Kazakhstan Championship 2026 G16

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55 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 20 Jan 2026 to 27 Jan 2026 in Turkestan, Kazakhstan. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1861, and top seed was Adriana Sermukhamedova (🇰🇿 KAZ, WFM, 2123).

Asiya Assylkhan (🇰🇿 KAZ, 2014) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Adriana Sermukhamedova (7.5) and Ailin Zarkym (7.0). Assylkhan broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Sevinch Nabikhanova (1448) beat Aruzhan Nurman (1721), a +273-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

🇰🇿WFMAdriana Sermukhamedova2123

Avg top 10

1,861

Participants

Titled players · 2

WFM×2

Federations · 1 represented

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×53

Top 3

🥇
Asiya Assylkhan
🇰🇿KAZ·2014
8.0pts·2147perf+52.0
🥈
WFMAdriana Sermukhamedova
🇰🇿KAZ·2123
7.5pts·2107perf+2.0
🥉
Ailin Zarkym
🇰🇿KAZ·1894
7.0pts·1973perf+44.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Asiya Assylkhan led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders

Assylkhan8Sermukhamedova7.5Zarkym7Tulekenova6.5Tynyshtyk6Skurygina6

R9–R9 · LEAD HELD

Asiya Assylkhan held the sole lead from R9 through R9 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Asiya Assylkhan drew with WFM Adriana Sermukhamedova (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Asiya Assylkhan 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R7–R9)WFM Adriana Sermukhamedova 4 wins (R1–R4)Ailin Zarkym 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Asiya Assylkhan	*	½	1	1
2WFMAdriana Sermukhamedova	½	*	1	½
3Ailin Zarkym	0	0	*	1
4Aiza Tulekenova	0	½	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Assylkhan, Asiya	2014	KAZ	+12N	+17B	+4N	+5B	=2B	=9N	+3N	+7B	+10N	8.0	49.5	54.5	48.00	2147	+52.0
2	Sermukhamedova, AdrianaWFM	2123	KAZ	+29N	+28B	+10N	+3B	=1N	=4B	+8N	+9B	=6N	7.5	49.0	53.5	43.25	2107	+2.0
3	Zarkym, Ailin	1894	KAZ	+22B	+26N	+19B	−2N	+11B	+5N	−1B	+4B	+9N	7.0	49.0	53.5	38.00	1973	+44.8
4	Tulekenova, Aiza	1725	KAZ	+35B	+34N	−1B	+17N	+26B	=2N	+6B	−3N	+11B	6.5	47.5	51.5	32.75	1910	+63.6
5	Tulekenova, Azel	1665	KAZ	+44B	+52N	+6B	−1N	+7B	−3B	+13N	−11N	+25B	6.0	46.5	48.5	28.00	1822	+40.8
6	Tynyshtyk, DianaWFM	1852	KAZ	+43N	+30B	−5N	+28B	=9N	+27B	−4N	+32B	=2B	6.0	43.5	47.0	28.00	1841	+2.4
7	Nauryzbay, Ayana	1692	KAZ	+53N	=18B	=13N	+30B	−5N	+34B	+17N	−1N	+21B	6.0	43.0	45.0	25.75	1692	-1.2
8	Skurygina, Sofiya	1737	KAZ	=38N	+31B	=23N	+15B	=27N	+12B	−2B	=21N	+19B	6.0	42.5	46.5	29.75	1724	-8.8
9	Japparbekova, Malika	2023	KAZ	+40B	+14N	=11B	+23N	=6B	=1B	+10N	−2N	−3B	5.5	50.0	54.0	29.75	1885	-46.8
10	Ali, Kausar	1805	KAZ	+16B	+37N	−2B	=21N	+14B	+11N	−9B	+26N	−1B	5.5	47.0	51.0	27.50	1814	+8.0
11	Aubakirova, Aluna	1666	KAZ	+48N	+39B	=9N	+18B	−3N	−10B	+29N	+5B	−4N	5.5	44.0	47.0	25.25	1722	+18.0
12	Suleimen, Aizada	1475	KAZ	−1B	+46N	=14B	+20N	+37B	−8N	−19B	+31N	+27B	5.5	42.5	46.0	24.25	1596	+30.0
13	Kuanyshbay, Ayala	1716	KAZ	+36B	=20N	=7B	−37N	+21B	+16N	−5B	+35N	=14B	5.5	41.0	45.0	26.75	1621	-33.6
14	Abibulla, Zhansaya	1616	KAZ	+49N	−9B	=12N	+38B	−10N	+45B	=18N	+23B	=13N	5.5	39.5	42.5	23.50	1678	+23.2
15	Zhappar, Zeinep	1578	KAZ	−20B	+36N	+16B	−8N	+22B	−35N	=31B	+44N	+26B	5.5	38.5	42.0	24.75	1775	+48.4
16	Tairkyzy, Aiya	1460	KAZ	−10N	+55B	−15N	+47B	+28N	−13B	=30N	+45B	+32N	5.5	36.5	38.0	19.25	1624	+50.0
17	Kaliyeva, Adiya	1561	KAZ	+46B	−1N	+44B	−4B	+41N	+19N	−7B	−25N	+35B	5.0	42.0	45.5	20.00	1438	-27.6
18	Nabikhanova, Sevinch	1448	KAZ	+32B	=7N	+24B	−11N	=19B	=26N	=14B	−27N	+37B	5.0	40.5	44.5	24.00	1649	+94.8
19	Zhunisbay, Amina	1646	KAZ	+51N	+47B	−3N	=34B	=18N	−17B	+12N	+33B	−8N	5.0	40.0	42.5	20.00	1465	-6.4
20	Niyazbekova, Aizhan	0	KAZ	+15N	=13B	−32N	−12B	−24B	+42N	+50N	+30B	=23N	5.0	39.5	42.0	21.75	1547	0.0
21	Kush, Agniya	1585	KAZ	−39N	+48B	+43N	=10B	−13N	+38B	+34N	=8B	−7N	5.0	38.5	41.5	20.25	1644	+18.4
22	Reshetnikova, Serafima	1470	KAZ	−3N	+33B	−28N	+39B	−15N	+41B	−25B	+47N	+34N	5.0	38.5	41.5	19.50	836	-48.0
23	Rau, Munira	1642	KAZ	+50B	+41N	=8B	−9B	−34N	+36N	+37B	−14N	=20B	5.0	38.0	40.5	20.00	1666	+1.2
24	Akbay, Darina	1517	KAZ	=31N	+38B	−18N	−25B	+20N	−29B	=43N	+39N	+36B	5.0	36.0	39.5	21.00	1411	-37.6
25	Bakytzhan, Inzhu	1565	KAZ	−47N	+51B	−34N	+24N	−35B	+49B	+22N	+17B	−5N	5.0	35.0	37.5	20.50	1743	+37.6
26	Israil, Gulsezim	1558	KAZ	+33N	−3B	+39N	+32B	−4N	=18B	+27N	−10B	−15N	4.5	43.0	47.0	20.00	1589	+3.2
27	Chukuyeva, Mariya	1674	KAZ	−34B	+35N	+40B	+45N	=8B	−6N	−26B	+18B	−12N	4.5	39.0	42.5	19.50	1576	-36.8
28	Nysanbai, Merei	1607	KAZ	+42B	−2N	+22B	−6N	−16B	=48N	−36B	+46N	+43B	4.5	39.0	42.0	17.50	1472	-28.8
29	Bekbolatkyzy, Aigerim	1490	KAZ	−2B	=42N	=31B	+44N	=45B	+24N	−11B	=36N	=33N	4.5	38.5	42.0	18.75	1526	+3.6
30	Temirgaliyeva, Anar	1522	KAZ	+54B	−6N	+41B	−7N	=36B	=31N	=16B	−20N	+44B	4.5	38.5	40.5	16.50	1419	-23.6
31	Toktarbai, Sezym	1568	KAZ	=24B	−8N	=29N	+48B	=43N	=30B	=15N	−12B	+45N	4.5	38.0	41.0	18.00	1488	0.0
32	Nurman, Aruzhan	1721	KAZ	−18N	+53B	+20B	−26N	+40B	=37N	+35B	−6N	−16B	4.5	38.0	40.0	17.00	1363	-106.0
33	Riberg, Vitalina	0	KAZ	−26B	−22N	−36B	+53B	+50N	+46N	+40B	−19N	=29B	4.5	33.0	35.0	14.25	1285	0.0
34	Alikova, Albina	0	KAZ	+27N	−4B	+25B	=19N	+23B	−7N	−21B	=37N	−22B	4.0	42.0	46.0	19.00	1553	0.0
35	Naralkhan, Fatima	1454	KAZ	−4N	−27B	+49N	+52B	+25N	+15B	−32N	−13B	−17N	4.0	39.5	41.5	15.50	1488	0.0
36	Rakhimbayeva, Saule	1419	KAZ	−13N	−15B	+33N	+54B	=30N	−23B	+28N	=29B	−24N	4.0	39.0	41.0	15.50	1417	-4.0
37	Kuanyshbek, Aliya	1532	KAZ	+55N	−10B	+47N	+13B	−12N	=32B	−23N	=34B	−18N	4.0	38.0	39.5	14.25	1442	-29.2
38	Muratzhankyzy, Alina	1458	KAZ	=8B	−24N	+42B	−14N	+46B	−21N	−44B	+53N	=40B	4.0	36.5	38.5	14.50	1345	-31.2
39	Krykbaeva, Ayanat	0	KAZ	+21B	−11N	−26B	−22N	+55B	−40N	+52N	−24B	+48N	4.0	34.0	35.5	11.50	1271	0.0
40	Balgabekkyzy, Gulnisa	1489	KAZ	−9N	+49B	−27N	+50B	−32N	+39B	−33N	=43B	=38N	4.0	33.5	36.0	13.25	1389	-20.8
41	Turan, Meriem	0	KAZ	+45N	−23B	−30N	+42B	−17B	−22N	−46B	+50N	+47B	4.0	33.5	36.0	13.00	1294	0.0
42	Kozhaberlina, Zamira	0	KAZ	−28N	=29B	−38N	−41N	+?B	−20B	+51N	=48B	+49N	4.0	30.5	30.5	9.25	1427	0.0
43	Bektemisova, Malika	1465	KAZ	−6B	+54N	−21B	=46N	=31B	=44N	=24B	=40N	−28N	3.5	36.0	38.0	12.25	1346	-21.2
44	Anuarbekova Asemai	0	KAZ	−5N	+?B	−17N	−29B	+52N	=43B	+38N	−15B	−30N	3.5	35.0	35.0	7.75	1390	0.0
45	Kadyrali, Suzge	1514	KAZ	−41B	+50N	+52B	−27B	=29N	−14N	+48B	−16N	−31B	3.5	34.0	36.0	9.75	1245	-44.4
46	Nursultanova, Sabina	0	KAZ	−17N	−12B	+53N	=43B	−38N	−33B	+41N	−28B	+52B	3.5	33.0	35.0	9.75	1124	0.0
47	Nurlybai, Aisha	0	KAZ	+25B	−19N	−37B	−16N	−48N	+54B	+49N	−22B	−41N	3.0	34.5	36.5	10.00	1262	0.0
48	Amir, Aiaru	0	KAZ	−11B	−21N	+55B	−31N	+47B	=28B	−45N	=42N	−39B	3.0	34.0	35.5	8.75	1249	0.0
49	Kolesnikova, Veronica	0	KAZ	−14B	−40N	−35B	+?B	+54N	−25N	−47B	+52N	−42B	3.0	29.5	29.5	4.00	1355	0.0
50	Golubovich, Tais	0	KAZ	−23N	−45B	+?N	−40N	−33B	+55N	−20B	−41B	=51N	2.5	30.0	30.0	2.75	1346	0.0
51	Gaybullaeva, Muhlisa	0	KAZ	−19B	−25N	−54B	−55N	+53N	−52B	−42B	+?N	=50B	2.5	24.0	24.0	3.25	1402	0.0
52	Satybaldy, Inkar	0	KAZ	+?N	−5B	−45N	−35N	−44B	+51N	−39B	−49B	−46N	2.0	30.0	30.0	2.50	1447	0.0
53	FIDE 557016771	0	—	−7B	−32N	−46B	−33N	−51B	F	+54N	−38B	+55N	2.0	28.5	28.5	3.50	826	0.0
54	FIDE 557011133	0	—	−30N	−43B	+51N	−36N	−49B	−47N	−53B	=55N	=?B	2.0	24.0	24.0	3.25	1157	0.0
55	Serikbay, Aisha	0	KAZ	−37B	−16N	−48N	+51B	−39N	−50B	−?N	=54B	−53B	1.5	25.5	25.5	3.50	723	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Nabikhanova, SevinchKAZ
+94.8
5.0 pts · #7
2Tulekenova, AizaKAZ
+63.6
6.5 pts · #10
3Assylkhan, AsiyaKAZ
+52.0
8.0 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Nurman, AruzhanKAZ
-106.0
4.5 pts · #34
2Reshetnikova, SerafimaKAZ
-48.0
5.0 pts · #53
3Japparbekova, MalikaKAZ
-46.8
5.5 pts · #6

Biggest upsets

R1+273 Elo gap
Nabikhanova, Sevinch1448 beat Nurman, Aruzhan1721
R9+261 Elo gap
Tairkyzy, Aiya1460 beat Nurman, Aruzhan1721
R9+199 Elo gap
Suleimen, Aizada1475 beat Chukuyeva, Mariya1674