Kyrgyz Republic Youth Chess Championship 2026 - U16

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33 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 03 Jan 2026 to 09 Jan 2026 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1921, and top seed was Ruslan Momunaliev (🇰🇬 KGZ, CM, 2128).

Ruslan Momunaliev (🇰🇬 KGZ, CM, 2128) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Elim Keneshbekov (7.0) and Emir Sharshenbekov (6.0). Momunaliev won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Baiel Satanov (1501) beat Emir Sharshenbekov (CM, 2092), a +591-point gap.

Location

🇰🇬Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Dates

03 Jan 2026 → 09 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇰🇬CMRuslan Momunaliev2128

Avg top 10

1,921

Participants

Titled players · 4

CM×4

Federations · 1 represented

🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan×27

Top 3

🥇
CMRuslan Momunaliev
🇰🇬KGZ·2128
8.0pts·2216perf+30.4
🥈
CMElim Keneshbekov
🇰🇬KGZ·1998
7.0pts·1965perf+0.4
🥉
CMEmir Sharshenbekov
🇰🇬KGZ·2092
6.0pts·2066perf-1.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

CM Ruslan Momunaliev led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Momunaliev8Keneshbekov7Sharshenbekov6Arzymatov6Zarylykov5.5Chyngyz5.5

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

CM Ruslan Momunaliev never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

CM Ruslan Momunaliev 6 wins (R1–R6)CM Elim Keneshbekov 3 wins (R4–R6)CM Emir Sharshenbekov 4 wins (R3–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMRuslan Momunaliev	*	—	½	1
2CMElim Keneshbekov	—	*	½	—
3CMEmir Sharshenbekov	½	½	*	—
4Dastan Arzymatov	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Momunaliev, RuslanCM	2128	KGZ	+17B	+16N	+7B	+10N	+6B	+14N	=3N	+4B	=5B	8.0	42.0	46.0	40.25	2216	+30.4
2	Keneshbekov, ElimCM	1998	KGZ	+21B	+20N	−10B	+11N	+15B	+16N	=5N	=3B	+8N	7.0	39.5	43.5	32.75	1965	+0.4
3	Sharshenbekov, EmirCM	2092	KGZ	−18N	F	+17B	+5N	+9B	+10N	=1B	=2N	+7B	6.0	44.5	44.5	33.00	2066	-1.2
4	Arzymatov, Dastan	1847	KGZ	+33B	+19N	−5B	−15N	+17B	+11N	+14B	−1N	+16N	6.0	39.5	40.5	22.50	1817	-8.4
5	Chyngyz, SultaiCM	1991	KGZ	F	=8B	+4N	−3B	+24N	+6N	=2B	+10B	=1N	5.5	47.0	47.0	30.75	2022	+20.0
6	Zarylykov, Erhan	1891	KGZ	+28B	+11N	+9B	=14N	−1N	−5B	+21B	−7N	+20N	5.5	42.0	44.0	22.75	1836	-14.4
7	Beknazarov, Emir	1878	KGZ	+24N	+25B	−1N	−12B	+18N	+19B	=10N	+6B	−3N	5.5	41.5	44.5	23.00	1814	-14.8
8	Asanbekov, Beksultan	1656	KGZ	+26B	=5N	−14B	+32N	−16B	+12B	+15N	+9N	−2B	5.5	38.5	40.0	21.75	1754	+38.4
9	Kanatbek, Amir	1764	KGZ	+30N	+23B	−6N	+18B	−3N	+26B	=20N	−8B	+15N	5.5	36.0	37.5	18.50	1679	-29.6
10	Nurov, Baizak	1844	KGZ	+22N	+12B	+2N	−1B	+19N	−3B	=7B	−5N	=11B	5.0	46.0	50.0	25.25	1848	+4.8
11	Bolotbekov, Beksultan	1630	KGZ	+13N	−6B	+22N	−2B	+23N	−4B	+18N	=14B	=10N	5.0	41.0	45.0	21.75	1686	+12.0
12	Kemelov, Dastan	1534	KGZ	+31B	−10N	+33B	+7N	−14B	−8N	=16B	=21N	+22B	5.0	34.0	35.0	16.00	1592	+12.4
13	Narynbekov, Manas	0	KGZ	−11B	−28N	=31B	+30N	+27B	−21N	=25N	+24B	+18N	5.0	26.0	27.5	14.25	1463	0.0
14	Kanatbekov, Chyngyz	1777	KGZ	F	=18B	+8N	=6B	+12N	−1B	−4N	=11N	+17B	4.5	43.0	43.0	21.75	1755	-8.8
15	Lee, Batyrkhan	1555	KGZ	−23N	+30B	+26N	+4B	−2N	=20B	−8B	+25N	−9B	4.5	37.5	39.0	15.00	1698	+47.2
16	Alybakov, Nail	1648	KGZ	+29N	−1B	=18N	+25B	+8N	−2B	=12N	F	−4B	4.0	42.5	44.5	15.00	1692	+6.4
17	Medetbekov, Adis	1506	KGZ	−1N	+29B	−3N	+22B	−4N	+24B	+26N	−20B	−14N	4.0	39.0	41.0	12.50	1546	-1.2
18	Satanov, Baiel	1501	KGZ	+3B	=14N	=16B	−9N	−7B	+28N	−11B	+26N	−13B	4.0	38.0	40.0	14.75	1684	+67.2
19	Tolubaev, Alibek	1532	KGZ	+27N	−4B	+23N	+20B	−10B	−7N	+22N	F	−21B	4.0	36.5	39.0	14.50	1502	-10.8
20	Imirkhanov, Kurban	1646	KGZ	F	−2B	+21N	−19N	+28B	=15N	=9B	+17N	−6B	4.0	36.5	36.5	15.00	1650	-2.0
21	Duishenaliev, Dastan	1491	KGZ	−2N	F	−20B	=27N	+33B	+13B	−6N	=12B	+19N	4.0	34.0	34.0	13.75	1551	+6.0
22	Akmatbekov, Belek	0	KGZ	−10B	+31N	−11B	−17N	+29B	+27N	−19B	+23N	−12N	4.0	31.5	33.0	10.00	810	0.0
23	Sadiridinov, Muratbek	0	KGZ	+15B	−9N	−19B	+31N	−11B	=25B	=24N	−22B	+33N	4.0	31.5	32.5	10.50	1461	0.0
24	Zhumashaliev, Akai	1425	KGZ	−7B	=32N	+30B	+28N	−5B	−17N	=23B	−13N	+25B	4.0	30.5	32.0	9.25	1573	+30.0
25	Soltonbaev, Nazar	1607	KGZ	+32B	−7N	−28B	−16N	+31B	=23N	=13B	−15B	−24N	3.0	30.5	32.0	7.50	793	-104.8
26	Bayazbekov, Salim	0	KGZ	−8N	F	−15B	+33N	+32B	−9N	−17B	−18B	=29N	2.5	28.0	28.0	3.50	797	-54.0
27	FIDE 13848240	0	—	−19B	−33N	F	=21B	−13N	−22B	+31N	+29B	−30N	2.5	23.0	23.0	5.50	1320	0.0
28	Kudaibergenov, Badiuzzaman	1460	KGZ	−6N	+13B	+25N	−24B	−20N	−18B	F	F	F	2.0	28.5	30.0	8.00	1368	-25.2
29	FIDE 13859420	0	—	−16B	−17N	−32B	F	−22N	+33N	=30B	−27N	=26B	2.0	21.0	21.0	3.00	1250	0.0
30	FIDE 13859412	0	—	−9B	−15N	−24N	−13B	F	F	=29N	F	+27B	1.5	27.0	27.0	3.50	781	0.0
31	FIDE 13828665	0	—	−12N	−22B	=13N	−23B	−25N	F	−27B	+33B	F	1.5	26.5	26.5	3.50	771	0.0
32	FIDE 13859439	0	—	−25N	=24B	+29N	−8B	−26N	F	F	F	F	1.5	20.5	20.5	4.00	1203	0.0
33	FIDE 13859404	0	—	−4N	+27B	−12N	−26B	−21N	−29B	F	−31N	−23B	1.0	27.5	27.5	2.50	772	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Satanov, BaielKGZ
+67.2
4.0 pts · #12
2Lee, BatyrkhanKGZ
+47.2
4.5 pts · #14
3Asanbekov, BeksultanKGZ
+38.4
5.5 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Soltonbaev, NazarKGZ
-104.8
3.0 pts · #29
2Bayazbekov, SalimKGZ
-54.0
2.5 pts · #32
3Kanatbek, AmirKGZ
-29.6
5.5 pts · #13

Biggest upsets

R1+591 Elo gap
Satanov, Baiel1501 beat CMSharshenbekov, Emir2092
R4+344 Elo gap
Kemelov, Dastan1534 beat Beknazarov, Emir1878
R4+292 Elo gap
Lee, Batyrkhan1555 beat Arzymatov, Dastan1847