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February Shatranj experimental classik 1

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12 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 12 Feb 2026 to 14 Feb 2026 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2174, and top seed was Azamat Daurimbetov (🇺🇿 UZB, FM, 2279).

Azamat Daurimbetov (🇺🇿 UZB, FM, 2279) won with 10.0/11, ahead of Askhat Nukin (8.0) and Altair Kazhmurat (8.0). Daurimbetov won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Barkhat Duisekin (1992) beat Berik Anetbaev (2195), a +203-point gap.

Location
🇰🇿Almaty, Kazakhstan
Dates
12 Feb 2026 → 14 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
2,174
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 R2 onwards, the title was decided early.

Co-leaders
4
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
#1#2#6#12R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11
R2–R11 · LEAD HELD

FM Azamat Daurimbetov never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.

R9 · DECISIVE LEAD13 Feb

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

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Azamat Daurimbetov beat FM Askhat Nukin (Black).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo123456789101112PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇺🇿FMDaurimbetov, Azamat2279*1½1½111111110.048.7556.0+48.22515
2🇰🇿FMNukin, Askhat22680*11½½½½11118.036.5058.0+11.82308
3🇰🇿Kazhmurat, Altair2081½0*½½½1111118.035.2558.0+139.22325
4🇰🇿Duisekin, Barkhat199200½*½½½111117.028.0059.0+76.42260
5🇰🇿Azatzhan, Adil2078½½½½*½½½½1½16.531.5059.5+82.02215
6🇰🇿Medybayev, Daniyar22430½½½½*½½1½½16.027.7560.0-20.82171
7🇰🇿Esenov, K21930½0½½½*½01115.521.2560.5-15.82140
8🇰🇿Tukubayev, Kazbek21160½00½½½*½½115.019.0061.0-1.02111
9🇰🇿Ilyashev, Yerzhan21600000½01½*1115.016.2561.0-14.82107
10🇰🇿FMAyapbergenov, Aibek212200000½0½0*113.07.5063.0-43.21971
11🇰🇿Anetbaev, Berik21950000½½0000*½1.56.5064.5-95.81830
12🇰🇿Nakyp, Rakhimjan20000000000000½*0.50.7565.5-55.61687

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets