Sherkhan Classic january
Open SwissStandard
35 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Aktau, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1534, and top seed was Amalbek Kydirseyh (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1618).
Tansholpan Tanzharbay (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1548) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Abdilla Tolen (7.0) and Idris Tanat (7.0). Tanzharbay took the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Idris Tanat (1432) beat Nurbergen Nurmukhambet (1605), a +173-point gap.
Location
🇰🇿Aktau, Kazakhstan
Dates
14 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×33
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R4; 3 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE15 Jan
Abdilla Tolen takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 7.0/9. Tanzharbay takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (44.0).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Tansholpan Tanzharbay drew with Idris Tanat (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tansholpan Tanzharbay | * | ½ | 0 | — |
| 2Idris Tanat | ½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Abdilla Tolen | 1 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Shyngys Muratov | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanzharbay, Tansholpan | 1548 | KAZ | +29N | +21B | +10N | +11B | =3B | +6N | −2B | +7B | =9N | 7.0 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 34.00 | 1773 | +53.6 |
| 2 | Tolen, Abdilla | 0 | KAZ | +23N | −9B | +22N | +20B | +19N | +27B | +1N | −3B | +16B | 7.0 | 39.5 | 43.0 | 31.00 | 1537 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Tanat, Idris | 1432 | KAZ | F | +34B | =19N | +9B | =1N | +13B | +25N | +2N | +4B | 7.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 32.50 | 1777 | +87.2 |
| 4 | Muratov, Shyngys | 0 | KAZ | −9N | +23B | +34N | −10B | +20N | +19B | +6B | +17N | −3N | 6.0 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 23.00 | 1593 | +48.4 |
| 5 | Kydirseyh, Amalbek | 1618 | KAZ | =15B | −7N | +32B | −33N | =14B | +18N | +29N | +11B | +13N | 6.0 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 24.50 | 1504 | -12.4 |
| 6 | Baimurat, Daniyal | 1608 | KAZ | +22N | +20B | =9N | =19B | +11N | −1B | −4N | +15B | =7N | 5.5 | 41.0 | 45.0 | 24.75 | 1511 | -37.6 |
| 7 | Berdigali, Adilet | 1492 | KAZ | =14N | +5B | =26N | +27B | −13N | +10B | +11B | −1N | =6B | 5.5 | 41.0 | 44.5 | 26.25 | 1688 | +42.8 |
| 8 | Ten, Roman | 0 | KAZ | +31B | −19B | −20N | =24N | =18B | +23B | =10N | +26B | +25N | 5.5 | 32.5 | 35.5 | 20.75 | 1261 | -30.4 |
| 9 | Amirov, Zakariya | 1491 | KAZ | +4B | +2N | =6B | −3N | −25B | +12N | F | +13B | =1B | 5.0 | 45.5 | 49.0 | 28.75 | 1527 | -1.6 |
| 10 | Mered, Raiymbek | 1462 | KAZ | +12B | +25N | −1B | +4N | −17B | −7N | =8B | =14N | +20B | 5.0 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 23.50 | 1427 | +3.2 |
| 11 | Nugiyev, Tamerlan | 1474 | KAZ | +33N | +13B | +16N | −1N | −6B | +21B | −7N | −5N | +17B | 5.0 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 20.00 | 1410 | -21.6 |
| 12 | Nugman, Sanzhar | 0 | KAZ | −10N | −22B | =23N | +?N | +24B | −9B | =20N | +19B | +21N | 5.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 16.00 | 1491 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Zhangirkhan, Nurasyl | 0 | KAZ | +30B | −11N | +?B | +31N | +7B | −3N | =16B | −9N | −5B | 4.5 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 13.75 | 1401 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Mehdiev, Timur | 0 | KAZ | =7B | +?N | −27B | −17N | =5N | =20B | +21N | =10B | =15N | 4.5 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 16.50 | 1489 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Beibit, Alua | 0 | KAZ | =5N | −26B | +28N | =16B | −21N | +33B | +19N | −6N | =14B | 4.5 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 17.50 | 1545 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Nysanbai, Merei | 1539 | KAZ | +35B | =27N | −11B | =15N | +29B | F | =13N | +25B | −2N | 4.5 | 34.0 | 34.5 | 13.25 | 677 | -18.8 |
| 17 | Adambay, Bakdaulet | 1435 | KAZ | −27N | +35B | =33N | +14B | +10N | −25B | +26N | −4B | −11N | 4.5 | 33.5 | 34.0 | 14.75 | 1331 | -12.8 |
| 18 | FIDE 557023140 | 0 | — | −19N | −31N | +30B | =22B | =8N | −5B | +32N | =24B | +26N | 4.5 | 33.0 | 36.0 | 16.25 | 1293 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Bektursynuly, Dias | 1501 | KAZ | +18B | +8N | =3B | =6N | −2B | −4N | −15B | −12N | +28B | 4.0 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 19.75 | 1550 | +18.0 |
| 20 | Amirova, Alsu | 1453 | KAZ | +28B | −6N | +8B | −2N | −4B | =14N | =12B | +29N | −10N | 4.0 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 16.75 | 1401 | -24.8 |
| 21 | Oskinbaev, Gabit | 0 | KAZ | +24B | −1N | −31B | +32N | +15B | −11N | −14B | +30N | −12B | 4.0 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 14.50 | 1371 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Ivanov, Temirlan | 0 | KAZ | −6B | +12N | −2B | =18N | −28B | =24N | −30B | +?N | +29B | 4.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 12.25 | 1405 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Almaskhan, Inkar | 0 | KAZ | −2B | −4N | =12B | −28N | +?B | −8N | +35N | +32B | =24N | 4.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 8.00 | 1301 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Mergenbai, Nurasyl | 1454 | KAZ | −21N | −29B | +35N | =8B | −12N | =22B | +28B | =18N | =23B | 4.0 | 33.5 | 34.0 | 13.00 | 1627 | +20.0 |
| 25 | Zhumash, Bakdaulet | 0 | KAZ | F | −10B | +29N | =26B | +9N | +17N | −3B | −16N | −8B | 3.5 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 14.25 | 1319 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Koshkarbay, Ali | 0 | KAZ | =?B | +15N | =7B | =25N | −31B | +28N | −17B | −8N | −18B | 3.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 12.50 | 1385 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Sartov, Kenzhebek | 0 | KAZ | +17B | =16B | +14N | −7N | +33B | −2N | F | F | F | 3.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 13.75 | 1467 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Samenov, Saken | 0 | KAZ | −20N | =32N | −15B | +23B | +22N | −26B | −24N | +35B | −19N | 3.5 | 31.0 | 31.5 | 10.00 | 668 | -57.6 |
| 29 | Kairbek, Beibarys | 0 | KAZ | −1B | +24N | −25B | +34B | −16N | +30N | −5B | −20B | −22N | 3.0 | 36.0 | 37.0 | 8.00 | 1405 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 557023123 | 0 | — | −13N | −33B | −18N | +35B | +34N | −29B | +22N | −21B | −32N | 3.0 | 26.5 | 27.0 | 5.50 | 1625 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Nurmukhambet, Nurassyl | 1418 | KAZ | −8N | +18B | +21N | −13B | +26N | F | F | F | F | 3.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 12.00 | 612 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Izmaganbetov, Nurlybay | 0 | KAZ | −34N | =28B | −5N | −21B | =35N | +?B | −18B | −23N | +30B | 3.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 5.00 | 1451 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Nesibekov, Rysbek | 0 | KAZ | −11B | +30N | =17B | +5B | −27N | −15N | F | F | F | 2.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 11.25 | 1503 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Nurmukhambet, Nurbergen | 1605 | KAZ | +32B | −3N | −4B | −29N | −30B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 3.00 | 658 | -55.6 |
| 35 | Kildyakova, Elena | 0 | KAZ | −16N | −17N | −24B | −30N | =32B | F | −23B | −28N | −?B | 0.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 1.50 | 646 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Tanat, IdrisKAZ+87.27.0 pts · #3
- 2Tanzharbay, TansholpanKAZ+53.67.0 pts · #2
- 3Muratov, ShyngysKAZ+48.46.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Samenov, SakenKAZ-57.63.5 pts · #32
- 2Nurmukhambet, NurbergenKAZ-55.61.0 pts · #31
- 3Baimurat, DaniyalKAZ-37.65.5 pts · #5
Biggest upsets
- R2+173 Elo gap
- R2+126 Elo gap