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February Shatranj classik 1

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12 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 23 Feb 2026 to 28 Feb 2026 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2181, and top seed was Azamat Daurimbetov (🇺🇿 UZB, FM, 2279).

Azamat Daurimbetov (🇺🇿 UZB, FM, 2279) won with 10.0/11, ahead of Barkhat Duisekin (7.5) and Daniyar Medybayev (7.5). Daurimbetov won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Barkhat Duisekin (1992) beat Daniyar Medybayev (2243), a +251-point gap.

Location
🇰🇿Almaty, Kazakhstan
Dates
23 Feb 2026 → 28 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 11 rounds
Top seed
🇺🇿FMAzamat Daurimbetov2279
Avg top 10
2,181
Participants
12
Titled players · 3
FM×3
Federations · 2 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×11
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 12 · 11 rounds

FM Azamat Daurimbetov led from R3 onwards, the title was decided early.

Co-leaders
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
#1#2#6#12R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11
R3–R11 · LEAD HELD

FM Azamat Daurimbetov never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +2.5 over the runner-up.

R5 · DECISIVE LEAD19 Feb

FM Azamat Daurimbetov opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Barkhat Duisekin); the title is out of reach before R11.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Azamat Daurimbetov beat Barkhat Duisekin (White).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo123456789101112PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇺🇿FMDaurimbetov, Azamat2279*11½1½11111110.050.0056.0+51.22527
2🇰🇿Duisekin, Barkhat19920*1½½1½1½½117.535.5058.5+90.22303
3🇰🇿Medybayev, Daniyar224300*½½11½11117.532.0058.5+12.42280
4🇰🇿Azatzhan, Adil2077½½½*½½½½1½117.034.2559.0+109.62264
5🇰🇿FMNukin, Askhat22680½½½*½½½½1116.529.5059.5-15.02210
6🇰🇿Ilyashev, Yerzhan2160½00½½*½½½1½½5.025.0061.0-11.22119
7🇰🇿Rakhmetov, Ruslan21550½0½½½*½½½½½4.522.0061.5-39.62090
8🇰🇿Esenov, K219300½½½½½*½½½½4.522.0061.5-32.22087
10🇰🇿FMAyapbergenov, Aibek21220½00½½½½*½½½4.018.7562.0-19.22056
9🇰🇿Dairov, Daryn20650½0½00½½½*½14.017.7562.0-2.52062
11🇰🇿Tukubayev, Kazbek211600000½½½½½*½3.012.2563.0-37.21984
12🇰🇿Anetbaev, Berik219500000½½½½0½*2.510.5063.5-72.61941

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets