December Shatranj qualification tournament I

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58 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 13 Dec 2025 to 19 Dec 2025 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2071, and top seed was Bakhtiyar Askarov (🇰🇿 KAZ, IM, 2293).

Bakhtiyar Askarov (🇰🇿 KAZ, IM, 2293) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Kirill Karpunin (6.5) and Beibars Sultanbek (6.5). Askarov shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Agniya Kush (1508) beat Grigory Fedorov (1983), a +475-point gap.

Location

🇰🇿Almaty, Kazakhstan

Dates

13 Dec 2025 → 19 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇰🇿IMBakhtiyar Askarov2293

Avg top 10

2,071

Participants

Titled players · 3

IM×1

FM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×56

🇺🇿Uzbekistan×1

🇷🇺Russia×1

Top 3

🥇
IMBakhtiyar Askarov
🇰🇿KAZ·2293
7.0pts·2389perf+7.5
🥈
Kirill Karpunin
🇰🇿KAZ·1890
6.5pts·2066perf+42.8
🥉
Beibars Sultanbek
🇰🇿KAZ·1951
6.5pts·1936perf0.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Bakhtiyar Askarov led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Askarov7Karpunin6.5Sultanbek6.5Dairov6Fedorov6Sermukhamedova6— ex-leaders:Bushuyevled R4, #16

R8 · LEADER CHANGE18 Dec

IM Bakhtiyar Askarov takes the sole lead (6.5/8).

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Bakhtiyar Askarov drew with Kirill Karpunin (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Bakhtiyar Askarov 6 wins (R3–R8)Beibars Sultanbek 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMBakhtiyar Askarov	*	½	1	1
2Kirill Karpunin	½	*	—	½
3Beibars Sultanbek	0	—	*	—
4Daryn Dairov	0	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Askarov, BakhtiyarIM	2293	KAZ	F	=4N	+14B	+6N	+5B	+11B	+3N	+7B	=2N	7.0	48.0	52.5	41.75	2389	+7.5
2	Karpunin, Kirill	1890	KAZ	+48B	+34N	=5B	−4N	+18B	+10N	=6N	+16B	=1B	6.5	45.0	48.0	32.50	2066	+42.8
3	Sultanbek, Beibars	1951	KAZ	+38B	+18N	+12B	−16N	=8B	+25N	−1B	+14N	+13B	6.5	44.0	48.0	33.00	1936	0.0
4	Daurimbetov, AzamatFM	2207	UZB	F	=1B	+32N	+2B	=7N	+9B	−11N	+6N	+5B	6.0	47.0	47.0	35.00	2232	+9.0
5	Sermukhamedova, AdrianaWFM	2145	KAZ	+45N	+29B	=2N	=9B	−1N	+20B	+19N	+11B	−4N	6.0	45.0	48.0	28.75	2054	-22.4
6	Dairov, Daryn	2125	KAZ	+41N	+31B	=9N	−1B	+26N	+16N	=2B	−4B	+21N	6.0	44.0	47.5	28.25	1998	-36.0
7	Tursunali , Bekarys	2065	KAZ	+39B	+35N	−16B	+36N	=4B	+8N	+13B	−1N	=11N	6.0	43.0	47.0	29.25	2028	-0.8
8	Nurbolatov, Daulet	1910	KAZ	+55N	+20B	+24N	−11B	=3N	−7B	+18N	+27B	=10N	6.0	43.0	45.0	27.25	1899	+10.0
9	Toibol, Dias	1849	KAZ	+44B	+33N	=6B	=5N	+12B	−4N	−16B	+29N	+19B	6.0	41.5	45.0	28.00	1930	+34.0
10	Fedorov, Grigory	1983	RUS	−17N	+46B	+45N	+30B	=24N	−2B	+29N	+12N	=8B	6.0	38.5	41.5	24.75	1815	-29.0
11	Amirali, Abzal	2141	KAZ	F	+21N	+13B	+8N	+16B	−1N	+4B	−5N	=7B	5.5	46.5	49.0	30.50	2136	+4.6
12	Bulat, Mansur R	1710	KAZ	+15B	+54N	−3N	+31B	−9N	=19B	+26N	−10B	+24B	5.5	42.0	44.5	23.50	1757	+10.8
13	Mels, Dinmukhamed	1856	KAZ	+42N	+26B	−11N	=29B	+17N	+24B	−7N	+25B	−3N	5.5	40.5	44.0	24.00	1788	-18.8
14	Moldabek, Merlan	1696	KAZ	=28N	+51B	−1N	=32B	=45N	+42B	+17N	−3B	+25N	5.5	38.0	40.5	21.25	1642	-24.8
15	Akimov, Alisher	1461	KAZ	−12N	=52B	+43N	−51B	−27N	+54B	+45N	+41B	+30N	5.5	29.0	31.5	17.75	1678	+90.8
16	Bushuyev, Artur	1722	KAZ	+43N	+17B	+7N	+3B	−11N	−6B	+9N	−2N	−20B	5.0	46.5	50.0	27.00	1879	+62.8
17	Kush, Agniya	1508	KAZ	+10B	−16N	+21B	=19N	−13B	+51N	−14B	=35N	+29B	5.0	40.0	42.5	22.00	1706	+77.2
18	Nazar, Nurali	1580	KAZ	+58N	−3B	=37N	+42B	−2N	+32B	−8B	=39N	+38B	5.0	38.5	40.0	17.00	1643	+17.6
19	Amanzholuly, Madi	1664	KAZ	=46N	=30B	+41N	=17B	+51N	=12N	−5B	+31B	−9N	5.0	37.0	39.5	18.75	1665	-1.6
20	Elshatov, Tamirlan	1540	KAZ	F	−8N	+50B	−24B	+31N	−5N	+34B	+30B	+16N	5.0	36.5	36.5	20.00	1768	+72.8
21	Satekov, Danial	1608	KAZ	+57N	−11B	−17N	=46B	+54N	+43B	=33N	+22B	−6B	5.0	34.5	36.0	16.00	1641	+6.0
22	Sarbassov, Arnur	1544	KAZ	−25B	−49N	+40B	+48N	−23B	+47N	+36B	−21N	+39B	5.0	32.5	35.5	18.00	1613	+55.2
23	Marat, Nurmukhamed	1419	KAZ	−31N	−41B	+55N	+53B	+22N	−29B	−30N	+52B	+47N	5.0	28.5	30.5	15.00	1594	+59.6
24	Solomatin, Sergey	1668	KAZ	+49B	+25N	−8B	+20N	=10B	−13N	−27B	+33B	−12N	4.5	41.0	44.0	19.50	1606	-13.6
25	Kim, Vladimir K	0	KAZ	+22N	−24B	=26N	+27B	+30N	−3B	+35B	−13N	−14B	4.5	40.0	44.0	19.75	1652	0.0
26	Sadvakassova, Dilaila	1522	KAZ	+50B	−13N	=25B	+28N	−6B	+34N	−12B	F	+27N	4.5	38.0	41.0	18.25	1665	+34.4
27	Kim, Leyla	1495	KAZ	F	=58B	+57N	−25N	+15B	+52B	+24N	−8N	−26B	4.5	36.0	37.5	14.75	1713	+82.4
28	Bakytbek, Akhmet	1459	KAZ	=14B	−32N	+52N	−26B	−43N	−41B	+57N	+45B	+53N	4.5	29.0	30.5	12.25	1522	+24.8
29	Ali, Danial	1604	KAZ	+40B	−5N	+49B	=13N	=34B	+23N	−10B	−9B	−17N	4.0	41.5	44.5	16.75	1638	+6.4
30	Spabek, Iliyas	1639	KAZ	=32B	=19N	+48B	−10N	−25B	+53N	+23B	−20N	−15B	4.0	38.0	40.5	15.00	1573	-32.0
31	Adilzhanuly, Nurasyl	1580	KAZ	+23B	−6N	+33B	−12N	−20B	+44N	+37B	−19N	F	4.0	38.0	38.0	16.50	1566	-10.8
32	Burambayev, Bernar	1452	KAZ	=30N	+28B	−4B	=14N	=35B	−18N	=53B	+34N	−36B	4.0	37.0	39.5	16.50	1562	+52.8
33	Abat, Zhanadi	0	KAZ	+36N	−9B	−31N	+41B	=47N	+45B	=21B	−24N	F	4.0	34.0	37.0	14.50	1605	0.0
34	Azat, Sanzhar	1551	KAZ	+56N	−2B	=51N	+37B	=29N	−26B	−20N	−32B	+43N	4.0	34.0	36.0	12.75	1458	-38.8
35	Rizaidenov, Magellan	1591	KAZ	+37N	−7B	−42N	+58B	=32N	+46B	−25N	=17B	F	4.0	34.0	35.5	13.00	1553	-17.2
36	Kairgaliyev, Alinur	1573	KAZ	−33B	+44N	F	−7B	=42N	=37B	−22N	+46B	+32N	4.0	33.0	35.5	14.25	1583	+6.8
37	Aliuly, Abay	1431	KAZ	−35B	+38N	=18B	−34N	+48B	=36N	−31N	−47B	+46N	4.0	31.0	34.0	14.50	1500	+34.4
38	Baizhumanov, Arsen	1504	KAZ	−3N	−37B	+56N	=47B	−52N	+57B	=46N	+40B	−18N	4.0	30.0	31.5	10.50	1466	-25.2
39	Abilashim, Aisha	1512	KAZ	−7N	=57B	=58N	=54B	−46N	+50B	+43N	=18B	−22N	4.0	29.5	31.0	11.75	1436	-41.2
40	Issatay, Aiziya	1441	KAZ	−29N	−45B	−22N	+55B	−57B	+48N	+44B	−38N	+49B	4.0	27.5	29.0	11.50	1458	+6.4
41	Khalilzade, Faradj	1513	KAZ	−6B	+23N	−19B	−33N	=50B	+28N	+51B	−15N	F	3.5	36.5	39.0	13.50	1517	+3.2
42	Akhmet, Daulet	1485	KAZ	−13B	+47N	+35B	−18N	=36B	−14N	+52N	F	F	3.5	35.0	37.5	11.50	1634	+51.2
43	Zhumatay, Azamat	1467	KAZ	−16B	=53N	−15B	+57N	+28B	−21N	−39B	+50N	−34B	3.5	33.5	35.0	10.25	1397	-28.4
44	Chernyshov, Makar	1475	KAZ	−9N	−36B	F	+56B	+58N	−31B	−40N	=54B	+52N	3.5	28.0	29.5	7.25	1376	-33.6
45	Kuzhumov, Danial	1521	KAZ	−5B	+40N	−10B	+49N	=14B	−33N	−15B	−28N	=50B	3.0	38.5	41.5	11.25	1529	-13.6
46	Borissov, Artyom	1455	KAZ	=19B	−10N	=53B	=21N	+39B	−35N	=38B	−36N	−37B	3.0	36.0	38.5	12.25	1459	-4.0
47	Atabaev, Erlan	1572	KAZ	−51N	−42B	F	=38N	=33B	−22B	+49N	+37N	−23B	3.0	32.0	34.5	11.00	1418	-52.0
48	Nagiyev, David	1494	KAZ	−2N	+56B	−30N	−22B	−37N	−40B	+58N	−49B	+55N	3.0	30.5	32.0	5.50	1243	-84.4
49	Kulzhabayev, Arlan	1458	KAZ	−24N	+22B	−29N	−45B	−53N	+55B	−47B	+48N	−40N	3.0	29.0	31.0	10.00	1411	-27.6
50	Shavrin, Nikita	0	KAZ	−26N	+55B	−20N	−52B	=41N	−39N	+56B	−43B	=45N	3.0	28.0	30.0	7.25	1329	0.0
51	Akparzhan, Aibyn	0	KAZ	+47B	−14N	=34B	+15N	−19B	−17B	−41N	F	F	2.5	34.0	36.5	10.50	1459	0.0
52	Kushmuhanov, Artur	1567	KAZ	−54B	=15N	−28B	+50N	+38B	−27N	−42B	−23N	−44B	2.5	33.5	36.0	9.75	1214	-150.0
53	Mukanova, Adel	1518	KAZ	F	=43B	=46N	−23N	+49B	−30B	=32N	F	−28B	2.5	32.5	35.0	8.25	1386	-52.0
54	Chernyshov, Ilya	0	KAZ	+52N	−12B	F	=39N	−21B	−15N	=55B	=44N	F	2.5	32.5	34.5	7.25	1455	+12.4
55	Iliyas, Hazret	1495	KAZ	−8B	−50N	−23B	−40N	+56B	−49N	=54N	=58B	−48B	2.0	28.5	30.0	4.00	1131	-94.0
56	Galymzhan, Amirkhan	0	KAZ	−34B	−48N	−38B	−44N	−55N	+58B	−50N	+57B	F	2.0	22.5	22.5	3.00	1222	0.0
57	Abilashim, Nurdaulet	1444	KAZ	−21B	=39N	−27B	−43B	+40N	−38N	−28B	−56N	F	1.5	31.5	33.0	6.00	1265	-59.6
58	Abaikyzy, Rayana	0	KAZ	−18B	=27N	=39B	−35N	−44B	−56N	−48B	=55N	F	1.5	28.0	29.5	5.25	1286	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Akimov, AlisherKAZ
+90.8
5.5 pts · #11
2Kim, LeylaKAZ
+82.4
4.5 pts · #30
3Kush, AgniyaKAZ
+77.2
5.0 pts · #26

Top rating losers

1Kushmuhanov, ArturKAZ
-150.0
2.5 pts · #52
2Iliyas, HazretKAZ
-94.0
2.0 pts · #58
3Nagiyev, DavidKAZ
-84.4
3.0 pts · #56

Biggest upsets

R1+475 Elo gap
Kush, Agniya1508 beat Fedorov, Grigory1983
R3+343 Elo gap
Bushuyev, Artur1722 beat Tursunali , Bekarys2065
R4+229 Elo gap
Bushuyev, Artur1722 beat Sultanbek, Beibars1951