Kazakhstan Championship 2026 G18
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29 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 20 Jan 2026 to 27 Jan 2026 in Turkestan, Kazakhstan. 6 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1881, and top seed was Mariya Kholyavko (🇰🇿 KAZ, WFM, 2165).
Mariya Kholyavko (🇰🇿 KAZ, WFM, 2165) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Aiaru Altynbek (7.5) and Nauanova Zhaniya (7.0). Kholyavko took the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Asylaym Tatish (1552) beat Nursulu Orazalina (WFM, 1942), a +390-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
Titled players · 6
WFM×4
WCM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×29
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE23 Jan
WFM Mariya Kholyavko takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.5/9. Kholyavko takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (47.0).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
WFM Aiaru Altynbek lost to WFM Mariya Kholyavko (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WFMAiaru Altynbek | * | 0 | ½ | 1 |
| 2WFMMariya Kholyavko | 1 | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3WFMNauanova Zhaniya | ½ | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4WCMDeniza Kurmanalina | 0 | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kholyavko, MariyaWFM | 2165 | KAZ | +16N | +6B | =3N | +13B | +2N | +7B | =4N | +9B | =8N | 7.5 | 47.0 | 51.0 | 41.75 | 2117 | -5.2 |
| 2 | Altynbek, AiaruWFM | 2151 | KAZ | +12B | +7N | +11B | +4N | −1B | +6N | =3B | +10N | +9N | 7.5 | 46.5 | 51.5 | 40.50 | 2121 | +2.0 |
| 3 | Nauanova ZhaniyaWFM | 1911 | KAZ | +28N | +8B | =1B | +10N | =4B | +9N | =2N | =6B | +7B | 7.0 | 47.5 | 48.5 | 35.25 | 2029 | +55.1 |
| 4 | Kurmanalina, DenizaWCM | 1765 | KAZ | +18B | +23N | +10B | −2B | =3N | +11N | =1B | −7N | +6N | 6.0 | 47.0 | 50.0 | 29.75 | 1959 | +74.0 |
| 5 | Belikova, Dariya | 1676 | KAZ | +27B | −10N | +17B | −9N | −7B | +23N | +20B | +11N | +19B | 6.0 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 21.00 | 1713 | +12.4 |
| 6 | Momyn, Madina | 1708 | KAZ | +15B | −1N | +9B | +12N | +11B | −2B | +8N | =3N | −4B | 5.5 | 48.5 | 53.0 | 28.50 | 1840 | +57.6 |
| 7 | Koyshibai, Aidana | 1704 | KAZ | +25N | −2B | +28N | +14B | +5N | −1N | =10B | +4B | −3N | 5.5 | 46.5 | 47.5 | 23.00 | 1872 | +63.6 |
| 8 | Tursynova, Aisha | 1612 | KAZ | +29B | −3N | +25B | −11N | +17B | +12N | −6B | +21N | =1B | 5.5 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 19.75 | 1720 | +34.0 |
| 9 | Arenova, Arailym | 1628 | KAZ | +19N | +13B | −6N | +5B | +16N | −3B | +14N | −1N | −2B | 5.0 | 47.5 | 51.0 | 23.50 | 1806 | +47.9 |
| 10 | Alemanova, YasminaWCM | 2036 | KAZ | +20N | +5B | −4N | −3B | +18N | +16B | =7N | −2B | =13N | 5.0 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 22.75 | 1826 | -80.4 |
| 11 | Shaikenova, Adiya | 1748 | KAZ | +26N | +14B | −2N | +8B | −6N | −4B | +12N | −5B | +16N | 5.0 | 44.5 | 47.0 | 22.00 | 1708 | -20.4 |
| 12 | Tatish, Asylaym | 1552 | KAZ | −2N | +24B | +22N | −6B | +13N | −8B | −11B | +15N | +17B | 5.0 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 20.00 | 1649 | +26.0 |
| 13 | Orazalina, NursuluWFM | 1942 | KAZ | +17B | −9N | +20B | −1N | −12B | +27N | +21B | =19N | =10B | 5.0 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 17.25 | 1701 | -80.4 |
| 14 | Kiribayeva, Togzhan | 1558 | KAZ | +22B | −11N | +24B | −7N | +27B | =19N | −9B | =17N | +23B | 5.0 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 15.25 | 1372 | -44.0 |
| 15 | Amangeldy, Asel | 1411 | KAZ | −6N | −16B | +19N | =22B | +28N | −21N | +26B | −12B | +20N | 4.5 | 31.0 | 32.0 | 12.25 | 1540 | +55.2 |
| 16 | Manole, Sofia | 1552 | KAZ | −1B | +15N | +23B | +20N | −9B | −10N | −19B | +28N | −11B | 4.0 | 37.0 | 38.0 | 12.00 | 1561 | -8.8 |
| 17 | Zulfukharova, Dana | 1531 | KAZ | −13N | +26B | −5N | +29B | −8N | +24B | =22N | =14B | −12N | 4.0 | 35.5 | 36.5 | 10.75 | 1431 | -33.6 |
| 18 | Yerezhep, Zere | 1498 | KAZ | −4N | −25B | +21B | +24N | −10B | −20N | −23B | +29N | +27N | 4.0 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 9.50 | 1506 | -2.8 |
| 19 | Kadyr, Madina | 1450 | KAZ | −9B | =21N | −15B | F | +22N | =14B | +16N | =13B | −5N | 3.5 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 14.25 | 1506 | +14.4 |
| 20 | Bekmagambetova, Anya | 1537 | KAZ | −10B | +27N | −13N | −16B | +29N | +18B | −5N | =22B | −15B | 3.5 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 8.75 | 1397 | -49.6 |
| 21 | Chukanova, Veronika | 1588 | KAZ | −24N | =19B | −18N | +26B | +23N | +15B | −13N | −8B | −22N | 3.5 | 32.0 | 34.5 | 11.75 | 1499 | -33.6 |
| 22 | Ulykpan, Aisana | 0 | KAZ | −14N | F | −12B | =15N | −19B | +25N | =17B | =20N | +21B | 3.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 12.00 | 1415 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Ushkempir, Ardak | 0 | KAZ | F | −4B | −16N | +25N | −21B | −5B | +18N | +24B | −14N | 3.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 9.50 | 1332 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Shonabayeva, Akmaral | 0 | KAZ | +21B | −12N | −14N | −18B | +25B | −17N | +28B | −23N | F | 3.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 7.00 | 1410 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Alibek, Aruzhan | 0 | KAZ | −7B | +18N | −8N | −23B | −24N | −22B | F | =26N | +29B | 2.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 6.25 | 1472 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Aldabergenova, Aruzhan | 1432 | KAZ | −11B | −17N | −27B | −21N | F | +29B | −15N | =25B | +28N | 2.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 3.25 | 1313 | -28.8 |
| 27 | Gauss, Diana | 0 | KAZ | −5N | −20B | +26N | +28B | −14N | −13B | −29N | F | −18B | 2.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 3.50 | 1433 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Kabir, Daniya | 1503 | KAZ | −3B | +29N | −7B | −27N | −15B | F | −24N | −16B | −26B | 1.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 1.00 | 796 | -78.0 |
| 29 | Kerymbekova, Aruzhan | 0 | KAZ | −8N | −28B | F | −17N | −20B | −26N | +27B | −18B | −25N | 1.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 2.00 | 718 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kurmanalina, DenizaWCMKAZ+74.06.0 pts · #7
- 2Koyshibai, AidanaKAZ+63.65.5 pts · #9
- 3Momyn, MadinaKAZ+57.65.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Alemanova, YasminaWCMKAZ-80.45.0 pts · #6
- 2Orazalina, NursuluWFMKAZ-80.45.0 pts · #12
- 3Kabir, DaniyaKAZ-78.01.0 pts · #28
Biggest upsets
- R5+390 Elo gap
- R2+314 Elo gap
- R3+271 Elo gap