Almaty Championship 2025 U15

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56 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Oct 2025 to 02 Nov 2025 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1843, and top seed was Daryn Dairov (🇰🇿 KAZ, 2093).

Daryn Dairov (🇰🇿 KAZ, 2093) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Kuanysh Dzhumakanov (8.5) and Askar Sartbayev (6.5). Dairov shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Kuanysh Orymbay (1417) beat Abubakir Saken (1727), a +310-point gap.

Location

🇰🇿Almaty, Kazakhstan

Dates

25 Oct 2025 → 02 Nov 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇰🇿Daryn Dairov2093

Avg top 10

1,843

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×49

FIDE (no federation)×1

Top 3

🥇
Daryn Dairov
🇰🇿KAZ·2093
8.5pts·2252perf+41.4
🥈
Kuanysh Dzhumakanov
🇰🇿KAZ·1971
8.5pts·2222perf+82.0
🥉
Askar Sartbayev
🇰🇿KAZ·1806
6.5pts·1903perf+52.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 8.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Dzhumakanov8.5Dairov8.5Sailau6.5Sartbayev6.5Orymbay6Rizaidenov6

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 8.5/9. Dairov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.0).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Kuanysh Dzhumakanov drew with Daryn Dairov (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Kuanysh Dzhumakanov 5+3 wins (R1–R5, R7–R9)Daryn Dairov 5+3 wins (R1–R5, R7–R9)Bekarys Sailau 3 wins (R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Kuanysh Dzhumakanov	*	½	—	1
2Daryn Dairov	½	*	1	1
3Bekarys Sailau	—	0	*	—
4Askar Sartbayev	0	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Dairov, Daryn	2093	KAZ	+34N	+32B	+15N	+8B	+3N	=2B	+9N	+4B	+23B	8.5	46.0	50.0	45.75	2252	+41.4
2	Dzhumakanov, Kuanysh	1971	KAZ	+20N	+38B	+24N	+9B	+8N	=1N	+3B	+15B	+10N	8.5	46.0	49.5	45.25	2222	+82.0
3	Sartbayev, Askar	1806	KAZ	+35N	+25B	+18N	+23B	−1B	+14N	−2N	+9B	=8N	6.5	47.5	51.5	31.75	1903	+52.0
4	Sailau, Bekarys	1791	KAZ	+28B	=30N	=48B	=16N	+6B	+17N	+23B	−1N	+11B	6.5	43.5	45.5	31.25	1796	+7.2
5	Orymbay, Kuanysh	1417	KAZ	−16B	+47N	−12B	+55N	−11B	+39N	+29B	+32N	+15B	6.0	36.0	36.5	20.50	1642	+62.0
6	Rizaidenov, Magellan	1563	KAZ	+53N	−8B	=52N	+26B	−4N	=28B	+36N	+34B	+18N	6.0	35.5	37.0	22.00	1640	+16.8
7	Alzhanov, Nurali	1529	KAZ	+54B	−15N	−39B	+19N	+44B	+29N	−8B	+33N	+16B	6.0	35.5	36.5	22.50	1766	+46.4
8	Seilbay, Timur	1897	KAZ	+43B	+6N	F	−1N	−2B	+13B	+7N	+16N	=3B	5.5	51.0	54.0	28.75	1858	-2.4
9	Kazhmurat, Altair	2013	KAZ	+42B	+12N	+41B	−2N	+24B	+16N	−1B	−3N	=13B	5.5	47.5	51.0	24.75	1832	-64.0
10	Rustembek, Insar	1687	KAZ	=33B	=19N	−20B	+54N	+39B	=11N	+18B	+22N	−2B	5.5	41.5	42.5	21.75	1608	-24.0
11	Khan, Alexandr	1542	KAZ	+26N	−24B	+49N	−15B	+5N	=10B	+32N	+25B	−4N	5.5	40.5	42.5	23.75	1628	+30.4
12	Khalik, Nurasyl	1572	KAZ	+40N	−9B	+5N	−14B	=26N	+43B	+17B	−23N	+27B	5.5	39.0	42.0	24.25	1593	+1.2
13	Genyultash, Mustafa Kadri	1552	KAZ	+37B	=16N	=29B	−41N	+33B	−8N	+31B	+21N	=9N	5.5	38.0	41.5	25.00	1693	+35.2
14	Kazymbetov, Abzal	1520	KAZ	=44B	=33N	+54B	+12N	+43B	−3B	−15N	=27N	+30B	5.5	36.0	37.0	19.75	1699	+46.4
15	Niyazbek, Nurtileu	1714	KAZ	+31N	+7B	−1B	+11N	=17B	=18N	+14B	−2N	−5N	5.0	50.0	54.5	26.50	1646	-30.4
16	Svarov, Ilkham	1728	KAZ	+5N	=13B	+27N	=4B	+32N	−9B	+34N	−8B	−7N	5.0	43.5	47.5	24.50	1663	-26.8
17	Adilzhanuly, Nurasyl	1552	KAZ	+46N	+29B	F	+34B	=15N	−4B	−12N	+26B	=22N	5.0	40.5	43.5	21.00	1641	+27.6
18	Beisen, Arsen	1526	KAZ	+55N	+22B	−3B	+48N	=41B	=15B	−10N	+19N	−6B	5.0	38.5	39.0	16.75	1601	+26.4
19	Kaken, Amir	0	KAZ	=23N	=10B	=25N	−7B	=38N	+48B	+35N	−18B	+34N	5.0	37.0	39.0	19.00	1575	0.0
20	Kaliyeva, Adiya	1487	KAZ	−2B	+45N	+10N	−24B	−25N	=49B	+43N	+38B	=29N	5.0	37.0	39.0	18.25	1647	+54.8
21	Gazizov, Ibrahim	1513	KAZ	−27N	+40B	−26N	+49B	+45N	=32B	=25N	−13B	+33N	5.0	33.5	35.5	16.75	1432	-12.4
22	Khalilzade, Faradj	1573	KAZ	+56B	−18N	=28B	−43N	+50N	+35B	+26N	−10B	=17B	5.0	33.5	33.5	15.25	1408	-36.8
23	Maletskiy, Gleb	1591	KAZ	=19B	+44N	+30B	−3N	+28B	F	−4N	+12B	−1N	4.5	44.5	47.5	20.00	1697	+29.6
24	Jumadilov, Arsen	1646	KAZ	+52B	+11N	−2B	+20N	−9N	−34B	=27B	−30N	+39B	4.5	41.0	42.5	17.75	1556	-34.8
25	Ten, Stanislav	1555	KAZ	+47B	−3N	=19B	=33N	+20B	=27N	=21B	−11N	=31B	4.5	40.0	43.0	19.50	1499	-13.6
26	Tleuzhan, Batyrzhan	0	KAZ	−11B	+51N	+21B	−6N	=12B	+30N	−22B	−17N	+43B	4.5	39.5	41.5	17.25	1495	0.0
27	Yeskermes, Abzal	0	KAZ	+21B	=48N	−16B	+30N	=29B	=25B	=24N	=14B	−12N	4.5	39.0	41.0	20.00	1600	0.0
28	Tairkyzy, Aiya	1467	KAZ	−4N	+46B	=22N	+38B	−23N	=6N	−33B	=36B	+40N	4.5	37.0	40.0	17.50	1528	+13.2
29	Saken, Abubakir	1727	KAZ	+51B	−17N	=13N	+52B	=27N	−7B	−5N	+46B	=20B	4.5	37.0	38.5	14.00	1270	-114.8
30	Li, Alexander	1556	KAZ	+50N	=4B	−23N	−27B	+52N	−26B	+49N	+24B	−14N	4.5	34.0	35.5	13.25	1549	-4.0
31	Amirbek, Yerassyl	0	KAZ	−15B	+37N	−32N	−50B	+53N	+45B	−13N	+48B	=25N	4.5	30.0	31.5	12.75	1444	0.0
32	Meiram, Kurmet	1567	KAZ	+45B	−1N	+31B	+39N	−16B	=21N	−11B	−5B	=36N	4.0	42.0	45.0	15.50	1271	-66.4
33	Asatov, Diasyl	0	KAZ	=10N	=14B	=38N	=25B	−13N	+50B	+28N	−7B	−21B	4.0	40.0	42.0	16.00	1459	0.0
34	Akbay, Darina	1509	KAZ	−1B	+56N	+55B	−17N	+48B	+24N	−16B	−6N	−19B	4.0	36.5	36.5	7.00	1540	+2.0
35	Zamanbek, Kazbek	1473	KAZ	−3B	−39N	=44B	+37N	+40B	−22N	−19B	=43N	+47B	4.0	33.5	36.5	13.50	1331	-21.2
36	Aubakirov, Arlan	0	FID	−41B	−54N	+47B	−44N	+55B	+42N	−6B	=28N	=32B	4.0	28.5	29.0	11.25	1486	0.0
37	FIDE 557015422	0	—	−13N	−31B	=40N	−35B	+47N	+52B	−38N	+49B	=51N	4.0	28.0	29.5	9.25	722	0.0
38	Karbuzov, Ansar	1557	KAZ	+39B	−2N	=33B	−28N	=19B	=44N	+37B	−20N	F	3.5	38.0	41.0	13.50	831	-50.4
39	Sarbassov, Arnur	0	KAZ	−38N	+35B	+7N	−32B	−10N	−5B	=40N	+52B	−24N	3.5	37.0	38.5	13.25	1396	0.0
40	Manarbek, Kharis	0	KAZ	−12B	−21N	=37B	+46B	−35N	=51N	=39B	+44N	−28B	3.5	32.5	34.5	10.75	707	0.0
41	Kinerbayev, Alan	1681	KAZ	+36N	+49B	−9N	+13B	=18N	F	F	F	F	3.5	26.5	26.5	14.00	1696	-0.4
42	Asatov, Daniyal	1508	KAZ	−9N	=53B	=50N	−45B	+46N	−36B	+54N	=51B	F	3.5	24.5	25.5	6.75	1108	-3.2
43	Nurzhan, Amir	1484	KAZ	−8N	=50B	+53N	+22B	−14N	−12N	−20B	=35B	−26N	3.0	37.0	38.5	9.50	1384	-35.2
44	Yermekuly, Nurali	0	KAZ	=14N	−23B	=35N	+36B	−7N	=38B	−48N	−40B	=49N	3.0	33.0	35.0	11.50	1345	0.0
45	Naralkhan, Fatima	0	KAZ	−32N	−20B	+51B	+42N	−21B	−31N	−46N	+54B	F	3.0	29.0	30.0	6.50	1325	0.0
46	Tasbulat, Insar	0	KAZ	−17B	−28N	+56B	−40N	−42B	+47N	+45B	−29N	F	3.0	28.5	28.5	6.00	764	0.0
47	FIDE 447072199	0	—	−25N	−5B	−36N	+56N	−37B	−46B	+53N	+55B	−35N	3.0	27.5	27.5	2.00	686	0.0
48	Dyussekhanov, Arman	1581	KAZ	F	=27B	=4N	−18B	−34N	−19N	+44B	−31N	F	2.0	35.5	35.5	8.50	1338	-36.0
49	FIDE 447096373	0	—	F	−41N	−11B	−21N	+54B	=20N	−30B	−37N	=44B	2.0	31.5	31.5	5.00	1189	0.0
50	Tagan, Darkhan	0	KAZ	−30B	=43N	=42B	+31N	−22B	−33N	F	F	F	2.0	26.5	26.5	7.75	1325	0.0
51	Alibekuly, Akhmet	0	KAZ	−29N	−26B	−45N	=53B	F	=40B	F	=42N	=37B	2.0	26.5	26.5	6.25	1425	0.0
52	Baimakhanov, Nadir	0	KAZ	−24N	F	=6B	−29N	−30B	−37N	+55B	−39N	F	1.5	30.5	30.5	3.50	1301	0.0
53	FIDE 557015414	0	—	−6B	=42N	−43B	=51N	−31B	=55N	−47B	F	F	1.5	22.5	22.5	3.00	1246	0.0
54	Tolybek, Karas	0	KAZ	−7N	+36B	−14N	−10B	−49N	F	−42B	−45N	F	1.0	30.0	30.0	4.00	763	0.0
55	FIDE 447015616	0	—	−18B	F	−34N	−5B	−36N	=53B	−52N	−47N	F	0.5	26.0	26.0	0.75	693	0.0
56	FIDE 447072393	0	—	−22N	−34B	−46N	−47B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	17.0	17.0	0.00	720	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Dzhumakanov, KuanyshKAZ
+82.0
8.5 pts · #1
2Orymbay, KuanyshKAZ
+62.0
6.0 pts · #14
3Kaliyeva, AdiyaKAZ
+54.8
5.0 pts · #12

Top rating losers

1Saken, AbubakirKAZ
-114.8
4.5 pts · #40
2Meiram, KurmetKAZ
-66.4
4.0 pts · #43
3Kazhmurat, AltairKAZ
-64.0
5.5 pts · #5

Biggest upsets

R7+310 Elo gap
Orymbay, Kuanysh1417 beat Saken, Abubakir1727
R9+297 Elo gap
Orymbay, Kuanysh1417 beat Niyazbek, Nurtileu1714
R8+207 Elo gap
Sartbayev, Askar1806 beat Kazhmurat, Altair2013