Baiterek december classic 1
12 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 16 Dec 2025 to 20 Dec 2025 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1537, and top seed was Asanali Shakhman (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1763).
Asanali Shakhman (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1763) won with 11.0/11, ahead of Muhammedgali Abdikayim (10.0) and Samir Yerzhanov (8.0). Shakhman won solo starting round 10.
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How it unfolded
Top 12 · 11 roundsAsanali Shakhman led from R10 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R10.
Asanali Shakhman never relinquished the lead after R10; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Asanali Shakhman beat Muhammedgali Abdikayim (Black).
Asanali Shakhman 11 wins (R1–R11)Muhammedgali Abdikayim 9 wins (R1–R9)Samir Yerzhanov 4+3 wins (R2–R5, R9–R11)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇰🇿Shakhman, Asanali | 1763 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11.0 | 55.00 | 55.0 | +45.2 | 2301 |
| 2 | 🇰🇿Abdikayim, Muhammedgali | 1637 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10.0 | 45.00 | 56.0 | +51.6 | 1825 |
| 3 | 🇰🇿Yerzhanov, Samir | 1499 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 31.50 | 58.0 | +77.6 | 1697 |
| 5 | 🇰🇿Balgabekkyzy, Gulnisa | 1487 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 23.50 | 59.5 | +1.6 | 1491 |
| 4 | 🇰🇿Simbinov, Amir | 1540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 20.50 | 60.0 | -28.8 | 1480 |
| 6 | 🇰🇿Dugushev, Zhangir | 1451 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 22.25 | 60.5 | 0.0 | 1392 |
| 7 | 🇰🇿Amanov, Amir | 1502 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 17.00 | 61.0 | -15.6 | 1390 |
| 8 | 🇰🇿Mussakan, Dinmukhammed | 1586 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 15.00 | 61.0 | -45.2 | 1315 |
| 11 | 🇰🇿Maksat, Ostemir | 1476 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 11.25 | 62.5 | -96.0 | 1119 |
| 10 | 🇰🇿Mussakan, Zhaniya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 6.00 | 63.0 | 0.0 | 1211 |
| 9 | 🇰🇿Alizhanov, Akezhan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 2.5 | 8.00 | 63.5 | 0.0 | 1282 |
| 12 | 🇰🇿Aimbayev, Arlan | 1426 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 66.0 | 0.0 | 733 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Yerzhanov, SamirKAZ+77.68.0 pts · #3
- 2Abdikayim, MuhammedgaliKAZ+51.610.0 pts · #2
- 3Shakhman, AsanaliKAZ+45.211.0 pts · #1
- 1Maksat, OstemirKAZ-96.03.5 pts · #11
- 2Mussakan, DinmukhammedKAZ-45.25.0 pts · #8
- 3Simbinov, AmirKAZ-28.86.0 pts · #4