Almaty Champ G11
Open SwissStandard
17 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 12 Feb 2026 to 16 Feb 2026 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1037, and top seed was Malika Ziyadin (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1590).
Malika Ziyadin (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1590) won with 9.0/9, ahead of Ingkar Kurmantay (6.0) and Ayana Aitkul (6.0). Ziyadin won solo starting round 4.
Location
🇰🇿Almaty, Kazakhstan
Dates
12 Feb 2026 → 16 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×14
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsMalika Ziyadin led from R4; +3.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R9 · LEAD HELD
Malika Ziyadin never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +3.0 over the runner-up.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Malika Ziyadin beat Ingkar Kurmantay (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Malika Ziyadin 9 wins (R1–R9)Ingkar Kurmantay 4 wins (R2–R5)Ayana Aitkul 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Malika Ziyadin | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Ingkar Kurmantay | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Ayana Aitkul | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Rayana Kuzembaeva | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ziyadin, Malika | 1590 | KAZ | +16N | +11B | +5N | +4B | +7N | +2N | +10B | +3B | +8N | 9.0 | 41.0 | 42.5 | 42.50 | 2273 | +30.8 |
| 2 | Kurmantay, Ingkar | 0 | KAZ | −7B | +?N | +8N | +3B | +4N | −1B | +5N | +9B | −6N | 6.0 | 46.5 | 46.5 | 27.00 | 1507 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Aitkul, Ayana | 1542 | KAZ | =17B | +9N | =6B | −2N | +12B | +11N | +8B | −1N | +4N | 6.0 | 43.5 | 44.0 | 26.00 | 1653 | +37.6 |
| 4 | Kuzembaeva, Rayana | 0 | KAZ | +9B | +6N | +7B | −1N | −2B | =5B | +12N | +10N | −3B | 5.5 | 46.0 | 49.5 | 25.75 | 1517 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Baimagambet, Sara | 1447 | KAZ | +13B | +10N | −1B | +14N | −6B | =4N | −2B | +7B | +11N | 5.5 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 20.75 | 1554 | +20.8 |
| 6 | Zhaisanova, Inzhu | 1474 | KAZ | +12N | −4B | =3N | +11B | +5N | −8B | −7N | +13N | +2B | 5.5 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 25.00 | 1473 | +3.6 |
| 7 | Mukhametkali, Nuray | 1450 | KAZ | +2N | +14B | −4N | +12B | −1B | −10N | +6B | −5N | +16B | 5.0 | 41.0 | 42.5 | 18.50 | 1433 | -4.0 |
| 8 | Erbolkyzy, Zhasmin | 1465 | KAZ | −10B | +17N | −2B | +13N | +15B | +6N | −3N | +11B | −1B | 5.0 | 39.5 | 40.0 | 15.00 | 1560 | +19.6 |
| 9 | Arisheva, Akzhan | 1405 | KAZ | −4N | −3B | +16N | +15B | −10N | +13B | +?B | −2N | +14N | 5.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 8.50 | 667 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Kalmenova, Anel | 0 | KAZ | +8N | −5B | −11N | F | +9B | +7B | −1N | −4B | +?N | 4.0 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 15.00 | 1461 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Asanova, Aiaru | 0 | KAZ | +15B | −1N | +10B | −6N | +14B | −3B | +16N | −8N | −5B | 4.0 | 39.0 | 40.5 | 9.50 | 720 | -108.4 |
| 12 | Kairat, Ailana | 0 | KAZ | −6B | +15N | +13B | −7N | −3N | +14B | −4B | =?N | F | 3.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 7.00 | 657 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Kussainova, Zhanel | 0 | KAZ | −5N | +16B | −12N | −8B | +?N | −9N | F | −6B | +15N | 3.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 3.50 | 655 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Yelaman, Aikumis | 0 | KAZ | +?B | −7N | F | −5B | −11N | −12N | +15B | −16N | −9B | 2.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 2.00 | 680 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 557021538 | 0 | — | −11N | −12B | +?B | −9N | −8N | +16B | −14N | F | −13B | 2.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 1.50 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 557012504 | 0 | — | −1B | −13N | −9B | =?N | F | −15N | −11B | +14B | −7N | 1.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 2.00 | 786 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 447016582 | 0 | — | =3N | −8B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.00 | 1270 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Aitkul, AyanaKAZ+37.66.0 pts · #5
- 2Ziyadin, MalikaKAZ+30.89.0 pts · #1
- 3Baimagambet, SaraKAZ+20.85.5 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Asanova, AiaruKAZ-108.44.0 pts · #13
- 2Mukhametkali, NurayKAZ-4.05.0 pts · #9
- 3Kussainova, ZhanelKAZ0.03.0 pts · #14