Maestro Classic december 2

Open SwissStandard

35 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 13 Dec 2025 to 21 Dec 2025 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1641, and top seed was Asanali Shakhman (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1763).

Nurdaulet Kairken (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1725) won with 7.5/8, ahead of Asanali Shakhman (6.5) and Yasmin Apenova (5.5). Kairken won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Akniet Zhapar (1414) beat Muhammedgali Abdikayim (1637), a +223-point gap.

Location

🇰🇿Astana, Kazakhstan

Dates

13 Dec 2025 → 21 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 8 rounds

Top seed

🇰🇿Asanali Shakhman1763

Avg top 10

1,641

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×35

Top 3

🥇
Nurdaulet Kairken
🇰🇿KAZ·1725
7.5pts·2030perf+82.8
🥈
Asanali Shakhman
🇰🇿KAZ·1763
6.5pts·1821perf+22.4
🥉
Yasmin Apenova
🇰🇿KAZ·1554
5.5pts·1618perf+17.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Nurdaulet Kairken led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Kairken7.5Shakhman6.5Moldashev5.5Usmanov5.5Sadu5.5Apenova5.5

R4–R8 · LEAD HELD

Nurdaulet Kairken never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Nurdaulet Kairken beat Asanali Shakhman (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Nurdaulet Kairken 6 wins (R1–R6)Asanali Shakhman 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Alim Moldashev 4 wins (R4–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Nurdaulet Kairken	*	1	1	—
2Asanali Shakhman	0	*	—	½
3Alim Moldashev	0	—	*	—
4Dias Usmanov	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kairken, Nurdaulet	1725	KAZ	+10B	+4N	+12B	+2N	+8B	+17N	=3B	+6B	7.5	36.5	40.5	37.75	2030	+82.8
2	Shakhman, Asanali	1763	KAZ	+18N	+24B	+3N	−1B	+19N	+4B	+8N	=5B	6.5	36.0	39.0	28.75	1821	+22.4
3	Apenova, Yasmin	1554	KAZ	+11B	+30N	−2B	+13N	=9B	+10N	=1N	=7B	5.5	37.0	39.0	24.00	1618	+17.6
4	Sadu, Asanali	1533	KAZ	+28N	−1B	+16N	+23B	=7N	−2N	+22B	+11N	5.5	33.5	36.0	19.50	1655	+38.4
5	Usmanov, Dias	1642	KAZ	+31B	−9N	+27B	−8N	+13B	+25N	+12B	=2N	5.5	30.5	32.5	20.25	1649	+1.8
6	Moldashev, Alim	1510	KAZ	=29N	+14B	−19N	+33B	+22B	+9N	+17B	−1N	5.5	29.0	30.5	18.50	1662	+44.4
7	Eshmuratov, Sanzhar	1590	KAZ	=19B	=13N	=11B	+14N	=4B	=15N	+10B	=3N	5.0	33.5	37.0	23.00	1643	+15.6
8	Yerseit, Amir	1682	KAZ	=14N	+29B	+22N	+5B	−1N	F	−2B	+9N	4.5	35.0	37.0	17.25	1660	-4.4
9	Ospanov, Alen	1531	KAZ	+26N	+5B	+23N	−19B	=3N	−6B	+16N	−8B	4.5	31.5	34.5	18.25	1554	+2.0
10	Bisengaliev, Amilkar	1475	KAZ	−1N	+28B	=33N	+11B	+23N	−3B	−7N	+20B	4.5	31.5	33.0	14.25	1531	+15.2
11	Khuanbai, Yerkhanat	0	KAZ	−3N	+18B	=7N	−10N	+28B	+24B	+20N	−4B	4.5	31.0	33.5	15.50	1523	0.0
12	Murat, Ali	1606	KAZ	+35N	+20B	−1N	−25B	+18N	=16B	−5N	+22B	4.5	30.5	30.5	12.50	1566	-18.4
13	Bolat, Salimkhan	0	KAZ	=21N	=7B	+24N	−3B	−5N	+23B	+25B	=15B	4.5	30.0	33.0	15.50	1596	0.0
14	Toktaganov, Tleukhan	1466	KAZ	=8B	−6N	+21N	−7B	−16N	+34B	+33N	+23B	4.5	27.0	28.5	11.75	1505	+4.8
15	Abdikayim, Muhammedgali	1637	KAZ	−22N	−16B	+29N	=28B	+34N	=7B	+26B	=13N	4.5	24.0	25.5	12.50	1219	-64.4
16	Zhapar, Akniet	1414	KAZ	−17B	+15N	−4B	+30N	+14B	=12N	−9B	=24N	4.0	30.5	32.5	14.75	1511	+32.0
17	Amangeldi, Kanysh	1573	KAZ	+16N	−22B	+34N	+20B	+25N	−1B	−6N	F	4.0	28.0	28.0	12.00	1523	-16.4
18	Balgabekkyzy, Gulnisa	1487	KAZ	−2B	−11N	+35B	+32N	−12B	−20N	+30B	+29N	4.0	25.0	25.0	6.00	1389	-19.2
19	Jaxybekov, Yerassyl	1429	KAZ	=7N	+21B	+6B	+9N	−2B	F	F	F	3.5	29.5	29.5	16.00	1737	+80.4
20	Myrza, Sultankozha	1509	KAZ	+33B	−12N	+30B	−17N	=24N	+18B	−11B	−10N	3.5	26.5	28.0	9.00	1382	-34.8
21	Wen, Junjie	1522	KAZ	=13B	−19N	−14B	=29N	=32B	−27N	+35N	+33B	3.5	21.0	21.0	5.75	1328	-31.2
22	Nurullin, Ratmir	1452	KAZ	+15B	+17N	−8B	F	−6N	+33B	−4N	−12N	3.0	30.0	30.0	10.00	1470	+1.3
23	Gabiden, Nurkhan	1634	KAZ	+27B	+25N	−9B	−4N	−10B	−13N	+32B	−14N	3.0	29.5	31.5	8.00	1265	-94.8
24	Shektybai, Dinmukhammed	1532	KAZ	+34B	−2N	−13B	+26N	=20B	−11N	F	=16B	3.0	28.5	30.0	8.25	1437	-14.8
25	Alimov, Nazar	1507	KAZ	+32N	−23B	+26N	+12N	−17B	−5B	−13N	F	3.0	26.5	28.5	9.50	1423	-13.6
26	Batyrova, Lyayan	0	KAZ	−9B	+31N	−25B	−24B	F	+30N	−15N	+27B	3.0	22.0	22.0	7.00	1295	0.0
27	Dugushev, Zhangir	1451	KAZ	−23N	+32B	−5N	=34B	−33N	+21B	=29B	−26N	3.0	20.5	22.0	7.25	1475	0.0
28	Akhmetov, Amir	0	KAZ	−4B	−10N	+31B	=15N	−11N	+35B	F	F	2.5	24.0	24.0	4.25	1511	0.0
29	Kayirbek, Meirzhan	0	KAZ	=6B	−8N	−15B	=21B	=31N	F	=27N	−18B	2.0	27.0	27.0	7.00	1358	0.0
30	Tashimov, Alikhan	0	KAZ	F	−3B	−20N	−16B	+35N	−26B	−18N	+34N	2.0	21.5	21.5	1.50	1241	0.0
31	Aitzhanov, Kuandyk	1458	KAZ	−5N	−26B	−28N	F	=29B	=32N	+34B	F	2.0	19.5	19.5	3.50	842	-5.2
32	Loyenko, Matvey	0	KAZ	−25B	−27N	F	−18B	=21N	=31B	−23N	+35B	2.0	18.5	18.5	2.75	1381	0.0
33	Kenzhigali, Kamal	0	KAZ	−20N	F	=10B	−6N	+27B	−22N	−14B	−21N	1.5	27.5	27.5	5.25	1094	0.0
34	Batyrbayev, Gabiden	0	KAZ	−24N	+35B	−17B	=27N	−15B	−14N	−31N	−30B	1.5	23.0	23.0	1.50	1250	0.0
35	Zhanat, Madiyar	1441	KAZ	−12B	−34N	−18N	F	−30B	−28N	−21B	−32N	0.0	20.0	20.0	0.00	737	-45.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Kairken, NurdauletKAZ
+82.8
7.5 pts · #1
2Jaxybekov, YerassylKAZ
+80.4
3.5 pts · #10
3Moldashev, AlimKAZ
+44.4
5.5 pts · #6

Top rating losers

1Gabiden, NurkhanKAZ
-94.8
3.0 pts · #31
2Abdikayim, MuhammedgaliKAZ
-64.4
4.5 pts · #32
3Zhanat, MadiyarKAZ
-45.6
0.0 pts · #35

Biggest upsets

R2+223 Elo gap
Zhapar, Akniet1414 beat Abdikayim, Muhammedgali1637
R1+185 Elo gap
Nurullin, Ratmir1452 beat Abdikayim, Muhammedgali1637
R8+168 Elo gap
Toktaganov, Tleukhan1466 beat Gabiden, Nurkhan1634