roundsTight race until R6; 3 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
8
3
1
1
2
1
1
3
3
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kirill Lavronov | * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Sayan Sapayev | 1 | * | 0 | β |
| 3Aivar Armanuly | 0 | 1 | * | 1 |
| 4Nurdaulet She | 0 | β | 0 | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lavronov, Kirill | 0 | KAZ | +11B | β8N | +6B | +?N | +3N | +9B | +5B | β2N | +4B | 7.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 28.00 | 1602 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Sapayev, Sayan | 0 | KAZ | +4B | +?N | β3N | β9B | +11N | +6B | +7N | +1B | +8N | 7.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 28.50 | 1562 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Armanuly, Aivar | 1479 | KAZ | +12B | +15N | +2B | +8N | β1B | β4N | +13B | +5N | +6B | 7.0 | 38.0 | 39.0 | 26.50 | 683 | -24.4 |
| 4 | Komekbay, Abay | 1476 | KAZ | β2N | +7B | +15B | =5N | +9N | +3B | β8N | +11B | β1N | 5.5 | 40.5 | 41.5 | 20.75 | 2360 | +24.4 |
| 5 | She, Nurdaulet | 0 | KAZ | β9N | +?N | +?B | =4B | +10N | +8B | β1N | β3B | +14B | 5.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 11.75 | 1542 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 447064820 | 0 | β | +10N | β9B | β1N | +15B | +12B | β2N | +?N | +8B | β3N | 5.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 10.00 | 760 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Suleimenova, Karima | 0 | KAZ | +?B | β4N | +13B | +12N | β8B | +?N | β2B | β14N | +10B | 5.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 7.00 | 1534 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 557017301 | 0 | β | F | +1B | +9N | β3B | +7N | β5N | +4B | β6N | β2B | 4.0 | 45.0 | 45.0 | 20.50 | 1522 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 557017263 | 0 | β | +5B | +6N | β8B | +2N | β4B | β1N | F | F | F | 3.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 17.50 | 683 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Baibatyrov, Amir | 0 | KAZ | β6B | β12N | +?B | +14N | β5B | β13N | F | +?B | β7N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 2.00 | 1604 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 557017298 | 0 | β | β1N | F | β12B | +13N | β2B | +14N | F | β4N | β?B | 2.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 4.00 | 683 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 557009392 | 0 | β | β3N | +10B | +11N | β7B | β6N | β?B | β14B | F | β?N | 2.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 5.00 | 772 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Altayuly, Arystan | 0 | KAZ | β15N | +14B | β7N | β11B | F | +10B | β3N | β?B | F | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 5.00 | 760 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Nagayeva, Ardak | 0 | KAZ | β?B | β13N | F | β10B | β?N | β11B | +12N | +7B | β5N | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 7.00 | 784 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Sovetkan, Assylzhan | 0 | KAZ | +13B | β3B | β4N | β6N | β?B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 2.00 | 742 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Komekbay, AbayKAZ+24.45.5 pts Β· #5
- 2Suleimenova, KarimaKAZ0.05.0 pts Β· #4
- 3She, NurdauletKAZ0.05.5 pts Β· #3
Top rating losers
- 1Armanuly, AivarKAZ-24.47.0 pts Β· #12
- 2Suleimenova, KarimaKAZ0.05.0 pts Β· #4
- 3She, NurdauletKAZ0.05.5 pts Β· #3