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Baiterek January chess tournament classic

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21 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 22 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1523, and top seed was Muhammedgali Abdikayim (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1637).

Nurkhan Gabiden (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1505) won with 7.0/8, ahead of Muhammedgali Abdikayim (6.5) and Samir Yerzhanov (5.0). Gabiden won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Dinmukhammed Mussakan (1410) beat Rakhymzhan Zhomartuly (1587), a +177-point gap.

Location
🇰🇿Astana, Kazakhstan
Dates
22 Jan 2026 → 25 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Top seed
🇰🇿Muhammedgali Abdikayim1637
Avg top 10
1,523
Participants
21
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×21
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Nurkhan Gabiden led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
9
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
2468R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8
Gabiden7Abdikayim6.5Yerzhanov5Zhomartuly5Turdiyev5Myrza5
R4–R8 · LEAD HELD

Nurkhan Gabiden held the sole lead from R4 through R8 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Nurkhan Gabiden beat Muhammedgali Abdikayim (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Nurkhan Gabiden 6 wins (R1–R6)Muhammedgali Abdikayim 3 wins (R6–R8)Samir Yerzhanov 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Nurkhan Gabiden*
1
1
1
2Muhammedgali Abdikayim
0
*
1
1
3Samir Yerzhanov
0
0
*
0
4Rakhymzhan Zhomartuly
0
0
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Gabiden, Nurkhan1505KAZ+14B+5N+4B+3B+2N+7N−6B+8N7.035.538.533.501824+84.0
2Abdikayim, Muhammedgali1637KAZ+11B=10N+5B+6N−1B+3N+7B+4N6.535.539.530.501785+56.8
3Yerzhanov, Samir1578KAZ+12B+6N+7B−1N+10N−2B−4B+15N5.036.039.020.501604+16.0
4Zhomartuly, Rakhymzhan1587KAZ+21N+13B−1N−11B+8N+5B+3N−2B5.035.535.518.001531-13.8
5Turdiyev, Sanzhar1552KAZ+9N−1B−2N+18B+19B−4N+10N+6B5.034.035.016.501514-10.8
6Myrza, Sultankozha1477KAZ+20N−3B+19N−2B+9N+15B+1N−5N5.032.033.016.501380-19.6
7Balgabekkyzy, Gulnisa1458KAZ+19B+16N−3N+10B+15N−1B−2N=9B4.533.034.013.251489+6.4
8Maksat, Ostemir0KAZ−10B=11N+14B+16N−4B+12N+13N−1B4.530.533.515.5015140.0
9Balgozha, Sanzhar0KAZ−5B+18N−15B+17N−6B+19N+12B=7N4.526.027.011.7514760.0
10Bolat, Salimkhan1496KAZ+8N=2B+13N−7N−3B+14N−5B=16B4.032.035.015.751393-83.6
11Mussakan, Dinmukhammed1410KAZ−2N=8B+17N+4N−12B−13B=14N+20B4.029.030.012.251455+12.4
12Argyn, Aituar0KAZ−3N+20B+21N−15B+11N−8B−9N+13B4.025.525.58.501611+20.0
13Loyenko, Matvey1489KAZ+18B−4N−10B=14N+16B+11N−8B−12N3.527.529.510.501442-14.4
14Kusman, Ibrahim0KAZ−1N+17B−8N=13B+21N−10B=11B−18N3.027.527.56.2514270.0
15Mussakan, Zhaniya0KAZFF+9N+12N−7B−6N+17B−3B3.025.525.511.0014060.0
16Dugushev, Zhangir1446KAZ=17N−7B+20N−8B−13N+18BF=10N3.022.022.06.251310-19.6
17Zhanat, Madiyar0KAZ=16B−14N−11B−9BF+20N−15N+19B2.519.519.53.501211-20.0
18Olzhabek, Nurtole0KAZ−13N−9BF−5N+20B−16NF+14B2.020.020.04.006830.0
19Takenov, Aliyar0KAZ−7NF−6B+21B−5N−9B−20N−17N1.022.522.50.006730.0
20Orazaly, Aisultan0KAZ−6B−12N−16BF−18N−17B+19B−11N1.021.521.51.006350.0
21Aimbayev, Arlan0KAZ−4BF−12B−19N−14BFFF0.018.018.00.007530.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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Biggest upsets
Baiterek January chess tournament classic (2026) — Astana, Kazakhstan | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats