Kazakhstan Championship 2026 G20
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34 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 16 Feb 2026 to 20 Feb 2026 in Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. 6 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1993, and top seed was Mariya Kholyavko (🇰🇿 KAZ, WFM, 2140).
Zhanbota Kamarova (🇰🇿 KAZ, 2049) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Mariya Kholyavko (7.5) and Ayaulym Kaldarova (6.5). Kamarova shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Bibissara Yerzhan (WCM, 1794) beat Nauanova Zhaniya (WFM, 2071), a +277-point gap.
Location
🇰🇿Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan
Dates
16 Feb 2026 → 20 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 6
WIM×1
WFM×4
WCM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×34
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE19 Feb
WFM Mariya Kholyavko takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.5/9. Kamarova takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.5).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Zhanbota Kamarova lost to WFM Mariya Kholyavko (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Zhanbota Kamarova | * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2WFMMariya Kholyavko | 1 | * | 1 | — |
| 3WIMAyaulym Kaldarova | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4WFMKristina Popandopulo | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kamarova, Zhanbota | 2049 | KAZ | +26B | +14N | +3N | =5B | +4B | −2N | +8B | +6N | +12B | 7.5 | 46.5 | 50.0 | 39.75 | 2181 | +31.0 |
| 2 | Kholyavko, MariyaWFM | 2140 | KAZ | +17N | =6B | +16N | +10B | =5N | +1B | +3N | =7B | +9N | 7.5 | 45.5 | 50.0 | 41.75 | 2211 | +33.6 |
| 3 | Kaldarova, AyaulymWIM | 2078 | KAZ | +18B | +11N | −1B | +13N | +7B | =8N | −2B | +10N | +5B | 6.5 | 46.5 | 51.0 | 33.25 | 2062 | +1.6 |
| 4 | Popandopulo, KristinaWFM | 2061 | KAZ | +23N | −16B | +18N | +15B | −1N | =12B | =11N | +22B | +13B | 6.0 | 40.5 | 44.5 | 27.50 | 1898 | -29.0 |
| 5 | Assylkhan, Asiya | 2065 | KAZ | +28B | +13N | +7B | =1N | =2B | =10N | −6B | +17N | −3N | 5.5 | 47.0 | 50.5 | 28.50 | 1975 | -30.8 |
| 6 | Mamakova, Aknur | 1885 | KAZ | +30B | =2N | −10B | +14N | +20B | =9B | +5N | −1B | =7N | 5.5 | 46.0 | 49.0 | 27.25 | 1967 | +42.0 |
| 7 | Amanzhol, KhanzadaWFM | 1817 | KAZ | +19B | +9N | −5N | +12B | −3N | +15B | =10B | =2N | =6B | 5.5 | 45.5 | 50.0 | 29.00 | 1993 | +81.6 |
| 8 | Seidulla, Aselyai | 1828 | KAZ | =20N | +12B | =15N | +16B | +11N | =3B | −1N | −9B | +17B | 5.5 | 43.5 | 48.0 | 27.00 | 1922 | +22.2 |
| 9 | Nauanova ZhaniyaWFM | 2071 | KAZ | +27N | −7B | +22B | −11N | +13B | =6N | +14B | +8N | −2B | 5.5 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 25.75 | 1899 | -64.4 |
| 10 | Zarkym, Ailin | 1938 | KAZ | +21N | =15B | +6N | −2N | +22B | =5B | =7N | −3B | =11N | 5.0 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 24.50 | 1924 | -5.6 |
| 11 | Yerzhan, BibissaraWCM | 1794 | KAZ | +34N | −3B | +27N | +9B | −8B | =14N | =4B | =12N | =10B | 5.0 | 42.0 | 42.5 | 20.00 | 1890 | +40.8 |
| 12 | Skurygina, Sofiya | 1735 | KAZ | +32B | −8N | +26B | −7N | +21B | =4N | +22B | =11B | −1N | 5.0 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 20.00 | 1822 | +32.8 |
| 13 | Diaskyzy, Daliya | 1747 | KAZ | +33N | −5B | +28N | −3B | −9N | +25N | +15B | +18B | −4N | 5.0 | 40.5 | 43.0 | 19.50 | 1853 | +41.6 |
| 14 | Shaikenova, Adiya | 1728 | KAZ | +31N | −1B | +23N | −6B | +16N | =11B | −9N | +26B | =18N | 5.0 | 40.0 | 42.5 | 19.25 | 1813 | +30.8 |
| 15 | Tulekenova, Azel | 1748 | KAZ | +24B | =10N | =8B | −4N | +30B | −7N | −13N | +25B | +23N | 5.0 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 20.25 | 1777 | +13.6 |
| 16 | Tulekenova, Aiza | 1791 | KAZ | +25B | +4N | −2B | −8N | −14B | +30N | −17N | =19B | +29N | 4.5 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 18.75 | 1743 | -24.4 |
| 17 | Nurkhankyzy, Adelina | 1713 | KAZ | −2B | =19N | +30B | −22N | +26B | +20N | +16B | −5B | −8N | 4.5 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 17.75 | 1771 | +13.2 |
| 18 | Kuanyshbay, Ayala | 1666 | KAZ | −3N | +29B | −4B | =26N | =19B | +24N | +28B | −13N | =14B | 4.5 | 38.0 | 41.5 | 17.50 | 1717 | +15.2 |
| 19 | Zhanaskyzy, Medina | 1557 | KAZ | −7N | =17B | =21N | =23B | =18N | =28N | =25B | =16N | +27B | 4.5 | 35.0 | 38.5 | 18.25 | 1671 | +52.4 |
| 20 | Balakanova, Azaliya | 1588 | KAZ | =8B | −22N | +34B | +29N | −6N | −17B | −24B | +31N | +26N | 4.5 | 33.0 | 33.5 | 12.75 | 1632 | +17.6 |
| 21 | Abibulla, Zhansaya | 1615 | KAZ | −10B | =32N | =19B | =27B | −12N | +31B | =23N | =24N | +30B | 4.5 | 31.5 | 34.0 | 14.75 | 1604 | -16.4 |
| 22 | Zhumabek, Nursaya | 1755 | KAZ | =29N | +20B | −9N | +17B | −10N | +27B | −12N | −4N | =24B | 4.0 | 38.0 | 41.5 | 16.25 | 1711 | -24.0 |
| 23 | Tatish, Asylaym | 1626 | KAZ | −4B | +24N | −14B | =19N | −25B | +32N | =21B | +30N | −15B | 4.0 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 14.00 | 1573 | -23.6 |
| 24 | Aubakir, Inzhu | 1489 | KAZ | −15N | −23B | =31N | +33B | =32N | −18B | +20N | =21B | =22N | 4.0 | 31.5 | 34.0 | 13.75 | 1588 | +31.6 |
| 25 | Suleimen, Aizada | 1536 | KAZ | −16N | −27B | =33N | +31B | +23N | −13B | =19N | −15N | +34B | 4.0 | 31.5 | 32.0 | 10.50 | 1551 | +12.4 |
| 26 | Burkutbayeva Kamila | 1625 | KAZ | −1N | +33B | −12N | =18B | −17N | +29B | +27N | −14N | −20B | 3.5 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 11.75 | 1598 | -19.2 |
| 27 | Chukuyeva, Mariya | 1639 | KAZ | −9B | +25N | −11B | =21N | +29B | −22N | −26B | +34N | −19N | 3.5 | 34.5 | 35.0 | 10.25 | 1587 | -33.2 |
| 28 | Talgatkyzy Saltanat | 1633 | KAZ | −5N | +34B | −13B | −30N | +33N | =19B | −18N | −29B | +32B | 3.5 | 31.0 | 31.5 | 7.75 | 1503 | -60.8 |
| 29 | Abibulla, Inzhu | 1522 | KAZ | =22B | −18N | +32B | −20B | −27N | −26N | +34B | +28N | −16B | 3.5 | 30.5 | 31.0 | 8.50 | 1514 | -11.6 |
| 30 | Bakytzhan, Inzhu | 1596 | KAZ | −6N | +31B | −17N | +28B | −15N | −16B | +33N | −23B | −21N | 3.0 | 34.0 | 36.5 | 8.50 | 1495 | -43.2 |
| 31 | Taimenova, Tomiris | 0 | KAZ | −14B | −30N | =24B | −25N | +34B | −21N | +32B | −20B | −33N | 2.5 | 30.0 | 30.5 | 5.00 | 1318 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Dzhamatova, Shahrizoda | 0 | KAZ | −12N | =21B | −29N | =34N | =24B | −23B | −31N | +33B | −28N | 2.5 | 29.5 | 30.0 | 7.00 | 1441 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Muratzhankyzy, Alina | 1459 | KAZ | −13B | −26N | =25B | −24N | −28B | +34N | −30B | −32N | +31B | 2.5 | 28.0 | 28.5 | 5.00 | 1363 | -32.8 |
| 34 | Nurakhmet, Nabiya | 1539 | KAZ | −11B | −28N | −20N | =32B | −31N | −33B | −29N | −27B | −25N | 0.5 | 29.0 | 31.5 | 1.25 | 795 | -120.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Amanzhol, KhanzadaWFMKAZ+81.65.5 pts · #9
- 2Zhanaskyzy, MedinaKAZ+52.44.5 pts · #14
- 3Mamakova, AknurKAZ+42.05.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Nurakhmet, NabiyaKAZ-120.80.5 pts · #34
- 2Nauanova ZhaniyaWFMKAZ-64.45.5 pts · #8
- 3Talgatkyzy SaltanatKAZ-60.83.5 pts · #30
Biggest upsets
- R4+277 Elo gap
- R2+270 Elo gap
- R2+254 Elo gap