Maestro standart january 1
Open SwissStandard
34 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 05 Jan 2026 to 13 Jan 2026 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1654, and top seed was Nurlybek Dias (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1816).
Azel Tulekenova (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1664) won with 6.5/8, ahead of Kanysh Amangeldi (6.0) and Nurlybek Dias (6.0). Tulekenova clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Zhangir Dugushev (1446) beat Abdurrohman Tursunbai (1684), a +238-point gap.
Location
🇰🇿Astana, Kazakhstan
Dates
05 Jan 2026 → 13 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×34
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsAzel Tulekenova led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE10 Jan
Nurlybek Dias takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Azel Tulekenova drew with Nurlybek Dias (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Azel Tulekenova 3 wins (R4–R6)Nurlybek Dias 5 wins (R2–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Azel Tulekenova | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2Nurlybek Dias | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3Kanysh Amangeldi | ½ | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Raimbek Burokhanov | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulekenova, Azel | 1664 | KAZ | +24B | =2N | =8B | +14N | +7B | +11N | =3N | +4B | 6.5 | 35.5 | 38.5 | 30.00 | 1848 | +51.6 |
| 2 | Amangeldi, Kanysh | 1564 | KAZ | +34N | =1B | =7N | +13B | +15N | −3B | +11B | +6N | 6.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 23.75 | 1793 | +82.8 |
| 3 | Nurlybek Dias | 1816 | KAZ | =14B | +21N | +28B | +10N | +11B | +2N | =1B | −5N | 6.0 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 25.75 | 1764 | -9.9 |
| 4 | Kairat, Alinur | 1566 | KAZ | +31B | −11N | +24B | +8N | =6B | =5N | +7B | −1N | 5.0 | 34.0 | 35.5 | 19.50 | 1658 | +34.8 |
| 5 | Aman Eraly | 1735 | KAZ | +20N | −6B | =12N | +27B | +9N | =4B | F | +3B | 5.0 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 21.25 | 1754 | +9.2 |
| 6 | Burokhanov, Raimbek | 1566 | KAZ | +32N | +5N | −11B | =12B | =4N | +21B | +13N | −2B | 5.0 | 32.5 | 34.0 | 18.75 | 1654 | +36.4 |
| 7 | Serik, Nurkhan | 1587 | KAZ | =21B | +9N | =2B | +28N | −1N | +12B | −4N | +27B | 5.0 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 18.00 | 1608 | +10.8 |
| 8 | Tursunbai, Abdulla-Bilal | 1583 | KAZ | +22N | =12B | =1N | −4B | +30N | =17B | =27N | +18B | 5.0 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 17.50 | 1626 | +18.4 |
| 9 | Zheniskhan, Alibi | 1672 | KAZ | =26N | −7B | +32B | =17N | −5B | +30N | +16B | +14N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 14.75 | 1658 | +3.2 |
| 10 | Tursunbai, Abdurrohman | 1684 | KAZ | −16B | +29N | +26B | −3B | −21N | +22B | +23N | +12N | 5.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 15.00 | 1643 | -15.2 |
| 11 | Arenova, Arailym | 1638 | KAZ | +27N | +4B | +6N | +15B | −3N | −1B | −2N | =13B | 4.5 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 18.25 | 1650 | +3.9 |
| 12 | Abuzharova, Aidana | 1555 | KAZ | +25B | =8N | =5B | =6N | +19B | −7N | +17N | −10B | 4.5 | 33.0 | 36.0 | 18.50 | 1633 | +36.0 |
| 13 | Kaldybayev, Yerkanat | 1580 | KAZ | +30B | +17N | −15B | −2N | +18B | +14N | −6B | =11N | 4.5 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 16.25 | 1592 | +3.4 |
| 14 | Aktan, Amirkhan | 1518 | KAZ | =3N | =26B | +22N | −1B | +28N | −13B | +21N | −9B | 4.0 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 12.25 | 1551 | +7.2 |
| 15 | Sadu, Asanali | 1577 | KAZ | +29N | +16B | +13N | −11N | −2B | +23B | F | F | 4.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 13.50 | 1678 | +30.4 |
| 16 | Zhami, Alina | 1514 | KAZ | +10N | −15N | =19B | =20B | −23N | +29B | −9N | +22B | 4.0 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 13.75 | 1557 | +10.0 |
| 17 | Zhandildina, Aruna | 1553 | KAZ | +33N | −13B | =27N | =9B | +29N | =8N | −12B | =19B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 11.00 | 1501 | -32.8 |
| 18 | Shektybai, Dinmukhammed | 1410 | KAZ | −19N | −23B | +25N | +22B | −13N | +20B | +26N | −8N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 12.00 | 1538 | +49.2 |
| 19 | Ospanov, Alen | 1569 | KAZ | +18B | −28N | =16N | +23B | −12N | F | +31B | =17N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 12.50 | 1602 | +8.8 |
| 20 | Shoshanov, Abylai | 1516 | KAZ | −5B | =32N | =21B | =16N | =26B | −18N | =25B | +24N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 10.00 | 1460 | -26.8 |
| 21 | Dugushev, Zhangir | 1446 | KAZ | =7N | −3B | =20N | +31B | +10B | −6N | −14B | −25N | 3.0 | 31.5 | 33.0 | 10.75 | 1427 | +1.2 |
| 22 | Alimov, Nazar | 1441 | KAZ | −8B | +25N | −14B | −18N | +24B | −10N | +34B | −16N | 3.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 6.00 | 1362 | -37.6 |
| 23 | Toktaganov, Tleukhan | 1546 | KAZ | −28B | +18N | +30B | −19N | +16B | −15N | −10B | F | 3.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 10.00 | 1550 | -2.8 |
| 24 | Bisengaliev, Amilkar | 1485 | KAZ | −1N | +34B | −4N | −29B | −22N | +33N | +28B | −20B | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 3.00 | 730 | -87.6 |
| 25 | Tashimov, Alikhan | 0 | KAZ | −12N | −22B | −18B | F | =31N | +28B | =20N | +21B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 7.50 | 1322 | -24.4 |
| 26 | Zhami, Aisha | 1496 | KAZ | =9B | =14N | −10N | −30B | =20N | F | −18B | +31N | 2.5 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 7.75 | 1357 | -81.2 |
| 27 | Momynov, Beknur | 1475 | KAZ | −11B | +31N | =17B | −5N | F | F | =8B | −7N | 2.0 | 29.0 | 30.5 | 6.00 | 1384 | -24.0 |
| 28 | Zhapar, Yernur | 0 | KAZ | +23N | +19B | −3N | −7B | −14B | −25N | −24N | F | 2.0 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 7.00 | 1407 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Rakhmet, Miras | 1435 | KAZ | −15B | −10B | +34N | +24N | −17B | −16N | F | F | 2.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 3.00 | 1334 | -23.2 |
| 30 | Batyrova, Lyayan | 1437 | KAZ | −13N | +33B | −23N | +26N | −8B | −9B | F | F | 2.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 3.50 | 1357 | -35.6 |
| 31 | Garbovskaya, Milena | 0 | KAZ | −4N | −27B | F | −21N | =25B | +34B | −19N | −26B | 1.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 1.50 | 1110 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Beiimbet, Tamerlan | 0 | KAZ | −6B | =20B | −9N | +34B | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 1.75 | 1306 | -14.8 |
| 33 | Zhanabayeva, Tomiris | 0 | KAZ | −17B | −30N | F | F | +34N | −24B | F | F | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 725 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Salipova, Adiya | 0 | KAZ | −2B | −24N | −29B | −32N | −33B | −31N | −22N | F | 0.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.00 | 673 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Amangeldi, KanyshKAZ+82.86.0 pts · #6
- 2Tulekenova, AzelKAZ+51.66.5 pts · #1
- 3Shektybai, DinmukhammedKAZ+49.24.0 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Bisengaliev, AmilkarKAZ-87.63.0 pts · #33
- 2Zhami, AishaKAZ-81.22.5 pts · #26
- 3Alimov, NazarKAZ-37.63.0 pts · #22
Biggest upsets
- R5+238 Elo gap
- R1+170 Elo gap
- R2+169 Elo gap