Almaty Champ M11

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66 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 12 Feb 2026 to 16 Feb 2026 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1691, and top seed was Arsen Aitmukhanov (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1811).

Arsen Aitmukhanov (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1811) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Mansur R Bulat (7.0) and Ali Nassanov (6.5). Aitmukhanov won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Yerdaulet Khanat (1548) beat Madi Amanzholuly (1719), a +171-point gap.

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

Top seed

🇰🇿Arsen Aitmukhanov1811

Avg top 10

1,691

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×44

Top 3

🥇
Arsen Aitmukhanov
🇰🇿KAZ·1811
8.5pts·2133perf+42.0
🥈
Mansur R Bulat
🇰🇿KAZ·1699
7.0pts·1872perf+27.2
🥉
Ali Nassanov
🇰🇿KAZ·1717
6.5pts·1840perf+57.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Arsen Aitmukhanov led from R5; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Aitmukhanov8.5Bulat7Zurdinov6.5Nassanov6.5Murat6.5Satekov6.5

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

Arsen Aitmukhanov never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Arsen Aitmukhanov beat Mansur R Bulat (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Arsen Aitmukhanov 8 wins (R1–R8)Mansur R Bulat 4 wins (R1–R4)Eldar Zurdinov 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Arsen Aitmukhanov	*	1	1	1
2Mansur R Bulat	0	*	—	—
3Eldar Zurdinov	0	—	*	0
4Ali Nassanov	0	—	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Aitmukhanov, Arsen	1811	KAZ	+62N	+11B	+22N	+4B	+3N	+7B	+2N	+5B	=8N	8.5	49.5	52.0	49.00	2133	+42.0
2	Bulat, Mansur R	1699	KAZ	+49N	+47B	+18N	+13B	−7N	+9B	−1B	+21N	+14B	7.0	45.5	49.0	34.50	1872	+27.2
3	Nassanov, Ali	1717	KAZ	+23N	+25B	+9N	+5B	−1B	+21N	−4B	=15N	+13B	6.5	48.5	53.5	35.75	1840	+57.2
4	Murat, Yeskendir	1686	KAZ	+66B	+16N	+21B	−1N	+14B	+8B	+3N	=13N	F	6.5	48.5	50.5	33.25	1870	+27.2
5	Zurdinov, Eldar	1635	KAZ	+46B	+36N	+14B	−3N	=15B	+16N	+6B	−1N	+19B	6.5	47.5	51.5	33.75	1778	+47.6
6	Satekov, Danial	1612	KAZ	+64N	+31B	=7N	=29B	=13N	+48B	−5N	+24B	+15N	6.5	41.0	43.0	28.50	1709	+16.0
7	Kadyr, Aldiyar	1710	KAZ	+34B	+15N	=6B	+12N	+2B	−1N	=13N	+23B	F	6.0	50.5	55.0	34.00	1861	+22.8
8	Amanzholuly, Madi	1719	KAZ	+65B	−13N	+44B	+24N	+29B	−4N	=10B	+16N	=1B	6.0	45.5	47.5	28.25	1665	+50.8
9	Bashar, Aikozha	1623	KAZ	+59B	+10N	−3B	+26N	+17B	−2N	−23B	+37N	+24N	6.0	44.0	47.0	28.50	1606	-40.0
10	Borissov, Artyom	1457	KAZ	+43N	−9B	+38N	+18B	=22N	=11B	=8N	=12N	+21B	6.0	43.5	47.5	30.00	1660	+80.0
11	Yertay, Omar	1553	KAZ	+55B	−1N	+28B	=19N	+31B	=10N	−21B	+40N	+23N	6.0	43.5	46.5	27.25	1528	-22.8
12	Spabek, Iliyas	1684	KAZ	+58N	+24B	=29N	−7B	+54N	−13B	+48N	=10B	+25N	6.0	38.5	41.5	24.75	1597	-10.4
13	Khanat, Yerdaulet	1548	KAZ	+30N	+8B	+48N	−2N	=6B	+12N	=7B	=4B	−3N	5.5	49.0	52.5	29.50	1716	+70.8
14	Murat, Ansar	1553	KAZ	+56N	+27B	−5N	+23B	−4N	=32B	+20N	+17B	−2N	5.5	45.5	48.5	26.25	1597	-14.8
15	Moldabek, Merlan	1547	KAZ	+39N	−7B	+30N	+32B	=5N	=22B	+37N	=3B	−6B	5.5	43.5	47.5	26.00	1538	-42.4
16	Ospan, Adi	1520	KAZ	+42N	−4B	+39N	=31B	+49N	−5B	+32N	−8B	+27N	5.5	41.0	44.5	23.25	858	-40.8
17	Tileuberdi, Ilyas	0	KAZ	=26N	+20B	=54N	+47B	−9N	+25B	=18N	−14N	+36B	5.5	40.0	43.0	24.75	1580	0.0
18	Amansha, Akhmet	1607	KAZ	+44B	+33N	−2B	−10N	+55B	+36N	=17B	−19N	+51B	5.5	40.0	43.0	21.75	1344	-57.2
19	Nikolin, Alexander	0	KAZ	−31N	+64B	+35N	=11B	−48N	+38B	+47N	+18B	−5N	5.5	38.0	40.0	22.50	1576	+43.6
20	Nurpeissov, Dauren	1458	KAZ	−33B	−17N	+46N	=39B	+35N	+42B	−14B	+31N	+49B	5.5	36.5	40.0	22.50	851	-10.0
21	Koibagar, Kaisar	1578	KAZ	+60N	+35B	−4N	+37B	+25N	−3B	+11N	−2B	−10N	5.0	45.5	48.5	22.50	1429	-36.8
22	Sairambay, Abduzhamil	1626	KAZ	+32N	+37B	−1B	+36N	=10B	=15N	−24B	+30N	F	5.0	43.0	47.0	22.75	1558	-12.4
23	Bolat, Mustafa	0	KAZ	−3B	+61N	+41B	−14N	+27B	+54B	+9N	−7N	−11B	5.0	42.0	44.5	20.50	1540	-25.6
24	Kosayev, Zhangir	1494	KAZ	+52N	−12N	+33B	−8B	+64N	+30B	+22N	−6N	−9B	5.0	42.0	44.0	19.50	1389	-44.4
25	Zhandilda, Abdumalik	1548	KAZ	+61B	−3N	+55B	+40N	−21B	−17N	+33B	+38N	−12B	5.0	38.5	41.0	18.00	836	0.0
26	Burambayev, Bernar	1444	KAZ	=17B	+63N	=40B	−9B	−30N	+45N	+41B	+43N	F	5.0	37.0	39.5	19.25	941	-7.6
27	Zholaman, Temirlan	0	KAZ	+?B	−14N	+50B	−54B	−23N	+55N	+34B	+36N	−16B	5.0	34.0	34.0	15.00	1317	0.0
28	FIDE 447007125	0	—	−29N	+51B	−11N	−35B	+50B	−33N	+57B	+?N	+38B	5.0	33.5	33.5	14.00	751	0.0
29	Mukhtar, Erali	1564	KAZ	+28B	+41N	=12B	=6N	−8N	−37B	−30N	=32B	+52N	4.5	40.5	44.0	21.00	1480	-3.6
30	Nigmetov, Yernar	0	KAZ	−13B	+65N	−15B	+57N	+26B	−24N	+29B	−22B	=32N	4.5	38.0	40.0	16.75	1442	0.0
31	Turarov, Altair	0	KAZ	+19B	−6N	+?B	=16N	−11N	−47B	+61N	−20B	+59B	4.5	38.0	38.0	13.75	1340	0.0
32	Kalkayev, Daryn	0	KAZ	−22B	+?N	+57B	−15N	+41B	=14N	−16B	=29N	=30B	4.5	37.5	37.5	14.25	1354	0.0
33	Ten, Alen	0	KAZ	+20N	−18B	−24N	−64B	+58N	+28B	−25N	+56N	=34B	4.5	36.5	38.5	18.75	1425	0.0
34	Denisov, Temirlan	0	KAZ	−7N	−39B	+60N	+52B	−38N	+35B	−27N	+42B	=33N	4.5	35.5	38.5	17.25	1006	0.0
35	FIDE 557021660	0	—	+50B	−21N	−19B	+28N	−20B	−34N	=46B	+61N	+?B	4.5	35.5	35.5	13.00	681	0.0
36	Raiym, Alikhan	1473	KAZ	+38N	−5B	+42N	−22B	+56N	−18B	+52N	−27B	−17N	4.0	39.0	42.0	14.50	825	-38.0
37	Abdikadir, Aisultan	0	KAZ	+?B	−22N	+43B	−21N	+45B	+29N	−15B	−9B	F	4.0	38.0	38.0	12.50	1382	0.0
38	FIDE 557021651	0	—	−36B	+59N	−10B	+44N	+34B	−19N	+?B	−25B	−28N	4.0	37.0	37.0	11.50	646	0.0
39	FIDE 447072326	0	—	−15B	+34N	−16B	=20N	−?B	+53N	−51N	+62B	=46N	4.0	34.5	34.5	15.25	1289	0.0
40	Serikbayev, Arlan	0	KAZ	=54N	+?B	=26N	−25B	=47N	+51B	=49N	−11B	F	4.0	33.5	33.5	11.00	1442	0.0
41	FIDE 557021678	0	—	+?N	−29B	−23N	+53B	−32N	+56B	−26N	+44B	F	4.0	33.0	33.0	10.50	738	0.0
42	FIDE 557021635	0	—	−16B	+66N	−36B	=?N	+61B	−20N	=50B	−34N	+56B	4.0	30.5	30.5	9.25	693	0.0
43	Tileu, Tair	0	KAZ	−10B	F	−37N	−56B	+44N	+64B	+54N	−26B	+55N	4.0	30.0	30.0	12.00	1351	0.0
44	FIDE 557021597	0	—	−18N	+?B	−8N	−38B	−43B	+65N	+45B	−41N	+?B	4.0	29.5	29.5	6.00	769	0.0
45	FIDE 557021627	0	—	−47N	=49B	=?N	+58B	−37N	−26B	−44N	+65B	+57N	4.0	28.0	28.0	9.75	712	0.0
46	Kairatov, Rasul	0	KAZ	−5N	F	−20B	+?B	+?N	−52B	=35N	+50N	=39B	4.0	27.5	27.5	7.75	762	0.0
47	Wang, Konstantin	1538	KAZ	+45B	−2N	+52B	−17N	=40B	+31N	−19B	−51N	F	3.5	38.0	41.5	14.00	808	-33.6
48	Nurzhan, Amir	1493	KAZ	=63B	+53N	−13B	+50N	+19B	−6N	−12B	F	F	3.5	36.5	36.5	13.75	1370	-18.8
49	FIDE 557014337	0	—	−2B	=45N	+53B	+63N	−16B	=?N	=40B	F	−20N	3.5	35.5	35.5	10.00	800	0.0
50	FIDE 557021546	0	—	−35N	+60B	−27N	−48B	−28N	+59B	=42N	−46B	+?N	3.5	32.0	32.0	8.00	661	0.0
51	Akshabai, Ukitai	0	KAZ	−57B	−28N	F	=61N	+63B	−40N	+39B	+47B	−18N	3.5	30.5	33.0	11.25	1577	0.0
52	FIDE 447008237	0	—	−24B	+58B	−47N	−34N	+65B	+46N	−36B	=?N	−29B	3.5	30.5	30.5	9.00	724	0.0
53	FIDE 447006986	0	—	=?N	−48B	−49N	−41N	+?B	−39B	−65N	+64B	+62N	3.5	21.5	21.5	4.50	661	0.0
54	Yermek, Kudaibergen	1499	KAZ	=40B	+57N	=17B	+27N	−12B	−23N	−43B	F	F	3.0	35.5	35.5	12.75	823	-26.0
55	Myrzaly, Aslan	0	KAZ	−11N	+62B	−25N	+?B	−18N	−27B	+64N	F	−43B	3.0	33.0	33.0	4.50	810	0.0
56	FIDE 557021600	0	—	−14B	−?N	+66B	+43N	−36B	−41N	+58N	−33B	−42N	3.0	31.0	31.0	9.00	770	0.0
57	FIDE 557014906	0	—	+51N	−54B	−32N	−30B	+60N	−61B	−28N	+58B	−45B	3.0	30.5	33.0	9.50	693	0.0
58	FIDE 557012717	0	—	−12B	−52N	+?B	−45N	−33B	+63N	−56B	−57N	+61B	3.0	29.0	29.0	5.00	826	0.0
59	FIDE 447033428	0	—	−9N	−38B	F	−65N	+?B	−50N	+66B	+60B	−31N	3.0	28.5	28.5	5.00	941	0.0
60	FIDE 447063343	0	—	−21B	−50N	−34B	+66N	−57B	+?N	−?B	−59N	+?B	3.0	21.0	21.0	2.00	779	0.0
61	FIDE 557021619	0	—	−25N	−23B	+62N	=51B	−42N	+57N	−31B	−35B	−58N	2.5	32.5	35.0	7.25	819	0.0
62	FIDE 557021562	0	—	−1B	−55N	−61B	=?N	−66B	+?N	+63B	−39N	−53B	2.5	26.0	26.0	2.50	1150	0.0
63	FIDE 557021643	0	—	=48N	−26B	+?N	−49B	−51N	−58B	−62N	−?B	+65N	2.5	23.0	23.0	3.75	1284	0.0
64	FIDE 557021589	0	—	−6B	−19N	+65B	+33N	−24B	−43N	−55B	−53N	F	2.0	34.0	36.0	6.50	750	0.0
65	Bakyt, Batyrbek	0	KAZ	−8N	−30B	−64N	+59B	−52N	−44B	+53B	−45N	−63B	2.0	31.0	33.0	6.50	717	0.0
66	FIDE 447072237	0	—	−4N	−42B	−56N	−60B	+62N	−?B	−59N	+?B	F	2.0	24.0	24.0	2.50	990	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Borissov, ArtyomKAZ
+80.0
6.0 pts · #10
2Khanat, YerdauletKAZ
+70.8
5.5 pts · #9
3Nassanov, AliKAZ
+57.2
6.5 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Amansha, AkhmetKAZ
-57.2
5.5 pts · #23
2Kosayev, ZhangirKAZ
-44.4
5.0 pts · #24
3Moldabek, MerlanKAZ
-42.4
5.5 pts · #20

Biggest upsets

R2+171 Elo gap
Khanat, Yerdaulet1548 beat Amanzholuly, Madi1719
R4+150 Elo gap
Borissov, Artyom1457 beat Amansha, Akhmet1607
R6+136 Elo gap
Khanat, Yerdaulet1548 beat Spabek, Iliyas1684