Kazakhstan Championship 2026 G8
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32 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 20 Jan 2026 to 27 Jan 2026 in Turkestan, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 738, and top seed was Narmina Assylbekkyzy (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1535).
Venera Zhakisheva (🇰🇿 KAZ, 0) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Rayana Abaikyzy (7.0) and Sara Nurmukhamet (7.0). Zhakisheva took the lead from round 8.
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
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×20
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsVenera Zhakisheva led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.
Co-leaders
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Zhakisheva7.5Nurmukhamet7Abaikyzy7Shinbayeva6.5Aldazharova6.5Assylbekkyzy6.5— ex-leaders:Akimkhanled R6, #11
R8 · LEADER CHANGE26 Jan
Venera Zhakisheva takes the sole lead (7.0/8).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Venera Zhakisheva beat Sara Nurmukhamet (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Venera Zhakisheva 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R5–R8)Sara Nurmukhamet 4 wins (R6–R9)Rayana Abaikyzy 7 wins (R3–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Venera Zhakisheva | * | 1 | — | ½ |
| 2Sara Nurmukhamet | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Rayana Abaikyzy | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Alnura Shinbayeva | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhakisheva, Venera | 0 | KAZ | +?N | +?B | +5N | −8B | +3N | +9B | +19N | +6B | =7B | 7.5 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 34.25 | 1529 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Abaikyzy, Rayana | 0 | KAZ | −3B | −5B | +29N | +17N | +13B | +30N | +18B | +4N | +8B | 7.0 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 34.00 | 1448 | +4.0 |
| 3 | Nurmukhamet, Sara | 0 | KAZ | +2N | +10B | −14B | +31N | −1B | +?N | +22B | +13B | +9N | 7.0 | 44.0 | 44.0 | 31.50 | 1484 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Dautova, Ailin | 1451 | KAZ | +24N | +19B | −9N | +13N | +18B | +11B | +8N | −2B | =6N | 6.5 | 47.0 | 51.0 | 34.75 | 1287 | -16.8 |
| 5 | Aldazharova, Leila | 1447 | KAZ | =13B | +2N | −1B | +28N | +15B | −10N | +12B | +14N | +16N | 6.5 | 47.0 | 50.0 | 33.75 | 1589 | +22.8 |
| 6 | Assylbekkyzy, Narmina | 1535 | KAZ | +29N | +30B | +22N | +9B | −8N | +19B | +7B | −1N | =4B | 6.5 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 30.75 | 1450 | -5.2 |
| 7 | Shinbayeva, Alnura | 0 | KAZ | +?B | +28N | +15B | +14N | +22B | −8B | −6N | +10B | =1N | 6.5 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 26.75 | 1529 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Akimkhan, Alima | 0 | KAZ | +16B | +26N | +12B | +1N | +6B | +7N | −4B | −9B | −2N | 6.0 | 51.0 | 55.0 | 35.50 | 1345 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Kaldybek, Ayaulym | 0 | KAZ | +11N | +?B | +4B | −6N | +12B | −1N | +14B | +8N | −3B | 6.0 | 50.5 | 50.5 | 29.50 | 1503 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Mukanova, Amina | 1523 | KAZ | +17B | −3N | −13B | +25N | +16B | +5B | +11N | −7N | +18B | 6.0 | 46.5 | 50.5 | 31.50 | 2246 | +15.6 |
| 11 | Zhaksylyk, Ayanat | 0 | KAZ | −9B | +?N | +17B | +30N | +14B | −4N | −10B | +22N | +?B | 6.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 17.00 | 1461 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Tutanova, Anara | 0 | KAZ | +?N | +?B | −8N | +?B | −9N | +?B | −5N | +17N | +19B | 6.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 10.00 | 1430 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Murat, Togzhan | 0 | KAZ | =5N | +?B | +10N | −4B | −2N | +?B | +?B | −3N | +21N | 5.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 13.75 | 1373 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Zhubatkhan, Assylym | 1424 | KAZ | +32N | +18B | +3N | −7B | −11N | +24B | −9N | −5B | +23N | 5.0 | 45.0 | 48.0 | 23.00 | 646 | -20.4 |
| 15 | FIDE 557017662 | 0 | — | +20N | +?B | −7N | −18B | −5N | +25B | +24N | −16B | +?N | 5.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 12.50 | 646 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 447079320 | 0 | — | −8N | +?B | +23N | −22B | −10N | +28N | +?B | +15N | −5B | 5.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 12.00 | 688 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Mergenbay, Zere | 0 | KAZ | −10N | +?B | −11N | −2B | +23N | +31B | +?N | −12B | +?N | 5.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 7.00 | 671 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Saken, Aylin | 0 | KAZ | +?B | −14N | +?B | +15N | −4N | +?B | −2N | +?B | −10N | 5.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 5.00 | 1211 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Olchvary, Kayla | 0 | KAZ | +?N | −4N | +28B | +?B | +?N | −6N | −1B | +?B | −12N | 5.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 3.00 | 699 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Ospan, Arailym | 0 | KAZ | −15B | −23B | +?N | +?N | +?B | −22N | =?B | −?N | +26B | 4.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.00 | 613 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Okpebayeva, Zhasmin | 0 | KAZ | −28B | +?B | −?N | −?N | +?B | +26N | =?B | +?N | −13B | 4.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1413 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 557007144 | 0 | — | +?N | +27B | −6B | +16N | −7N | +20B | −3N | −11B | −?N | 4.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 13.00 | 747 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 557016941 | 0 | — | −26B | +20N | −16B | −27N | −17B | +?N | +?B | +25N | −14B | 4.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 8.50 | 651 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 557016976 | 0 | — | −4B | +?N | −31B | +?N | +27B | −14N | −15B | −?N | +30B | 4.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 6.50 | 651 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 557015740 | 0 | — | −?N | −?B | +?N | −10B | +32N | −15N | +28B | −23B | +29N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 9.00 | 729 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 447079290 | 0 | — | +23N | −8B | −?N | +?B | −?N | −21B | +29N | +?B | −20N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 7.00 | 613 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 557017000 | 0 | — | +?B | −22N | −?N | +23B | −24N | −29B | −?N | =?B | +?N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 613 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 447079363 | 0 | — | +21N | −7B | −19N | −5B | +29N | −16B | −25N | +32B | −?N | 3.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 10.50 | 646 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 557017166 | 0 | — | −6B | −31N | −2B | +?N | −28B | +27N | −26B | +?N | −25B | 3.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 3.50 | 680 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 557002240 | 0 | — | +?N | −6N | +?B | −11B | +31N | −2B | −?N | −?B | −24N | 3.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 3.00 | 680 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 447077085 | 0 | — | −?N | +29B | +24N | −3B | −30B | −17N | +?N | −?B | −?N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 7.00 | 613 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Nazikhanova, Amira | 0 | KAZ | −14B | −?N | −?N | −?B | −25B | +?N | +?B | −28N | +?B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 651 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Aldazharova, LeilaKAZ+22.86.5 pts · #6
- 2Mukanova, AminaKAZ+15.66.0 pts · #10
- 3Abaikyzy, RayanaKAZ+4.07.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Zhubatkhan, AssylymKAZ-20.45.0 pts · #21
- 2Dautova, AilinKAZ-16.86.5 pts · #15
- 3Assylbekkyzy, NarminaKAZ-5.26.5 pts · #14