February Shatranj classik 1
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.
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How it unfolded
Top 12 · 11 roundsFM Azamat Daurimbetov led from R3 onwards, the title was decided early.
FM Azamat Daurimbetov never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +2.5 over the runner-up.
FM Azamat Daurimbetov opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Barkhat Duisekin); the title is out of reach before R11.
FM Azamat Daurimbetov beat Barkhat Duisekin (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇺🇿FMDaurimbetov, Azamat | 2279 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10.0 | 50.00 | 56.0 | +51.2 | 2527 |
| 2 | 🇰🇿Duisekin, Barkhat | 1992 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 35.50 | 58.5 | +90.2 | 2303 |
| 3 | 🇰🇿Medybayev, Daniyar | 2243 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 32.00 | 58.5 | +12.4 | 2280 |
| 4 | 🇰🇿Azatzhan, Adil | 2077 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 34.25 | 59.0 | +109.6 | 2264 |
| 5 | 🇰🇿FMNukin, Askhat | 2268 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 29.50 | 59.5 | -15.0 | 2210 |
| 6 | 🇰🇿Ilyashev, Yerzhan | 2160 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 25.00 | 61.0 | -11.2 | 2119 |
| 7 | 🇰🇿Rakhmetov, Ruslan | 2155 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 22.00 | 61.5 | -39.6 | 2090 |
| 8 | 🇰🇿Esenov, K | 2193 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 22.00 | 61.5 | -32.2 | 2087 |
| 10 | 🇰🇿FMAyapbergenov, Aibek | 2122 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 18.75 | 62.0 | -19.2 | 2056 |
| 9 | 🇰🇿Dairov, Daryn | 2065 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 17.75 | 62.0 | -2.5 | 2062 |
| 11 | 🇰🇿Tukubayev, Kazbek | 2116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 3.0 | 12.25 | 63.0 | -37.2 | 1984 |
| 12 | 🇰🇿Anetbaev, Berik | 2195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 2.5 | 10.50 | 63.5 | -72.6 | 1941 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Azatzhan, AdilKAZ+109.67.0 pts · #4
- 2Duisekin, BarkhatKAZ+90.27.5 pts · #2
- 3Daurimbetov, AzamatFMUZB+51.210.0 pts · #1
- 1Anetbaev, BerikKAZ-72.62.5 pts · #12
- 2Rakhmetov, RuslanKAZ-39.64.5 pts · #7
- 3Tukubayev, KazbekKAZ-37.23.0 pts · #11
- R4+251 Elo gap
- R7+203 Elo gap
- R2+201 Elo gap