Kyrgyz Republic Youth Chess Championship 2026 - G16

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21 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 03 Jan 2026 to 09 Jan 2026 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1391, and top seed was Aizhan Sezdbekova (🇰🇬 KGZ, WFM, 1837).

Aizhan Sezdbekova (🇰🇬 KGZ, WFM, 1837) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Edisa Berdibaeva (7.5) and Eliyana Santashbekova (6.5). Sezdbekova won solo starting round 3.

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

🇰🇬WFMAizhan Sezdbekova1837

Avg top 10

1,391

Participants

Titled players · 1

WFM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan×12

Top 3

🥇
WFMAizhan Sezdbekova
🇰🇬KGZ·1837
8.5pts·1953perf+25.6
🥈
Edisa Berdibaeva
🇰🇬KGZ·1826
7.5pts·1717perf-19.6
🥉
Eliyana Santashbekova
🇰🇬KGZ·1433
6.5pts·1674perf+83.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

WFM Aizhan Sezdbekova led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Sezdbekova8.5Berdibaeva7.5Santashbekova6.5Smagulova6Amanbekova6Subankulova5.5

R3–R9 · LEAD HELD

WFM Aizhan Sezdbekova never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WFM Aizhan Sezdbekova drew with Edisa Berdibaeva (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

WFM Aizhan Sezdbekova 3+5 wins (R1–R3, R5–R9)Edisa Berdibaeva 3 wins (R7–R9)Eliyana Santashbekova 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1WFMAizhan Sezdbekova	*	½	1	1
2Edisa Berdibaeva	½	*	1	½
3Eliyana Santashbekova	0	0	*	1
4Rayana Smagulova	0	½	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Sezdbekova, AizhanWFM	1837	KGZ	+14N	+5B	+6N	=2B	+4N	+3B	+11N	+10B	+8N	8.5	43.5	47.5	43.75	1953	+25.6
2	Berdibaeva, Edisa	1826	KGZ	+16B	+3N	=4B	=1N	+12B	=6N	+5B	+11N	+9B	7.5	44.5	47.5	37.50	1717	-19.6
3	Santashbekova, Eliyana	1433	KGZ	+15N	−2B	+9N	+8B	+13N	−1N	+4B	+6B	=5N	6.5	45.5	48.5	29.50	1674	+83.6
4	Smagulova, Rayana	1490	KGZ	+8N	+17B	=2N	=6B	−1B	+13N	−3N	+12B	+10N	6.0	44.0	46.0	24.50	1602	+30.0
5	Amanbekova, Rozel	1451	KGZ	+20B	−1N	=10B	+15N	+9B	+12N	−2N	+7B	=3B	6.0	42.5	43.5	22.25	1530	+12.0
6	Subankulova, Kanykei	1496	KGZ	+11B	+7N	−1B	=4N	+10B	=2B	=8N	−3N	+17B	5.5	45.5	47.5	23.75	1542	+5.2
7	Abbazova, Zarina	0	KGZ	+13N	−6B	=8N	−9B	+21B	=14N	+17B	−5N	+16B	5.0	32.5	32.5	13.00	1142	0.0
8	Kazieva, Ayana	1463	KGZ	−4B	+18N	=7B	−3N	F	+9N	=6B	+15N	−1B	4.0	40.5	41.5	14.25	1384	-33.6
9	Tursunbekova, Asema	1400	KGZ	+19B	=10N	−3B	+7N	−5N	−8B	=14N	+18B	−2N	4.0	39.0	40.0	12.00	1172	-47.2
10	Kudaibergenova, Aelina	1511	KGZ	+21N	=9B	=5N	−13B	−6N	+18B	+15B	−1N	−4B	4.0	39.0	39.0	10.00	1297	-56.0
11	FIDE 13859722	0	—	−6N	+15B	F	+19N	+14B	+17N	−1B	−2B	F	4.0	36.5	37.5	10.00	923	0.0
12	Abdulazizova, Meerimai	0	KGZ	+18B	−16N	+20B	+17N	−2N	−5B	+13B	−4N	F	4.0	34.5	35.5	9.00	790	0.0
13	Suiumbaeva, Bimarzhan	0	KGZ	−7B	F	+16N	+10N	−3B	−4B	−12N	+14B	+19N	4.0	33.5	33.5	12.00	1353	0.0
14	FIDE 13859714	0	—	−1B	−20N	+19B	+18N	−11N	=7B	=9B	−13N	+21N	4.0	29.5	29.5	7.50	1426	0.0
15	FIDE 13850717	0	—	−3B	−11N	F	−5B	+19N	+16B	−10N	−8B	+18N	3.0	30.5	30.5	6.00	673	0.0
16	FIDE 13846345	0	—	−2N	+12B	−13B	+20N	−17B	−15N	+21B	F	−7N	3.0	26.5	26.5	5.00	1027	0.0
17	FIDE 13859765	0	—	F	−4N	F	−12B	+16N	−11B	−7N	+19B	−6N	2.0	32.5	32.5	4.00	699	0.0
18	FIDE 13859757	0	—	−12N	−8B	+21N	−14B	F	−10N	+19B	−9N	−15B	2.0	24.0	24.0	1.00	669	0.0
19	FIDE 13859749	0	—	−9N	+21B	−14N	−11B	−15B	F	−18N	−17N	−13B	1.0	23.0	23.0	0.00	600	0.0
20	FIDE 13859730	0	—	−5N	+14B	−12N	−16B	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	21.0	21.0	4.00	651	0.0
21	FIDE 13855638	0	—	−10B	−19N	−18B	F	−7N	F	−16N	F	−14B	0.0	21.0	21.0	0.00	711	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Santashbekova, EliyanaKGZ
+83.6
6.5 pts · #3
2Smagulova, RayanaKGZ
+30.0
6.0 pts · #4
3Sezdbekova, AizhanWFMKGZ
+25.6
8.5 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Kudaibergenova, AelinaKGZ
-56.0
4.0 pts · #9
2Tursunbekova, AsemaKGZ
-47.2
4.0 pts · #11
3Kazieva, AyanaKGZ
-33.6
4.0 pts · #7