CASPIAN DEBUT CLASSIC 8

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35 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 Jan 2026 to 11 Jan 2026 in Aktau, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1631, and top seed was Nuras Amangeldy (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1870).

Amir Tolybay (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1725) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Zhan Nurlan (6.5) and Arman Berik (6.0).

The biggest upset came in round 9: Alsu Amirova (1453) beat Sardar Kuanyshkali (1654), a +201-point gap.

Location

🇰🇿Aktau, Kazakhstan

Dates

09 Jan 2026 → 11 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Avg top 10

1,631

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×31

Top 3

🥇
Amir Tolybay
🇰🇿KAZ·1725
7.5pts·1882perf+47.2
🥈
Zhan Nurlan
🇰🇿KAZ·1608
6.5pts·1860perf+101.2
🥉
Arman Berik
🇰🇿KAZ·1645
6.0pts·1668perf+11.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Co-leaders

Tolybay7.5Nurlan6.5Berik6Uzakbaev5.5Amirov5.5Bekbolat5.5

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Amir Tolybay beat Zhan Nurlan (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Amir Tolybay 5 wins (R2–R6)Zhan Nurlan 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Amir Tolybay	*	1	1	—
2Zhan Nurlan	0	*	½	1
3Arman Berik	0	½	*	1
4Damir Uzakbaev	—	0	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Tolybay, Amir	1725	KAZ	−12B	+15N	+3B	+20N	+8B	+2B	=?N	+5N	+11B	7.5	42.0	42.0	37.00	1882	+47.2
2	Nurlan, Zhan	1608	KAZ	+22N	+4B	+19N	+6B	−?B	−1N	=3B	+14N	+5B	6.5	42.5	42.5	32.00	1860	+101.2
3	Berik, Arman	1645	KAZ	=7N	+9B	−1N	+32B	+4N	=10B	=2N	+15B	=?N	6.0	42.5	42.5	26.25	1668	+11.2
4	Uzakbaev, Damir	1556	KAZ	+31B	−2N	+22B	+12N	−3B	+8N	−5N	=6B	+17N	5.5	42.5	45.0	24.25	1618	+28.8
5	Gushanov, Murad	1575	KAZ	+30N	+14N	=6B	+19B	+13N	−?N	+4B	−1B	−2N	5.5	41.0	41.0	24.25	1729	+59.6
6	Mukhambet, Aylin	1620	KAZ	+21N	+32B	=5N	−2N	+24B	−14N	=11B	=4N	+16B	5.5	39.5	41.5	22.50	1582	-15.2
7	Amirov, Zakariya	1491	KAZ	=3B	+11N	−14B	−24N	+26B	+23N	+18N	=10B	=8B	5.5	39.0	42.5	25.50	1612	+53.6
8	Usen, Arbek	1590	KAZ	+15B	+12N	−?B	+26N	−1N	−4B	+27N	+19B	=7N	5.5	39.0	39.0	23.25	1642	+21.2
9	Bekbolat, Alikhan	1645	KAZ	=11B	−3N	=16B	+33N	+12B	+20N	+14B	−?B	=10N	5.5	35.5	35.5	22.00	1648	+5.2
10	Baymukashev, Nurasyl	1538	KAZ	−?B	+33N	+27B	=14N	+23B	=3N	=15B	=7N	=9B	5.5	34.5	34.5	21.50	1654	+49.6
11	Berdigali, Adilet	1492	KAZ	=9N	−7B	+29N	−18B	+32N	+21B	=6N	+13B	−1N	5.0	40.5	42.5	19.50	1584	+39.6
12	Kumisbay, Akniet	1529	KAZ	+1N	−8B	+25N	−4B	−9N	+32B	−19N	+21B	+20N	5.0	40.0	42.0	21.50	1536	0.0
13	Nurbergen, Artur	1612	KAZ	+16B	+28N	+23B	−?N	−5B	−15N	+20B	−11N	+19N	5.0	34.5	34.5	19.50	1618	+2.0
14	Kuanyshkali, Sardar	1654	KAZ	+20N	−5B	+7N	=10B	+21N	+6B	−9N	−2B	−15N	4.5	42.5	46.5	21.75	1540	-54.8
15	Amirova, Alsu	1453	KAZ	−8N	−1B	F	+17N	+28B	+13B	=10N	−3N	+14B	4.5	41.5	41.5	19.75	1647	+94.0
16	Orynbasar, Ybyraiym	1468	KAZ	−13N	−25B	=9N	+31B	−17N	+30B	+29B	+18N	−6N	4.5	34.5	37.0	15.25	1533	+18.4
17	Abdish, Temirlan	1561	KAZ	+35N	−19B	−21N	−15B	+16B	=26N	+22B	+24N	−4B	4.5	34.0	34.0	14.25	1450	-42.0
18	Utebayev, Arsen	1577	KAZ	+33B	−?N	−20B	+11N	=22B	+24N	−7B	−16B	+27N	4.5	31.5	31.5	15.50	1477	-36.8
19	Devyatko, Aiza	1622	KAZ	+24B	+17N	−2B	−5N	−20B	+28N	+12B	−8N	−13B	4.0	40.0	43.0	16.50	1511	-52.4
20	Bektursynuly, Dias	1501	KAZ	−14B	+30N	+18N	−1B	+19N	−9B	−13N	+25B	−12B	4.0	40.0	42.5	15.00	1464	-15.2
21	Bersanov, Batu	1474	KAZ	−6B	+34N	+17B	=23N	−14B	−11N	=26B	−12N	+28B	4.0	35.0	35.0	11.25	1464	-4.4
22	Mered, Raiymbek	1462	KAZ	−2B	+31N	−4N	+25B	=18N	−27B	−17N	=30B	+26B	4.0	34.5	37.0	13.50	1179	-60.4
23	Abish, Aknur	1585	KAZ	+27N	+26B	−13N	=21B	−10N	−7B	=25N	−29B	+30N	4.0	34.0	36.5	13.50	1319	-83.2
24	Mussabayev, Dulat	1486	KAZ	−19N	+35B	=32N	+7B	−6N	−18B	+31N	−17B	=29N	4.0	31.5	31.5	10.50	1374	-33.6
25	Samenov, Saken	0	KAZ	−28B	+16N	−12B	−22N	+33B	=29N	=23B	−20N	+32B	4.0	29.5	30.5	11.00	1359	0.0
26	Zhassulanyly, Ramazan	0	KAZ	+29N	−23N	+28B	−8B	−7N	=17B	=21N	=27B	−22N	3.5	34.0	37.0	12.00	1437	0.0
27	Adambay, Bakdaulet	1435	KAZ	−23B	+29B	−10N	−28N	+30B	+22N	−8B	=26N	−18B	3.5	33.0	35.5	11.25	1386	-18.0
28	Sagyndyk, Madina	1542	KAZ	+25N	−13B	−26N	+27B	−15N	−19B	=32N	=31B	−21N	3.0	31.0	33.0	9.75	1271	-63.2
29	Nysanbai, Merei	1539	KAZ	−26B	−27N	−11B	F	+31N	=25B	−16N	+23N	=24B	3.0	31.0	31.0	10.50	1343	-52.4
30	FIDE 557021376	0	—	−5B	−20B	−31N	+35B	−27N	−16N	+33B	=22N	−23B	2.5	29.0	29.0	3.00	1105	0.0
31	FIDE 557021392	0	—	−4N	−22B	+30B	−16N	−29B	+33N	−24B	=28N	F	2.5	27.5	27.5	5.00	1106	0.0
32	Toktarbai, Sezym	1573	KAZ	+34B	−6N	=24B	−3N	−11B	−12N	=28B	F	−25N	2.0	33.5	33.5	3.50	1277	0.0
33	FIDE 557021368	0	—	−18N	−10B	+35N	−9B	−25N	−31B	−30N	F	F	1.0	26.5	26.5	0.00	780	0.0
34	FIDE 557021384	0	—	−32N	−21B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	672	0.0
35	Nesibekov, Rysbek	0	KAZ	−17B	−24N	−33B	−30N	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	722	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Nurlan, ZhanKAZ
+101.2
6.5 pts · #2
2Amirova, AlsuKAZ
+94.0
4.5 pts · #12
3Gushanov, MuradKAZ
+59.6
5.5 pts · #11

Top rating losers

1Abish, AknurKAZ
-83.2
4.0 pts · #25
2Sagyndyk, MadinaKAZ
-63.2
3.0 pts · #29
3Mered, RaiymbekKAZ
-60.4
4.0 pts · #30

Biggest upsets

R9+201 Elo gap
Amirova, Alsu1453 beat Kuanyshkali, Sardar1654
R1+196 Elo gap
Kumisbay, Akniet1529 beat Tolybay, Amir1725
R6+159 Elo gap
Amirova, Alsu1453 beat Nurbergen, Artur1612