January Shatranj classik 2026
12 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 23 Jan 2026 to 28 Jan 2026 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. 4 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2063, and top seed was Azamat Daurimbetov (🇺🇿 UZB, FM, 2248).
Azamat Daurimbetov (🇺🇿 UZB, FM, 2248) won with 11.0/11, ahead of Syrym Baitleu (10.0) and Barkhat Duisekin (8.0). Daurimbetov won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Barkhat Duisekin (1905) beat Aibek Ayapbergenov (FM, 2118), a +213-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 12 · 11 roundsFM Azamat Daurimbetov led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
FM Azamat Daurimbetov never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
FM Azamat Daurimbetov beat Syrym Baitleu (White).
FM Azamat Daurimbetov 11 wins (R1–R11)Syrym Baitleu 10 wins (R2–R11)Barkhat Duisekin 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R7–R10)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇺🇿FMDaurimbetov, Azamat | 2248 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11.0 | 55.00 | 55.0 | +49.2 | 2812 |
| 2 | 🇰🇿Baitleu, Syrym | 2128 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10.0 | 45.00 | 56.0 | +106.8 | 2406 |
| 3 | 🇰🇿Duisekin, Barkhat | 1905 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 30.00 | 58.0 | +86.8 | 2219 |
| 4 | 🇰🇿Esenov, K | 2216 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 24.25 | 59.0 | -22.8 | 2117 |
| 6 | 🇰🇿Ilyashev, Yerzhan | 2171 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 24.25 | 59.0 | -10.8 | 2121 |
| 5 | 🇰🇿FMAyapbergenov, Aibek | 2118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 23.00 | 59.0 | +3.8 | 2126 |
| 7 | 🇰🇿Nakyp, Rakhimjan | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 15.50 | 60.5 | +13.4 | 2036 |
| 8 | 🇰🇿IMZhunusov, Murat | 1962 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 7.50 | 62.0 | -4.7 | 1936 |
| 9 | 🇰🇿Shayakhmetov, Samat | 1888 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 5.00 | 62.5 | +3.6 | 1912 |
| 10 | 🇰🇿Baimoldinov, Aidar | 1894 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 64.0 | -30.0 | 1783 |
| 11 | 🇰🇿Burnashev, Konstantin | 1870 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 0.5 | 0.25 | 65.5 | -53.0 | 1577 |
| 12 | 🇰🇿FMZhunussov, Bibek | 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 0.5 | 0.25 | 65.5 | -90.0 | 1565 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Baitleu, SyrymKAZ+106.810.0 pts · #2
- 2Duisekin, BarkhatKAZ+86.88.0 pts · #3
- 3Daurimbetov, AzamatFMUZB+49.211.0 pts · #1
- 1Zhunussov, BibekFMKAZ-90.00.5 pts · #12
- 2Burnashev, KonstantinKAZ-53.00.5 pts · #11
- 3Baimoldinov, AidarKAZ-30.02.0 pts · #10
- R2+213 Elo gap
- R10+110 Elo gap
- R5+104 Elo gap