CShK classic december 2025
30 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 13 Dec 2025 to 21 Dec 2025 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1731, and top seed was Dinmukhammed Makhanbetali (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1954).
Dinmukhammed Makhanbetali (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1954) won with 7.5/8, ahead of Abdiali Abdishev (6.5) and Alan Mukashev (5.5). Makhanbetali won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Gulsezim Israil (1441) beat Aman Eraly (1795), a +354-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsDinmukhammed Makhanbetali led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Dinmukhammed Makhanbetali never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Dinmukhammed Makhanbetali beat Abdiali Abdishev (White).
Dinmukhammed Makhanbetali 6 wins (R1–R6)Abdiali Abdishev 4 wins (R5–R8)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dinmukhammed Makhanbetali | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Abdiali Abdishev | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Alan Mukashev | ½ | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Abubakir Muslimov | — | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makhanbetali, Dinmukhammed | 1954 | KAZ | +22N | +7B | +8N | +2B | +4N | +6B | =3N | +16B | 7.5 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 36.25 | 2140 | +43.2 |
| 2 | Abdishev, Abdiali | 1836 | KAZ | +5B | +11N | =3B | −1N | +17B | +4N | +7B | +6N | 6.5 | 38.0 | 41.5 | 31.25 | 1915 | +33.6 |
| 3 | Mukashev, Alan | 1738 | KAZ | +18N | +24B | =2N | =6B | +11N | +5B | =1B | −4N | 5.5 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 25.50 | 1806 | +31.6 |
| 4 | Nurlybek Dias | 1765 | KAZ | =10B | +9N | +12B | +17N | −1B | −2B | +13N | +3B | 5.5 | 36.5 | 40.0 | 23.75 | 1775 | +6.8 |
| 5 | Muslimov, Abubakir | 1519 | KAZ | −2N | +15B | =20N | +13B | +8N | −3N | +17B | +11N | 5.5 | 32.0 | 35.5 | 21.75 | 1772 | +51.8 |
| 6 | Tulekenova, Azel | 1673 | KAZ | +28B | =17N | +19B | =3N | +12B | −1N | +11B | −2B | 5.0 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 18.00 | 1723 | +16.8 |
| 7 | Garayev, Bakhtiyar | 1637 | KAZ | +15N | −1N | −18B | +10B | +21N | +24B | −2N | +14B | 5.0 | 33.5 | 36.5 | 19.00 | 1681 | +19.6 |
| 8 | Aman Eraly | 1795 | KAZ | +21N | +27B | −1B | =24N | −5B | −15N | +23B | +18N | 4.5 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 13.50 | 1623 | -62.4 |
| 9 | Matayev, Armat | 0 | KAZ | =13N | −4B | +22N | −27B | +23N | −17N | +19B | +20B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 15.00 | 1591 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Kinayatov, Dias | 1508 | KAZ | =4N | −19B | =25B | −7N | +29B | +27N | =12B | +17N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 26.5 | 12.00 | 1667 | +52.0 |
| 11 | Azamatkyzy, Nairiyat | 1556 | KAZ | +14N | −2B | +26N | +18N | −3B | +20B | −6N | −5B | 4.0 | 33.5 | 36.0 | 13.50 | 1597 | +16.8 |
| 12 | Abdishev, Aldiyar | 1656 | KAZ | +23N | +26B | −4N | +14B | −6N | −16B | =10N | =13B | 4.0 | 30.0 | 32.5 | 13.75 | 1566 | -43.6 |
| 13 | Abuzharova, Aidana | 1534 | KAZ | =9B | +25N | −17B | −5N | +26B | +19N | −4B | =12N | 4.0 | 29.0 | 31.5 | 12.75 | 1515 | -8.4 |
| 14 | Bauyrzhan, Alinur | 1413 | KAZ | −11B | +21B | +27N | −12N | −19B | +22B | +24N | −7N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 11.50 | 1618 | +59.4 |
| 15 | Israil, Gulsezim | 1441 | KAZ | −7B | −5N | +28B | +25N | +27N | +8B | F | F | 4.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 11.00 | 1716 | +77.6 |
| 16 | Kairat, Abdul-Malik | 1600 | KAZ | F | F | +23B | +26N | +18B | +12N | F | −1N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 13.00 | 1877 | +74.0 |
| 17 | Kazakbay, Suleyman Arif | 1473 | KAZ | +20N | =6B | +13N | −4B | −2N | +9B | −5N | −10B | 3.5 | 35.5 | 39.0 | 14.50 | 1541 | +18.8 |
| 18 | Zhubatkhan, Nuraly | 1493 | KAZ | −3B | +30N | +7N | −11B | −16N | +21B | =20N | −8B | 3.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 10.25 | 1533 | +10.0 |
| 19 | Bakyt, Adilet | 0 | KAZ | =25B | +10N | −6N | −20B | +14N | −13B | −9N | +22B | 3.5 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 12.75 | 1552 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Meshitbayev, Aslan | 1654 | KAZ | −17B | +28N | =5B | +19N | =24B | −11N | =18B | −9N | 3.5 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 11.50 | 1449 | -67.2 |
| 21 | Nurlanov, Miras | 1517 | KAZ | −8B | −14N | +30B | +29N | −7B | −18N | +27B | =25N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 3.75 | 1381 | -42.0 |
| 22 | Askaruly, Aidar | 1522 | KAZ | −1B | =23N | −9B | =28N | +25B | −14N | +26B | −19N | 3.0 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 7.50 | 1573 | +8.0 |
| 23 | Bauyrzhan, Nurgul | 1489 | KAZ | −12B | =22B | −16N | +30N | −9B | +28B | −8N | =26N | 3.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 4.75 | 1460 | -48.4 |
| 24 | Onaibek, Abzal | 1523 | KAZ | +30N | −3N | +29B | =8B | =20N | −7N | −14B | F | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 4.50 | 1403 | -26.8 |
| 25 | Sharipov, Sanat | 1551 | KAZ | =19N | −13B | =10N | −15B | −22N | +29B | F | =21B | 2.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 6.25 | 1271 | -70.4 |
| 26 | Zhakisheva, Venera | 1433 | KAZ | +29N | −12N | −11B | −16B | −13N | +30B | −22N | =23B | 2.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 2.00 | 1177 | -59.6 |
| 27 | Rafikov, Aikhan | 1556 | KAZ | F | −8N | −14B | +9N | −15B | −10B | −21N | +29B | 2.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 5.00 | 738 | -109.6 |
| 28 | Rakhmet, Miras | 1492 | KAZ | −6N | −20B | −15N | =22B | +30B | −23N | =29N | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 1.75 | 1223 | -53.2 |
| 29 | FIDE 557019274 | 0 | — | −26B | F | −24N | −21B | −10N | −25N | =28B | −27N | 0.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 1.00 | 1091 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Mazhit, Dias | 0 | KAZ | −24B | −18B | −21N | −23B | −28N | −26N | F | F | 0.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.00 | 711 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Israil, GulsezimKAZ+77.64.0 pts · #12
- 2Kairat, Abdul-MalikKAZ+74.04.0 pts · #11
- 3Bauyrzhan, AlinurKAZ+59.44.0 pts · #8
- 1Rafikov, AikhanKAZ-109.62.0 pts · #29
- 2Sharipov, SanatKAZ-70.42.5 pts · #25
- 3Meshitbayev, AslanKAZ-67.23.5 pts · #19
- R6+354 Elo gap
- R5+276 Elo gap
- R1+181 Elo gap