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

Top seed

🇰🇿WFMMariya Kholyavko2140

Avg top 10

1,993

Participants

Titled players · 6

WIM×1

WFM×4

WCM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×34

Top 3

🥇
Zhanbota Kamarova
🇰🇿KAZ·2049
7.5pts·2181perf+31.0
🥈
WFMMariya Kholyavko
🇰🇿KAZ·2140
7.5pts·2211perf+33.6
🥉
WIMAyaulym Kaldarova
🇰🇿KAZ·2078
6.5pts·2062perf+1.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight 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

Kamarova7.5Kholyavko7.5Kaldarova6.5Popandopulo6Seidulla5.5Mamakova5.5

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
+81.6
5.5 pts · #9
2Zhanaskyzy, MedinaKAZ
+52.4
4.5 pts · #14
3Mamakova, AknurKAZ
+42.0
5.5 pts · #6

Top rating losers

1Nurakhmet, NabiyaKAZ
-120.8
0.5 pts · #34
2Nauanova ZhaniyaWFMKAZ
-64.4
5.5 pts · #8
3Talgatkyzy SaltanatKAZ
-60.8
3.5 pts · #30

Biggest upsets

R4+277 Elo gap
WCMYerzhan, Bibissara1794 beat WFMNauanova Zhaniya2071
R2+270 Elo gap
Tulekenova, Aiza1791 beat WFMPopandopulo, Kristina2061
R2+254 Elo gap
WFMAmanzhol, Khanzada1817 beat WFMNauanova Zhaniya2071