Kazakhstan Championship 2026 U8

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64 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 20 Jan 2026 to 27 Jan 2026 in Turkestan, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1537, and top seed was Abdul-Malik Kairat (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1649).

Abdul-Malik Kairat (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1649) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Alinur Bauyrzhan (7.5) and Makar Chernyshov (7.0). Kairat won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Kirill Ronzhin (1423) beat Alinur Bauyrzhan (1579), a +156-point gap.

Location

🇰🇿Turkestan, Kazakhstan

Dates

20 Jan 2026 → 27 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇰🇿Abdul-Malik Kairat1649

Avg top 10

1,537

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×53

Top 3

🥇
Abdul-Malik Kairat
🇰🇿KAZ·1649
8.0pts·1913perf+59.2
🥈
Alinur Bauyrzhan
🇰🇿KAZ·1579
7.5pts·1673perf+18.4
🥉
Makar Chernyshov
🇰🇿KAZ·1437
7.0pts·1570perf+36.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Abdul-Malik Kairat led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Kairat8Bauyrzhan7.5Chernyshov7Berzhan7Derbisov7Ermek6.5

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

Abdul-Malik Kairat held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Abdul-Malik Kairat 5 wins (R1–R5)Alinur Bauyrzhan 4 wins (R6–R9)Makar Chernyshov 4 wins (R6–R9)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kairat, Abdul-Malik	1649	KAZ	+36N	+58B	+25N	+20B	+9N	=8B	+6N	+11B	=4N	8.0	46.5	49.5	43.00	1913	+59.2
2	Bauyrzhan, Alinur	1579	KAZ	+56B	+40N	−20B	+55N	=34B	+19N	+8N	+6B	+9N	7.5	41.0	44.0	36.25	1673	+18.4
3	Chernyshov, Makar	1437	KAZ	+49B	+60N	=9B	−6N	=18B	+31N	+16B	+8B	+14N	7.0	45.0	47.5	35.25	1570	+36.0
4	Derbisov, Daler	0	KAZ	=18B	+?N	−6B	+59N	+43B	+10N	+23B	+17N	=1B	7.0	43.0	43.0	29.75	1524	0.0
5	Berzhan, Temirlan	1450	KAZ	+64B	−12N	+56B	−28N	+41B	+29N	+13B	+24N	+11N	7.0	40.0	40.0	29.00	2267	+62.0
6	Ermek, Sanzhar	1470	KAZ	+29N	=15B	+4N	+3B	+13N	+17B	−1B	−2N	+19B	6.5	52.5	57.5	39.00	1499	+13.6
7	Nyssanbaiev, Daniyal	0	KAZ	+27B	−10N	+40B	+14N	=35N	−23B	+?N	+34N	+17B	6.5	40.5	40.5	27.25	1470	0.0
8	Endibayev, Aslan	1532	KAZ	+28B	+33N	+12B	=17N	+10B	=1N	−2B	−3N	+31B	6.0	50.0	55.0	33.75	1433	-20.4
9	Armanuly, Aivar	1534	KAZ	+57N	+46B	=3N	+21B	−1B	=13N	+27B	+25N	−2B	6.0	48.0	51.0	29.00	1519	-5.6
10	Aitmukhanov, Meirkhan	1457	KAZ	+48N	+7B	+26N	=13B	−8N	−4B	+22N	+21B	=15N	6.0	47.5	51.5	32.50	1326	-14.4
11	Askaruly, Aidar	1535	KAZ	+41B	+55N	−17B	+33N	+28B	+26N	+12B	−1N	−5B	6.0	45.5	48.5	28.00	749	-39.2
12	Orazbek, Amirkhan	0	KAZ	+?N	+5B	−8N	+25B	+20N	+24B	−11N	−14B	+28B	6.0	45.5	45.5	27.50	1515	0.0
13	Shakirov, Sanzhar	0	KAZ	+43B	+30B	+35N	=10N	−6B	=9B	−5N	+27N	+24B	6.0	45.0	49.0	29.50	1506	+29.6
14	Amrayev, Muslim	1496	KAZ	−15N	+22B	+36N	−7B	+44N	+37B	+26B	+12N	−3B	6.0	45.0	49.0	29.50	622	-48.4
15	Kasymkan, Tauekel	0	KAZ	+14B	=6N	−19B	−18N	+47B	+51B	+35N	+23N	=10B	6.0	43.0	46.5	29.25	1631	+87.2
16	Yertai, Osman	0	KAZ	+?B	−26B	+46N	+51B	−24N	+30B	−3N	+41N	+25B	6.0	38.5	38.5	21.50	1479	0.0
17	Nurlanay, Zhanay	0	KAZ	+24N	+51B	+11N	=8B	+23N	−6N	+34B	−4B	−7N	5.5	46.5	50.0	27.00	1543	0.0
18	Amirov, Zakariya	1548	KAZ	=4N	+44B	−21N	+15B	=3N	+33B	−24N	=29B	+36N	5.5	45.0	49.0	29.00	1424	-11.2
19	Abilashim, Nurdaulet	0	KAZ	=22N	+59B	+15N	−23B	+21N	−2B	+43N	+26B	−6N	5.5	45.0	47.5	25.75	1295	0.0
20	Ronzhin, Kirill	1423	KAZ	+63N	+53B	+2N	−1N	−12B	=22B	−21N	+52B	+37N	5.5	44.0	44.0	21.75	1610	+20.4
21	Arstamyan, Mikael	0	KAZ	+?B	=23N	+18B	−9N	−19B	+59N	+20B	−10N	+35B	5.5	40.5	40.5	20.50	1500	0.0
22	Sakenov, Sanzhar	0	KAZ	=19B	−14N	=?B	+?N	+45B	=20N	−10B	+47N	+34B	5.5	35.5	35.5	18.00	1170	0.0
23	Sabitkhan, Batyr	1540	KAZ	+37N	=21B	+42B	+19N	−17B	+7N	−4N	−15B	=29N	5.0	45.5	49.5	25.75	602	-26.8
24	Altairuly, Arulan	1421	KAZ	−17B	+39N	+61B	+31N	+16B	−12N	+18B	−5B	−13N	5.0	45.5	48.0	23.50	1334	-14.8
25	Mashrapov, Assylzhan	1443	KAZ	+31N	+54B	−1B	−12N	+49B	+28N	+32B	−9B	−16N	5.0	45.0	48.5	22.50	789	-42.4
26	Abenov, Ali	0	KAZ	+?B	+16N	−10B	+42N	+27B	−11B	−14N	−19N	+41B	5.0	42.5	42.5	19.00	1274	0.0
27	Tashimov, Alikhan	1413	KAZ	−7N	+29B	+37N	+60B	−26N	+53B	−9N	−13B	+50N	5.0	40.5	43.0	19.50	684	-32.4
28	Kalmurat, Sarman	0	KAZ	−8N	+?B	+30N	+5B	−11N	−25B	+?N	+32B	−12N	5.0	40.0	40.0	17.00	1339	0.0
29	Kenzhebulatov, Arman	0	KAZ	−6B	−27N	+?B	+?N	+40B	−5B	+30N	=18N	=23B	5.0	38.0	38.0	14.25	1226	0.0
30	Abdrakhmanov, Rolan	0	KAZ	+52B	−13N	−28B	+57N	+?B	−16N	−29B	+49N	+45B	5.0	36.5	36.5	14.50	631	0.0
31	Mynzhasar, Abdurakhman	0	KAZ	−25B	+?N	+38N	−24B	+?N	−3B	+?N	+46B	−8N	5.0	31.5	31.5	8.50	700	0.0
32	Tanzharbay, Ansar	0	KAZ	−55B	−41N	+62B	+?N	+56B	+46B	−25N	−28N	+40B	5.0	30.0	30.0	13.00	809	0.0
33	Berdygozhin, Ilay	0	KAZ	+?B	−8B	+?N	−11B	+60N	−18N	−?B	+?N	+42B	5.0	24.0	24.0	6.50	1337	0.0
34	Abdukhamid, Khassan	0	KAZ	+?B	−42N	+48B	+52N	=2N	+35B	−17N	−7B	−22N	4.5	41.0	41.0	15.75	1557	0.0
35	Bakytbek, Akhmet	1485	KAZ	+62B	+61N	−13B	+41N	=7B	−34N	−15B	+44B	−21N	4.5	39.0	41.0	15.75	617	-48.8
36	Bolatbek, Islam	0	KAZ	−1B	+?N	−14B	−?N	+?B	=42N	+59B	+51N	−18B	4.5	29.5	29.5	8.00	1324	0.0
37	Galymzhan, Amirkhan	0	KAZ	−23B	+?N	−27B	+47N	+?B	−14N	+55B	=?N	−20B	4.5	28.5	28.5	7.00	663	0.0
38	FIDE 447080124	0	—	=?B	=?N	−31B	=48N	−59B	+39N	−42B	+?N	+51B	4.5	23.5	23.5	10.00	1458	0.0
39	FIDE 557019720	0	—	−51N	−24B	−?N	=?B	+64N	−38B	+54N	+59B	+52N	4.5	22.5	22.5	9.50	633	0.0
40	Amirkhan, Islamkhan	0	KAZ	+50N	−2B	−7N	+54B	−29N	+60B	−44N	+53B	−32N	4.0	39.0	41.5	13.50	778	0.0
41	Gaziz, Alan	0	KAZ	−11N	+32B	+?N	−35B	−5N	+?N	+45B	−16B	−26N	4.0	37.5	37.5	9.00	698	0.0
42	Ulan, Amirali	0	KAZ	+?N	+34B	−23N	−26B	−46N	=36B	+38N	=43B	−33N	4.0	36.5	36.5	13.25	724	0.0
43	Alibek, Alizhan	0	KAZ	−13N	+63B	+49N	=44B	−4N	+52B	−19B	=42N	−?B	4.0	34.0	34.0	11.50	631	0.0
44	Zhumabek, Aisultan	0	KAZ	+45B	−18N	+?B	=43N	−14B	=55N	+40B	−35N	−?N	4.0	31.0	31.0	11.50	695	0.0
45	FIDE 447097639	0	—	−44N	+?B	=51N	=53B	−22N	+50B	−41N	+?B	−30N	4.0	29.5	29.5	7.50	1438	0.0
46	Ayanuly, Amirali	0	KAZ	+?B	−9N	−16B	+?N	+42B	−32N	+57B	−31N	−?B	4.0	29.0	29.0	7.00	736	0.0
47	Abdikhan, Asylbek	0	KAZ	−54N	−48B	+63N	−37B	−15N	+?B	+60N	−22B	+62N	4.0	28.0	28.0	4.50	602	0.0
48	Kuzbayev, Tauman	0	KAZ	−10B	+47N	−34N	=38B	−51N	=?B	−?N	+?B	+55B	4.0	25.5	25.5	9.25	1349	0.0
49	Nazymbek, Ramazan	0	KAZ	−3N	+?N	−43B	+58B	−25N	−?B	+?N	−30B	+?N	4.0	24.0	24.0	3.00	1415	0.0
50	Smyshyuk, David	0	KAZ	−40B	−56N	+?B	−?N	+?B	−45N	+61B	+55N	−27B	4.0	21.5	21.5	5.50	614	0.0
51	Almasuly, Aisultan	1466	KAZ	+39B	−17N	=45B	−16N	+48B	−15N	+53N	−36B	−38N	3.5	39.0	42.5	14.00	602	-22.0
52	FIDE 557002983	0	—	−30N	+?B	+58N	−34B	=55B	−43N	+?B	−20N	−39B	3.5	29.5	29.5	4.50	615	0.0
53	Sabyrkhan, Aisultan	0	KAZ	+?B	−20N	=57B	=45N	+?B	−27N	−51B	−40N	=?B	3.5	25.0	25.0	3.50	622	0.0
54	Orazbek, Dayan	0	KAZ	+47B	−25N	−55B	−40N	−?B	=?N	−39B	+63N	+?B	3.5	20.5	20.5	4.00	809	0.0
55	FIDE 447067799	0	—	+32N	−11B	+54N	−2B	=52N	=44B	−37N	−50B	−48N	3.0	38.5	42.0	12.25	760	0.0
56	Dauletov, Amin	0	KAZ	−2N	+50B	−5N	+?B	−32N	−?B	−?N	+?B	−?N	3.0	23.5	23.5	4.00	1409	0.0
57	Jamatov, Zhafarbek	0	KAZ	−9B	=?N	=53N	−30B	+?N	+?B	−46N	−?B	−?N	3.0	18.5	18.5	1.75	1552	0.0
58	FIDE 447064420	0	—	+?B	−1N	−52B	−49N	+61B	−?N	−?B	−?N	+63B	3.0	18.0	18.0	2.50	841	0.0
59	FIDE 557020132	0	—	=?B	−19N	+?B	−4B	+38N	−21B	−36N	−39N	−?B	2.5	31.5	31.5	4.50	768	0.0
60	FIDE 557020086	0	—	+?B	−3B	+?N	−27N	−33B	−40N	−47B	−?N	=61B	2.5	27.5	27.5	1.25	628	0.0
61	Duisebai, Alikhan	0	KAZ	+?N	−35B	−24N	−?B	−58N	+?B	−50N	−?B	=60N	2.5	19.0	19.0	1.25	1372	0.0
62	FIDE 557019746	0	—	−35N	−?B	−32N	+63B	−?N	−?B	F	+?N	−47B	2.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	732	0.0
63	FIDE 557020051	0	—	−20B	−43N	−47B	−62N	F	−?B	−?N	−54B	−58N	0.0	22.0	22.0	0.00	692	0.0
64	FIDE 447094540	0	—	−5N	−?B	−?N	−?N	−39B	F	F	F	F	0.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	656	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Kasymkan, TauekelKAZ
+87.2
6.0 pts · #2
2Berzhan, TemirlanKAZ
+62.0
7.0 pts · #9
3Kairat, Abdul-MalikKAZ
+59.2
8.0 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Bakytbek, AkhmetKAZ
-48.8
4.5 pts · #60
2Amrayev, MuslimKAZ
-48.4
6.0 pts · #35
3Mashrapov, AssylzhanKAZ
-42.4
5.0 pts · #51

Biggest upsets

R3+156 Elo gap
Ronzhin, Kirill1423 beat Bauyrzhan, Alinur1579
R7+127 Elo gap
Altairuly, Arulan1421 beat Amirov, Zakariya1548