Shymkent Championship Men 2026

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70 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 Jan 2026 to 24 Jan 2026 in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1998, and top seed was Oleg Golovchuk (🇰🇿 KAZ, 2118).

Alisher Oskenbay (🇰🇿 KAZ, 2047) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Pernekhan Ravil (7.5) and Zhuban Bigabylov (7.0). Oskenbay shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Abylai Orkenbek (1487) beat Anton Kolosovskiy (1976), a +489-point gap.

Location

🇰🇿Shymkent, Kazakhstan

Dates

18 Jan 2026 → 24 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇰🇿Oleg Golovchuk2118

Avg top 10

1,998

Participants

Titled players · 1

FM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×70

Top 3

🥇
Alisher Oskenbay
🇰🇿KAZ·2047
7.5pts·2070perf+18.6
🥈
Pernekhan Ravil
🇰🇿KAZ·1898
7.5pts·2106perf+49.2
🥉
FMZhuban Bigabylov
🇰🇿KAZ·1991
7.0pts·2082perf+24.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Oskenbay7.5Ravil7.5Bigabylov7Ainakul6.5Saidulla6.5Otepbergen6.5

R7 · LEADER CHANGE07 Jan

FM Zhuban Bigabylov takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.5/9. Oskenbay takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (49.0).

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Alisher Oskenbay drew with Pernekhan Ravil (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Alisher Oskenbay	*	½	1	—
2Pernekhan Ravil	½	*	—	—
3FMZhuban Bigabylov	0	—	*	1
4Nurislam Ainakul	—	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Oskenbay, Alisher	2047	KAZ	+49N	+8B	=2N	=17B	+27N	+12B	=4N	+3B	+11N	7.5	49.0	52.0	42.25	2070	+18.6
2	Ravil, Pernekhan	1898	KAZ	+31B	+63N	=1B	+25N	=10B	=24N	+7B	+15N	+9B	7.5	44.5	46.0	37.00	2106	+49.2
3	Bigabylov, ZhubanFM	1991	KAZ	+19B	+42N	+39B	=15N	+7B	=4B	+5N	−1N	+8B	7.0	47.5	51.0	37.50	2082	+24.4
4	Saidulla, Bakdaulet	2060	KAZ	+45B	+33N	+9B	+10N	=15B	=3N	=1B	=16N	=7B	6.5	48.0	51.5	35.75	2057	+3.6
5	Ainakul, Nurislam	1963	KAZ	+20B	+6N	=7B	+13N	=24B	=15N	−3B	+25N	+16B	6.5	46.5	51.0	36.00	1992	+21.3
6	Otepbergen, Baktiyar	1647	KAZ	+67N	−5B	+23N	+32B	=17N	−16B	+57N	+24N	+15B	6.5	39.0	39.0	24.25	1967	+142.8
7	Ainakul, Mukhtar	1875	KAZ	+14N	+29B	=5N	+61B	−3N	+41B	−2N	+17B	=4N	6.0	47.0	49.0	28.00	1962	+21.2
8	Danlybay, Rustemkhan	1636	KAZ	+62B	−1N	+46B	=9N	+13B	=10N	+41N	+12B	−3N	6.0	45.5	47.0	26.50	1883	+97.2
9	Sharafiyev, Aliriza	1899	KAZ	+35N	+21B	−4N	=8B	+14N	+29B	=16N	+48B	−2N	6.0	45.0	48.0	28.25	1792	-30.4
10	Yakhiyayev, Abdikhadir	1942	KAZ	+64N	+28B	+12N	−4B	=2N	=8B	+35N	−11B	+48N	6.0	43.5	45.0	25.75	1815	-20.2
11	Kurmanbek, Abylkassym	1694	KAZ	+59B	+61B	−16N	+48N	−41B	+20B	+14N	+10N	−1B	6.0	39.0	41.0	24.50	1847	+65.6
12	Medetuly, Nurdaulet	1700	KAZ	+37B	+65N	−10B	+57N	+21B	−1N	+24B	−8N	+35B	6.0	39.0	40.0	20.50	1817	+44.8
13	Sugraliyev, Akhmediyar	1762	KAZ	+44N	=26B	+34N	−5B	−8N	+45B	+30N	=27B	+22N	6.0	38.5	42.0	25.00	1719	-11.2
14	Orkenbek, Abylai	1487	KAZ	−7B	+68N	+63B	+42N	−9B	+21N	−11B	+28N	+24B	6.0	37.0	37.0	19.00	1798	+110.4
15	Tlekkabyl, Aibek	2068	KAZ	+55N	+36B	+32N	=3B	=4N	=5B	+17N	−2B	−6N	5.5	48.0	50.5	26.50	1937	-44.8
16	Koshzhanov, Berik	1855	KAZ	+56B	=34N	+11B	−24N	+18B	+6N	=9B	=4B	−5N	5.5	45.5	47.5	28.25	1829	-0.8
17	Kozhamuratov, Marat	1885	KAZ	+41B	+18N	=24B	=1N	=6B	+25N	−15B	−7N	+26B	5.5	44.5	48.0	27.25	1841	-5.2
18	Tatish, Dinmukhammed	1561	KAZ	+60N	−17B	=43N	+44B	−16N	=19B	+56N	+34B	=20N	5.5	35.0	37.0	18.75	1625	+23.6
19	Sazantaev, Bekzathan	1515	KAZ	−3N	+51B	−61N	+58B	=33B	=18N	=26B	+47N	+25B	5.5	34.5	36.5	20.25	1718	+68.4
20	Kurmanbekov, Baryskhan	1512	KAZ	−5N	+67B	−36N	+66B	+57B	−11N	+21B	+41N	=18B	5.5	32.5	32.5	13.25	1675	+74.5
21	Bakbergen, Mukagali	1568	KAZ	+38B	−9N	+30B	+33N	−12N	−14B	−20N	+44B	+34N	5.0	40.5	44.0	20.50	1554	-9.2
22	Cherkasov, Alexander	1547	KAZ	−61N	+37B	=29N	+43B	−25B	=26N	+38B	+31N	−13B	5.0	35.5	37.5	20.50	1643	+25.2
23	Shinaliev, Bekarys	1515	KAZ	−24B	+66N	−6B	+51N	+42B	−39N	−28B	+50N	+38B	5.0	33.0	33.0	13.50	1600	+22.4
24	Kolosovskiy, Anton	1976	KAZ	+23N	+27B	=17N	+16B	=5N	=2B	−12N	−6B	−14N	4.5	48.5	53.0	24.75	1748	-47.0
25	Tuzelbek, Daulet	1696	KAZ	=43N	+40B	+26N	−2B	+22N	−17B	+29N	−5B	−19N	4.5	43.0	46.5	19.75	1606	-18.4
26	Nalibayev, Kydyr	0	KAZ	+68B	=13N	−25B	−28N	+44N	=22B	=19N	+30B	−17N	4.5	39.0	39.0	16.25	1538	0.0
27	Sarypbek, Sanzhar	1629	KAZ	+30B	−24N	+31B	+39N	−1B	−48N	+50B	=13N	F	4.5	37.0	37.0	19.00	1728	+20.8
28	Baurzhanuly, Mansur	1587	KAZ	+50B	−10N	F	+26B	+56N	−35B	+23N	−14B	=31N	4.5	36.5	38.5	16.75	1518	-30.0
29	Akhinov, Yerkebulan	0	KAZ	+52B	−7N	=22B	+64B	+32N	−9N	−25B	+43N	−40B	4.5	36.5	38.0	15.00	1685	0.0
30	Ainakulov, Risbai	0	KAZ	−27N	+35B	−21N	+62B	=45B	+33N	−13B	−26N	+47B	4.5	35.5	37.0	15.25	1569	0.0
31	Mirgali, Zangar	1500	KAZ	−2N	+50B	−27N	+55B	+64N	−36B	+32N	−22B	=28B	4.5	35.5	37.0	13.75	1614	+39.2
32	Mutaliyev, Sman	1912	KAZ	+46B	+57N	−15B	−6N	−29B	+37N	−31B	+51N	=41B	4.5	35.0	37.0	14.25	1656	-41.0
33	Rysbaiuly, Aldiyar	1687	KAZ	+58N	−4B	+55N	−21B	=19N	−30B	−34N	+62B	+42N	4.5	33.5	35.0	12.25	1602	-31.6
34	Zhanibek, Alikhan	1455	KAZ	+40N	=16B	−13B	=45N	−48B	+52N	+33B	−18N	−21B	4.0	37.0	40.0	16.00	1608	+66.0
35	Kudaibergen, Bizhan	1504	KAZ	−9B	−30N	+67B	+50N	+52B	+28N	−10B	F	−12N	4.0	37.0	37.0	10.50	1685	+48.0
36	Rabil, Ayan	1651	KAZ	+54B	−15N	+20B	−41N	+46B	+31N	F	F	F	4.0	32.5	32.5	16.50	1704	+6.6
37	Kudratuv, Gulamzhan	1477	KAZ	−12N	−22N	+38B	−49B	+60N	−32B	F	+58N	+53B	4.0	31.5	33.5	11.00	1473	-6.4
38	Mirgali, Imangali	0	KAZ	−21N	−53B	−37N	+54B	+59N	+49B	−22N	+63B	−23N	4.0	30.0	31.5	9.50	1454	0.0
39	Bayzhan, Nurakhmet	1892	KAZ	+53N	+48B	−3N	−27B	+49N	+23B	F	F	F	4.0	25.5	25.5	14.00	1742	-31.6
40	Mustafa, Daulet	1674	KAZ	−34B	−25N	F	+67N	=43B	=62N	F	+56B	+29N	4.0	24.0	24.0	9.00	1506	-42.8
41	Bimurza, Aisultan	1492	KAZ	−17N	+69B	F	+36B	+11N	−7N	−8B	−20B	=32N	3.5	42.0	42.0	12.25	1634	+32.0
42	Dzhambultay, Bakdaulet	1654	KAZ	+51N	−3B	+49N	−14B	−23N	−56B	=44B	+45N	−33B	3.5	35.5	37.5	11.25	1503	-66.8
43	Meirbekov, Altair	1475	KAZ	=25B	=52N	=18B	−22N	=40N	=63B	+45N	−29B	F	3.5	33.0	34.5	12.75	1591	+43.2
44	Aralbay, Adilet	1481	KAZ	−13B	=47N	+62B	−18N	−26B	+64B	=42N	−21N	=46B	3.5	33.0	34.5	8.25	1458	-8.4
45	Serik, Khantemir	1522	KAZ	−4N	=58B	+60N	=34B	=30N	−13N	−43B	−42B	+63N	3.5	32.0	33.5	8.75	1448	-66.8
46	Tumari, Alikhan	1505	KAZ	−32N	+70B	−8N	+60B	−36N	−57B	=62N	=55B	=44N	3.5	26.0	26.0	5.75	1360	-34.0
47	Umurzakov, Ansar	0	KAZ	−48N	=44B	−64N	−59B	+58N	+53B	+63N	−19B	−30N	3.5	25.0	26.5	8.25	1447	0.0
48	Tuyetaev, Asylbek	1552	KAZ	+47B	−39N	F	−11B	+34N	+27B	F	−9N	−10B	3.0	38.0	39.0	12.00	1627	+14.0
49	Endibayev, Aslan	1517	KAZ	−1B	+54N	−42B	+37N	−39B	−38N	−51B	F	+56N	3.0	31.0	33.0	9.00	1564	+6.0
50	Bektayev, Nurzhan	0	KAZ	−28N	−31N	+59B	−35B	+53N	+55B	−27N	−23B	F	3.0	30.0	30.0	7.50	1443	0.0
51	Asan, Seitzhan	1438	KAZ	−42B	−19N	F	−23B	−55N	+60B	+49N	−32B	+52N	3.0	29.0	29.0	8.00	1436	-12.8
52	Arapat, Dosbol	1594	KAZ	−29N	=43B	=58N	+53B	−35N	−34B	+59B	−54N	−51B	3.0	27.0	29.0	7.75	1381	-93.2
53	Nurmakhan, Zangar	1494	KAZ	−39B	+38N	−57B	−52N	−50B	−47N	+66N	+60B	−37N	3.0	25.5	25.5	6.00	1361	-33.6
54	Arip, Sundet	1433	KAZ	−36N	−49B	F	−38N	F	+58B	+55N	+52B	F	3.0	22.0	22.0	7.50	1622	+50.8
55	Duisenbekov, Ernar	1535	KAZ	−15B	+59N	−33B	−31N	+51B	−50N	−54B	=46N	F	2.5	29.0	30.5	6.75	1462	-32.0
56	Nurak, Bakytzhan	1484	KAZ	−16N	−60B	F	+63N	−28B	+42N	−18B	−40N	−49B	2.0	29.5	29.5	5.00	1455	-15.6
57	Mirkurbanov, Mirdiyar	1631	KAZ	F	−32B	+53N	−12B	−20N	+46N	−6B	F	F	2.0	29.0	29.0	6.50	1496	-45.2
58	Shevchenko, Denis	1456	KAZ	−33B	=45N	=52B	−19N	−47B	−54N	+64N	−37B	F	2.0	28.5	28.5	4.75	1386	-27.6
59	Alibek, Adilkhan	1465	KAZ	−11N	−55B	−50N	+47N	−38B	+66B	−52N	F	F	2.0	25.0	25.0	3.50	1365	-24.0
60	Myngbayev, Orazali	0	KAZ	−18B	+56N	−45B	−46N	−37B	−51N	F	−53N	+66B	2.0	24.5	24.5	2.00	1303	0.0
61	Golovchuk, Oleg	2118	KAZ	+22B	−11N	+19B	−7N	F	F	F	F	F	2.0	22.5	22.5	10.50	1758	-31.2
62	Rysbaiuly, Abilkhaiyr	1409	KAZ	−8N	=64B	−44N	−30N	F	=40B	=46B	−33N	F	1.5	30.0	30.0	4.50	1380	0.0
63	Kurmanbek, Arman	1570	KAZ	F	−2B	−14N	−56B	+66N	=43N	−47B	−38N	−45B	1.5	30.0	30.0	1.75	1364	-30.4
64	Yunusaliev, Saydali	1509	KAZ	−10B	=62N	+47B	−29N	−31B	−44N	−58B	F	F	1.5	25.5	25.5	4.25	784	-67.2
65	Zhumabayev, Sultan	0	KAZ	+66B	−12B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	1557	0.0
66	Dosmakhanbet, Danial	1426	KAZ	−65N	−23B	F	−20N	−63B	−59N	−53B	F	−60N	0.0	24.5	25.5	0.00	687	-79.6
67	Zhappar, Gaziz	1421	KAZ	−6B	−20N	−35N	−40B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	21.5	21.5	0.00	783	-46.4
68	Sadykov, Sultan	0	KAZ	−26N	−14B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	707	0.0
69	Bolatbekuly, Nurassyl	0	KAZ	F	−41N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	712	0.0
70	Abilov, Amirkhan	0	KAZ	F	−46N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	674	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Otepbergen, BaktiyarKAZ
+142.8
6.5 pts · #6
2Orkenbek, AbylaiKAZ
+110.4
6.0 pts · #15
3Danlybay, RustemkhanKAZ
+97.2
6.0 pts · #16

Top rating losers

1Arapat, DosbolKAZ
-93.2
3.0 pts · #34
2Dosmakhanbet, DanialKAZ
-79.6
0.0 pts · #70
3Yunusaliev, SaydaliKAZ
-67.2
1.5 pts · #67

Biggest upsets

R9+489 Elo gap
Orkenbek, Abylai1487 beat Kolosovskiy, Anton1976
R2+424 Elo gap
Kurmanbek, Abylkassym1694 beat Golovchuk, Oleg2118
R9+421 Elo gap
Otepbergen, Baktiyar1647 beat Tlekkabyl, Aibek2068