Classic tournament Semey december
Open SwissStandard
15 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 20 Dec 2025 to 28 Dec 2025 in Semey, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1397, and top seed was Arystan Murat (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1683).
Arystan Murat (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1683) won with 6.5/8, ahead of Magzhan Kurmanbay (5.5) and Eraly Tleukhanov (5.0). Murat took the lead from round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Magzhan Kurmanbay (1424) beat Sultan Sheraly (1639), a +215-point gap.
Location
🇰🇿Semey, Kazakhstan
Dates
20 Dec 2025 → 28 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×15
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsArystan Murat led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE23 Dec
Arystan Murat takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Arystan Murat drew with Magzhan Kurmanbay (White).
R2–R6 · WIN STREAK
Arystan Murat won 5 in a row (R2–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Arystan Murat | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Magzhan Kurmanbay | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Eraly Tleukhanov | ½ | ½ | * | 0 |
| 4Yelnar Shiryayev | 0 | ½ | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murat, Arystan | 1683 | KAZ | =2B | +14N | +9B | +4B | +5N | +8N | =3B | =7N | 6.5 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 26.00 | 1766 | +28.0 |
| 2 | Kurmanbay, Magzhan | 1424 | KAZ | =1N | +7B | −5N | +11B | +12B | =4N | +13B | =3N | 5.5 | 30.0 | 31.5 | 18.25 | 1606 | +47.2 |
| 3 | Tleukhanov, Eraly | 1643 | KAZ | +8N | −4B | =11N | +9B | =6B | +5N | =1N | =2B | 5.0 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 22.25 | 1588 | -15.6 |
| 4 | Shiryayev, Yelnar | 1460 | KAZ | +15B | +3N | +12B | −1N | =8B | =2B | +7N | −6N | 5.0 | 32.0 | 33.0 | 16.75 | 1579 | +29.2 |
| 5 | Muratov, Aldiyar | 1603 | KAZ | +10B | =9N | +2B | =6N | −1B | −3B | +11N | +13N | 5.0 | 31.0 | 32.5 | 16.75 | 1479 | -33.6 |
| 6 | Erboluly, Erasyl | 1507 | KAZ | +13B | F | +15N | =5B | =3N | −7B | +8N | +4B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 16.50 | 1588 | +16.8 |
| 7 | Sheraly, Sultan | 1639 | KAZ | F | −2N | +14B | +10N | +15B | +6N | −4B | =1B | 4.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 13.25 | 1511 | -33.2 |
| 8 | Ahmetbek, Beksultan | 0 | KAZ | −3B | +13N | +10B | +12N | =4N | −1B | −6B | =?N | 4.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 8.50 | 1304 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Abenov, Alem | 1502 | KAZ | +11N | =5B | −1N | −3N | +14B | −13N | F | +12B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 7.50 | 1514 | +1.2 |
| 10 | Aif, Adelya | 0 | KAZ | −5N | −11B | −8N | −7B | F | +14N | +12B | +15N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 3.50 | 1448 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Maksatbek, Meirzhan | 0 | KAZ | −9B | +10N | =3B | −2N | F | F | −5B | +14N | 2.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 6.50 | 1380 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Dauir, Zhan | 0 | KAZ | +14B | F | −4N | −8B | −2N | =15B | −10N | −9N | 1.5 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 1.50 | 1275 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Kalidulaev, Jalgas | 0 | KAZ | −6N | −8B | F | =15N | F | +9B | −2N | −5B | 1.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 4.00 | 1316 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Almasuly, Aisultan | 1511 | KAZ | −12N | −1B | −7N | F | −9N | −10B | +15N | −11B | 1.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 1.00 | 807 | -40.0 |
| 15 | Oralkhanov, Nurbek | 0 | KAZ | −4N | F | −6B | =13B | −7N | =12N | −14B | −10B | 1.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 1.50 | 724 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kurmanbay, MagzhanKAZ+47.25.5 pts · #4
- 2Shiryayev, YelnarKAZ+29.25.0 pts · #5
- 3Murat, ArystanKAZ+28.06.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Almasuly, AisultanKAZ-40.01.0 pts · #14
- 2Muratov, AldiyarKAZ-33.65.0 pts · #7
- 3Sheraly, SultanKAZ-33.24.5 pts · #3
Biggest upsets
- R2+215 Elo gap
- R2+183 Elo gap
- R7+179 Elo gap