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CShK classic january 1 2026

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21 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 17 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Astana, Kazakhstan. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1600, and top seed was Beibarys Kurmangazinov (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1692).

Nuradil Kapen (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1660) won with 6.5/8, ahead of Dias Kinayatov (6.0) and Suleyman Arif Kazakbay (5.5). Kapen shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Aisultan Rakhimbayev (1498) beat Nuradil Kapen (1660), a +162-point gap.

Location
🇰🇿Astana, Kazakhstan
Dates
17 Jan 2026 → 25 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Top seed
🇰🇿Beibarys Kurmangazinov1692
Avg top 10
1,600
Participants
21
Federations · 2 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×20
🇷🇺Russia×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Nuradil Kapen led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
9
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
2468R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8Kapen takes lead
Kapen6.5Kinayatov6Kazakbay5.5Murat5Kurmangazinov4.5Batomunkuev4.5
R7 · LEADER CHANGE06 Jan

Nuradil Kapen takes the sole lead (5.5/7).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Nuradil Kapen drew with Dias Kinayatov (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Nuradil Kapen 3+3 wins (R2–R4, R6–R8)Dias Kinayatov 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Nuradil Kapen*
½
1
1
2Dias Kinayatov
½
*
½
1
3Suleyman Arif Kazakbay
0
½
*—
4Mansur Murat
0
0
—*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Kapen, Nuradil1660KAZ−5N+8N+15B+14B=2N+3B+4N+6B6.532.535.528.001820+60.0
2Kinayatov, Dias1557KAZ+12N+6B+4N=3B=1B−5N+16B+9N6.034.037.026.501698+44.4
3Kazakbay, Suleyman Arif1554KAZF+13B+14N=2N+6B−1N+5B+7N5.533.033.023.501793+74.0
4Murat, Mansur1550KAZ+21N+15B−2B−6N+7B+11N−1B+5N5.033.033.516.501604+17.2
5Rakhimbayev, Aisultan1498KAZ+1B=10B+19N−11N+9B+2B−3N−4B4.535.037.521.001571+14.6
6Kurmangazinov, Beibarys1692KAZ+20B−2N+10N+4B−3N+8B=9B−1N4.535.036.516.501602-36.4
7Batomunkuev, Radna0RUS−10N=18B+12N+13B−4N+14B+8N−3B4.529.532.516.5015570.0
8Zhanat, Rauan1566KAZ=19N−1B+18N+10B+11B−6N−7B=17N4.029.532.013.751652+32.0
9Sharipov, Sanat1480KAZ−15N+21B=13N+19B−5N+12B=6N−2B4.028.529.011.251359-28.4
10Israil, Gulsezim1559KAZ+7B=5N−6B−8N=17N=20B+14N=16B4.026.528.013.501507-17.9
11Danilyuk, Nadezhda1624KAZ+18N−14B+16N+5B−8N−4B−15N+21B4.025.526.011.001410-34.8
12Bolat, Mustafa0KAZ−2B+17N−7B+20N=16B−9N+21N=15B4.025.025.58.0015460.0
13Amangeldinov, Alibek1649KAZ+17B−3N=9B−7N−14N=21B+19N+20B4.024.024.59.251535-31.6
14Magzum, Arsen1540KAZ+16B+11N−3B−1N+13B−7N−10B−18N3.031.534.511.001464-24.8
15Myrzabay, Aibar1591KAZ+9B−4N−1N=17B−19NF+11B=12N3.029.029.011.501575-5.6
16Smatov, Ansar0KAZ−14NF−11B+18B=12N+19B−2N=10N3.026.526.59.5014030.0
17Bereket, Shokan1490KAZ−13N−12BF=15N=10B=18B+20N=8B3.023.523.58.501564+2.0
18Nurlanov, Miras1480KAZ−11B=7N−8B−16N+21B=17NF+14B3.022.022.07.251483+2.0
19Alemanova, Amira0KAZ=8B+20N−5B−9N+15B−16N−13BF2.524.024.06.5014960.0
20Askaruly, Aidar1537KAZ−6N−19B+21N−12BF=10N−17B−13N1.522.522.52.501295-44.0
21Savit, Alen0KAZ−4B−9N−20BF−18N=13N−12B−11N0.525.525.52.0011530.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets