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January Favorit chess Weekend 2026

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30 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 09 Jan 2026 to 11 Jan 2026 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1914, and top seed was Daryn Dairov (🇰🇿 KAZ, 2089).

Beibars Sultanbek (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1951) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Pairavi Kodiri (4.0) and Daryn Dairov (4.0). Sultanbek won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Kazbek Zamanbek (1452) beat Daulet Nurbolatov (1922), a +470-point gap.

Location
🇰🇿Almaty, Kazakhstan
Dates
09 Jan 2026 → 11 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇰🇿Daryn Dairov2089
Avg top 10
1,914
Participants
30
Federations · 3 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×28
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇹🇯Tajikistan×1
Top 3
  • 🥇
    Beibars Sultanbek
    🇰🇿KAZ·1951
    4.5pts·2201perf+41.9
  • 🥈
    Pairavi Kodiri
    🇹🇯TJK·2029
    4.0pts·2045perf+7.2
  • 🥉
    Daryn Dairov
    🇰🇿KAZ·2089
    4.0pts·2058perf-2.3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Beibars Sultanbek led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
13
6
2
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Sultanbek4.5Kodiri4Dairov4Yelibay4Zamanbek3.5Yessenbaev3.5
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Beibars Sultanbek held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Beibars Sultanbek drew with Pairavi Kodiri (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Beibars Sultanbek 4 wins (R1–R4)Daryn Dairov 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Beibars Sultanbek*
½
1
—
2Pairavi Kodiri
½
*—
½
3Daryn Dairov
0
—*—
4Alikhan Yelibay—
½
—*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Sultanbek, Beibars1951KAZ+23N+8B+7N+3B=2N4.514.015.513.502201+41.9
2Kodiri, Pairavi2029TJK+13N+9B=4N+10B=1B4.014.517.513.252045+7.2
3Dairov, Daryn2089KAZ+12B+18N+14B−1N+7B4.013.015.010.502058-2.3
4Yelibay, Alikhan1767KAZ+27N+15B=2B=14N+8N4.012.013.09.752107+60.6
5Zamanbek, Kazbek1452KAZ+16B=6N=19B=11N+14B3.511.013.08.751849+97.6
6Yessenbaev, Nazar1683KAZ=29N=5B+20N=9B+21N3.510.511.07.501837+32.4
7Bulat, Mansur R1736KAZ+30N+10B−1B+19N−3N3.013.513.55.001865+21.2
8Kadyr, Aldiyar1720KAZ+24B−1N+22B+16N−4B3.012.514.05.501768+10.0
9Uderbayev, Tamirlan1742KAZ+25B−2N+17B=6N=11B3.012.513.56.251749-0.4
10Karpunin, Kirill1933KAZ+22B−7N+12B−2N+17B3.012.014.07.001789-14.4
11Belikova, Dariya1676KAZ+26B−14N+15N=5B=9N3.011.512.56.751775+18.4
12Sisemalin, Sanzhar1645KAZ−3N+28B−10N+23B+25N3.09.510.53.501750+16.4
13Abilbek, Azamat1627KAZ−2B+25N−16B+26N+18B3.09.010.04.001740+14.4
14Nurbolatov, Daulet1922KAZ+20N+11B−3N=4B−5N2.514.516.57.001715-44.8
15Dzhumakanov, Kuanysh1984KAZ+17B−4N−11B=24N+23B2.510.512.04.251659-48.5
16Muratuly, Magzhan1804FID−5N+21B+13N−8BF2.011.513.55.001669-25.6
17Asan, Nurtilek1609KAZ−15N+27B−9N+20B−10N2.010.511.53.001596-6.8
18Shafikov, Emil1772KAZ+28B−3B=23N=21B−13N2.010.511.52.751651-32.4
19Ibrayev, Ualikhan1488KAZ=21N+29B=5N−7BF2.010.511.03.251572+8.0
20Sapargali, Nurbolat1496KAZ−14B+26N−6B−17N+24B2.09.510.52.50928-13.8
21Diaskyzy, Daliya1884KAZ=19B−16N+29B=18N−6B2.09.510.02.501494-77.6
22Panov, Viktor1549KAZ−10N+30B−8N−25B+27N2.08.08.01.001027-7.2
23Serik, Bekasyl1589KAZ−1B+24N=18B−12N−15N1.512.013.52.501515-12.9
24Lisogor, Vyacheslav0KAZ−8N−23B+28N=15B−20N1.59.010.02.2514950.0
25Duisebayev, Akadil0KAZ−9N−13BF+22N−12B1.011.011.02.0014460.0
26Sadykov, Amir0KAZ−11N−20B+27N−13B−28N1.09.010.01.007590.0
27Berdygozhin, Ilay0KAZ−4B−17N−26B+29N−22B1.09.09.50.508410.0
28Ayupov, Almansur1439KAZ−18N−12N−24BF+26B1.07.57.51.00909-14.4
29Orazbay, Aitugan0KAZ=6B−19N−21N−27BF0.58.58.51.7514120.0
30Kenzhekhanova, Nadira0KAZ−7B−22NFFF0.07.07.50.008530.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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