February Favorit qualification tournament
18 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Feb 2026 to 14 Feb 2026 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 887, and top seed was Fatima Naralkhan (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1558).
Rakhat Toishibekov (🇰🇿 KAZ, 0) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Elnur Nurlybay (6.5) and Abay Komekbay (6.5). Toishibekov clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Farkhat Musabayev (1434) beat Fatima Naralkhan (1558), a +124-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsRakhat Toishibekov led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.
Abay Komekbay takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
Rakhat Toishibekov beat Abay Komekbay (White).
Rakhat Toishibekov 5 wins (R5–R9)Abay Komekbay 3 wins (R4–R6)Elnur Nurlybay 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rakhat Toishibekov | * | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2Abay Komekbay | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Elnur Nurlybay | 1 | 0 | * | 0 |
| 4Fatima Naralkhan | 1 | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toishibekov, Rakhat | 0 | KAZ | +7N | −2B | +?B | −4N | +10N | +?B | +8B | +6N | +3B | 7.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 25.00 | 1516 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Nurlybay, Elnur | 1449 | KAZ | +5B | +1N | +6B | =8N | −3N | +14B | −4N | +11B | +12N | 6.5 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 29.25 | 1407 | -7.6 |
| 3 | Komekbay, Abay | 1501 | KAZ | +17B | +10N | =8B | +9N | +2B | +11N | −6B | +4B | −1N | 6.5 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 26.25 | 1626 | +24.8 |
| 4 | Naralkhan, Fatima | 1558 | KAZ | +18N | −6B | +14N | +1B | =11B | =8N | +2B | −3N | +9B | 6.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 24.50 | 1472 | -22.4 |
| 5 | Erlikkyzy, Ayshuak | 0 | KAZ | −2N | +7B | −11N | −10B | =12N | +16B | +15N | +?N | +6B | 5.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 13.00 | 1458 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Musabayev, Farkhat | 1434 | KAZ | +12B | +4N | −2N | +13B | −8B | +9N | +3N | −1B | −5N | 5.0 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 22.50 | 1568 | +36.4 |
| 7 | Alnazarov, Kenzhebek | 0 | KAZ | −1B | −5N | =?B | +16N | +15B | −12N | =9B | +13N | +11N | 5.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 10.00 | 1472 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Tkachik, Ratmir | 1439 | KAZ | +16N | +13B | =3N | =2B | +6N | =4B | −1N | −12B | F | 4.5 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 17.50 | 1585 | +28.0 |
| 9 | Mukhtar, Erali | 1487 | KAZ | +15N | −14B | +12N | −3B | +13N | −6B | =7N | =10B | −4N | 4.0 | 35.5 | 37.0 | 12.00 | 707 | -59.2 |
| 10 | Anuarbek, Abilmansur | 0 | KAZ | +11B | −3B | −13N | +5N | −1B | =?N | F | =9N | +15B | 4.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 12.50 | 1325 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Zhamal, Dastan | 0 | KAZ | −10N | F | +5B | +14B | =4N | −3B | +13N | −2N | −7B | 3.5 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 14.50 | 1235 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Lozhnikov, Vladimir | 0 | KAZ | −6N | F | −9B | =?N | =5B | +7B | F | +8N | −2B | 3.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 12.25 | 1305 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 447064080 | 0 | — | +?B | −8N | +10B | −6N | −9B | +15N | −11B | −7B | −?N | 3.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 5.50 | 658 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Sadykov, Amir | 0 | KAZ | +?B | +9N | −4B | −11N | +?B | −2N | F | F | F | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 4.00 | 1484 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Brankulov, Khapas | 0 | KAZ | −9B | =?N | +16B | −?N | −7N | −13B | −5B | F | −10N | 1.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 0.00 | 1279 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Kobzin, Imran | 0 | KAZ | −8B | −?N | −15N | −7B | −?B | −5N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 0.00 | 647 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Berdygozhin, Islam | 0 | KAZ | −3N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 732 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Berdygozhin, Ilay | 0 | KAZ | −4B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 755 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Musabayev, FarkhatKAZ+36.45.0 pts · #3
- 2Tkachik, RatmirKAZ+28.04.5 pts · #4
- 3Komekbay, AbayKAZ+24.86.5 pts · #2
- 1Mukhtar, EraliKAZ-59.24.0 pts · #14
- 2Naralkhan, FatimaKAZ-22.46.0 pts · #5
- 3Nurlybay, ElnurKAZ-7.66.5 pts · #9
- R2+124 Elo gap