Atyrau Altaca Classic 10
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27 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 17 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2026 in Atyrau, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1733, and top seed was Turar Shaimardan (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1826).
Ersultan Kambar (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1737) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Ali Onoglu (6.0) and Makhfuzov Alisher (5.0). Kambar shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Sultan Nurbayev (1499) beat Madiyar Serik (1690), a +191-point gap.
Location
🇰🇿Atyrau, Kazakhstan
Dates
17 Jan 2026 → 18 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×27
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE17 Jan
Ali Onoglu takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.0/7. Kambar takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (27.5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Ersultan Kambar lost to Ali Onoglu (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ersultan Kambar | * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Ali Onoglu | 1 | * | — | ½ |
| 3Makhfuzov Alisher | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Nurpeiis Umbetkali | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kambar , Ersultan | 1737 | KAZ | +26B | +14N | +4B | +3N | −2B | +6N | +5N | 6.0 | 27.5 | 28.0 | 22.00 | 2003 | +41.6 |
| 2 | Onoglu , Ali | 1776 | KAZ | =11B | +21N | +10B | +13N | +1N | =5B | +8N | 6.0 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 23.00 | 1989 | +66.4 |
| 3 | Makhfuzov Alisher | 1728 | KAZ | +17B | =13N | +6B | −1B | +22N | =4N | +10B | 5.0 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 17.25 | 1842 | +43.2 |
| 4 | Atnash, Ali | 1639 | KAZ | +25B | +16N | −1N | +9B | =8N | =3B | =7N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 14.75 | 1766 | +42.0 |
| 5 | Umbetkali, Nurpeiis | 1741 | KAZ | +27N | =8B | =9N | +19B | +14N | =2N | −1B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 12.75 | 1791 | +20.4 |
| 6 | Tynyshtyk, Abilseit | 1683 | KAZ | =20N | +23B | −3N | +21B | +12N | −1B | +9B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 13.50 | 1671 | -1.2 |
| 7 | Serik, Madiyar | 1690 | KAZ | −21B | =18N | =15B | +24N | +13B | +16N | =4B | 4.5 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 13.75 | 1711 | +11.2 |
| 8 | Zhanuzakov , Temirlan | 1670 | KAZ | +24B | =5N | =13B | +16N | =4B | =9N | −2B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 13.25 | 1745 | +30.0 |
| 9 | Abdirakhmanov, Batyrzhan | 1699 | KAZ | =18B | +11N | =5B | −4N | +15B | =8B | −6N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 12.25 | 1638 | -23.2 |
| 10 | Ermek, Nurtilek | 1702 | KAZ | =15N | +20B | −2N | −12B | +21N | +22B | −3N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 9.50 | 1601 | -36.8 |
| 11 | Tles, Islam | 1600 | KAZ | =2N | −9B | −12N | −15N | +26B | +21B | +22N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 8.50 | 1613 | +5.2 |
| 12 | Makhsot, Ravil | 1552 | KAZ | −14B | =26N | +11B | +10N | −6B | −15N | +17B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 10.25 | 1632 | +30.8 |
| 13 | Shaimardan, Turar | 1826 | KAZ | +22N | =3B | =8N | −2B | −7N | +23B | F | 3.0 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 9.50 | 1624 | -54.4 |
| 14 | Zhetpis, Erzhan | 1694 | KAZ | +12N | −1B | =21N | +20B | −5B | =17N | F | 3.0 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 9.25 | 1597 | -30.4 |
| 15 | Eltai Mansur | 1571 | KAZ | =10B | −19N | =7N | +11B | −9N | +12B | F | 3.0 | 21.5 | 24.5 | 11.00 | 1649 | +25.2 |
| 16 | Karim, Ibrakhim | 1732 | KAZ | F | −4B | +19N | −8B | +23N | −7B | +20N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 8.50 | 1556 | -47.2 |
| 17 | Salamat, Yermukhan | 1576 | KAZ | −3N | =22B | −23N | +26N | +18B | =14B | −12N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 6.25 | 1623 | +12.8 |
| 18 | Bolat, Alirakhman | 1556 | KAZ | =9N | =7B | =25N | =23B | −17N | −19B | +24B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 8.50 | 1543 | -4.4 |
| 19 | Kaimulaiev, Askhat | 1655 | KAZ | =23N | +15B | −16B | −5N | =25B | +18N | F | 3.0 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 8.00 | 1650 | -0.4 |
| 20 | Saparov, Ali | 1485 | KAZ | =6B | −10N | +26B | −14N | =24B | +25N | −16B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 5.50 | 1516 | +8.8 |
| 21 | Nurbayev, Sultan | 1499 | KAZ | +7N | −2B | =14B | −6N | −10B | −11N | +26N | 2.5 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 6.50 | 1574 | +28.0 |
| 22 | Gabdushov, Azamat | 1616 | KAZ | −13B | =17N | +24B | +25N | −3B | −10N | −11B | 2.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 5.50 | 1454 | -50.4 |
| 23 | Medeugaliev, Kurmanbai | 0 | KAZ | =19B | −6N | +17B | =18N | −16B | −13N | =25B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 6.75 | 1547 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Ermek, Sanzhar | 1464 | KAZ | −8N | +27B | −22N | −7B | =20N | +26B | −18N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.00 | 1499 | +16.0 |
| 25 | Yestayev, Amanbek | 0 | KAZ | −4N | F | =18B | −22B | =19N | −20B | =23N | 1.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 4.25 | 1351 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Zhetpis , Sanzhar | 1593 | KAZ | −1N | =12B | −20N | −17B | −11N | −24N | −21B | 0.5 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 1.75 | 1133 | -134.8 |
| 27 | Kumarov, Aman | 1593 | KAZ | −5B | −24N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 794 | -40.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Onoglu , AliKAZ+66.46.0 pts · #2
- 2Makhfuzov AlisherKAZ+43.25.0 pts · #3
- 3Atnash, AliKAZ+42.04.5 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Zhetpis , SanzharKAZ-134.80.5 pts · #26
- 2Shaimardan, TurarKAZ-54.43.0 pts · #20
- 3Gabdushov, AzamatKAZ-50.42.5 pts · #24
Biggest upsets
- R1+191 Elo gap
- R4+150 Elo gap
- R5+136 Elo gap