Kazakhstan Championship Semifinal 2026 Women

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51 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 01 Mar 2026 to 06 Mar 2026 in Taraz, Kazakhstan. 11 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2069, and top seed was Madina Davletbayeva (🇰🇿 KAZ, WGM, 2206).

Aiaru Altynbek (🇰🇿 KAZ, WFM, 2154) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Aknur Mamakova (7.0) and Madina Davletbayeva (6.5). Altynbek won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Aiaru Nurbol (1602) beat Saltanat Muratova (1937), a +335-point gap.

Location

🇰🇿Taraz, Kazakhstan

Dates

01 Mar 2026 → 06 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇰🇿WGMMadina Davletbayeva2206

Avg top 10

2,069

Participants

Titled players · 11

WGM×1

WIM×1

WFM×5

WCM×4

Federations · 1 represented

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×50

Top 3

🥇
WFMAiaru Altynbek
🇰🇿KAZ·2154
8.0pts·2327perf+62.0
🥈
Aknur Mamakova
🇰🇿KAZ·1885
7.0pts·2207perf+127.2
🥉
WGMMadina Davletbayeva
🇰🇿KAZ·2206
6.5pts·2140perf-8.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

WFM Aiaru Altynbek led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Altynbek8Mamakova7Kamarova6.5Davletbayeva6.5Zhaniya6.5Assylkhan6

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

WFM Aiaru Altynbek never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WFM Aiaru Altynbek beat Aknur Mamakova (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

WFM Aiaru Altynbek 5 wins (R1–R5)Aknur Mamakova 4 wins (R1–R4)Zhanbota Kamarova 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1WFMAiaru Altynbek	*	1	½	½
2Aknur Mamakova	0	*	1	½
3Zhanbota Kamarova	½	0	*	½
4WGMMadina Davletbayeva	½	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Altynbek, AiaruWFM	2154	KAZ	+20B	+15N	+16B	+10N	+2B	=3N	=4B	+12N	+6B	8.0	47.0	51.5	45.00	2327	+62.0
2	Mamakova, Aknur	1885	KAZ	+42N	+24B	+5B	+4N	−1N	+9B	+7N	=3B	=8N	7.0	49.5	52.5	38.25	2207	+127.2
3	Davletbayeva, MadinaWGM	2206	KAZ	+40B	=11N	+37B	+6B	=9N	=1B	+8N	=2N	=4B	6.5	48.0	51.0	34.75	2140	-8.6
4	Kamarova, Zhanbota	2049	KAZ	+27N	+23B	+44N	−2B	+17N	+5B	=1N	=9B	=3N	6.5	47.5	50.5	33.50	2115	+13.2
5	Nauanova ZhaniyaWFM	2071	KAZ	+32N	+19B	−2N	+23B	+10B	−4N	=6N	+25B	+9N	6.5	44.5	48.5	32.00	2051	+32.0
6	Kim, KristinaWCM	2023	KAZ	+33N	+14B	=9B	−3N	+22B	+11N	=5B	+16N	−1N	6.0	47.0	51.0	30.50	2070	+15.0
7	Assylkhan, Asiya	2065	KAZ	+30B	−17N	+28B	+15N	+12B	=16N	−2B	=19N	+22B	6.0	41.5	45.5	28.50	1936	-35.2
8	Muratova, Anel	1902	KAZ	+31B	=37N	−15B	+41N	+21B	+10N	−3B	+18N	=2B	6.0	41.0	44.0	27.25	1933	+10.4
9	Sultanbek, ZeinepWIM	2165	KAZ	+13N	+18B	=6N	+21B	=3B	−2N	+15B	=4N	−5B	5.5	48.0	52.5	29.50	2016	-27.0
10	Sholpanbek, ZhansayaWCM	2041	KAZ	+38B	+26N	+17B	−1B	−5N	−8B	+32N	+37N	=12B	5.5	43.0	46.5	23.25	1921	-41.6
11	Amanzhol, KhanzadaWFM	1817	KAZ	+25N	=3B	−21N	+13B	+14N	−6B	=19N	=23B	+24N	5.5	42.0	46.5	28.00	1864	-11.4
12	Muratova, Saltanat	1937	KAZ	−21N	+48B	+32N	+43B	−7N	+17B	+37N	−1B	=10N	5.5	39.5	41.5	20.25	1884	-6.6
13	Nurabai, Kausar	1649	KAZ	−9B	=35N	+46B	−11N	+31B	+30N	=22B	=20N	+26B	5.5	36.5	38.5	21.00	1786	+61.6
14	Balakanova, GulnarWFM	1742	KAZ	+41B	−6N	=31B	+30N	−11B	=21N	=20B	+40N	+25B	5.5	36.0	39.0	21.00	1760	+4.8
15	Yerzhan, BibissaraWCM	1794	KAZ	+34N	−1B	+8N	−7B	+32N	+24B	−9N	−17B	+23N	5.0	43.5	47.5	23.00	1905	+26.2
16	Japparbekova, Malika	1975	KAZ	F	+43B	−1N	=22N	+26B	=7B	+18N	−6B	+17N	5.0	42.0	42.0	22.75	1976	+2.4
17	Diaskyzy, Daliya	1747	KAZ	+29N	+7B	−10N	+44B	−4B	−12N	+40B	+15N	−16B	5.0	41.0	44.0	21.50	1926	+61.6
18	Ali, Kausar	1812	KAZ	+35B	−9N	+20B	=26N	=37B	+43N	−16B	−8B	+30N	5.0	37.0	40.0	19.50	1827	+4.0
19	Gabitova, Dilyara	1764	KAZ	+51B	−5N	=30B	=40N	+28B	+20N	=11B	=7B	F	5.0	35.0	35.0	19.25	1839	+16.0
20	Tursynova, Aisha	1645	KAZ	−1N	+34B	−18N	+29B	+23N	−19B	=14N	=13B	=37B	4.5	42.0	45.5	20.25	1735	+38.8
21	Nurbol, Aiaru	1602	KAZ	+12B	=22N	+11B	−9N	−8N	=14B	−24N	+32B	=34N	4.5	41.0	45.0	22.00	1798	+83.2
22	Zhumabek, Nursaya	1755	KAZ	=48N	=21B	+42N	=16B	−6N	+27B	=13N	=24B	−7N	4.5	39.0	41.0	18.25	1748	+1.9
23	Zhenis, AdiyaWCM	1753	KAZ	+46B	−4N	+38B	−5N	−20B	+42N	+28B	=11N	−15B	4.5	39.0	41.0	15.75	1766	+4.6
24	Nurkhankyzy, Adelina	1713	KAZ	+47B	−2N	−41B	+31N	+33B	−15N	+21B	=22N	−11B	4.5	37.5	39.5	16.75	1672	-30.8
25	Aminova, Amina	1580	KAZ	−11B	=40N	−33B	+36N	+35B	+26N	+43B	−5N	−14N	4.5	37.0	40.0	17.00	1730	+65.6
26	Skurygina, Sofiya	1735	KAZ	+39N	−10B	+47N	=18B	−16N	−25B	+33N	+34B	−13N	4.5	37.0	39.0	16.00	1677	-39.6
27	Tatish, Asylaym	1626	KAZ	−4B	=46N	+35B	−37N	+39B	−22N	=30B	+31N	=28B	4.5	34.5	36.5	16.75	1654	+27.6
28	Nauryzbay, Ayana	1692	KAZ	+49N	−44B	−7N	+42B	−19N	+34B	−23N	+33B	=27N	4.5	34.0	35.5	14.75	1683	-7.0
29	Kaldybek Tumar	1505	KAZ	−17B	−30N	+50B	−20N	+49B	−33N	+42B	=38N	+39B	4.5	29.0	30.5	11.25	1554	+16.4
30	Talgatkyzy Saltanat	1633	KAZ	−7N	+29B	=19N	−14B	+45N	−13B	=27N	+46B	−18B	4.0	39.0	41.0	14.25	1631	+22.4
31	Nurman, Aruzhan	1599	KAZ	−8N	+45B	=14N	−24B	−13N	=38N	+39B	−27B	+41N	4.0	36.0	39.0	14.00	1596	-4.0
32	Chukuyeva, Mariya	1639	KAZ	−5B	+51N	−12B	+49N	−15B	+41N	−10B	−21N	+38B	4.0	35.0	36.0	9.00	1656	+4.8
33	Sadvakassova, Dilaila	1609	KAZ	−6B	−41N	+25N	+47B	−24N	+29B	−26B	−28N	+45B	4.0	34.5	36.5	14.00	1578	-20.8
34	Zhanaskyzy, Medina	1557	KAZ	−15B	−20N	=39B	+46N	+38B	−28N	+35B	−26N	=21B	4.0	34.0	36.0	13.50	1594	-7.6
35	Kaldybek, Merey	1578	KAZ	−18N	=13B	−27N	+48B	−25N	+50B	−34N	=42N	+40B	4.0	31.5	33.0	10.75	1568	+0.4
36	Balakanova, Azaliya	1588	KAZ	−44N	+49B	−43N	−25B	+50N	−40N	−41B	+47B	+46N	4.0	22.0	23.5	7.00	1460	-53.2
37	Bissaliyeva, Alisha	1730	KAZ	+45N	=8B	−3N	+27B	=18N	F	−12B	−10B	=20N	3.5	40.5	43.5	15.25	1778	+11.6
38	Abibulla, Zhansaya	1615	KAZ	−10N	+39B	−23N	=45B	−34N	=31B	+47N	=29B	−32N	3.5	33.0	35.0	11.25	1497	-59.2
39	Aminova, Yasmina	1479	KAZ	−26B	−38N	=34N	+51B	−27N	+45B	−31N	+41B	−29N	3.5	31.0	32.0	9.00	1491	+1.6
40	Kuanyshbay, Ayala	1666	KAZ	−3N	=25B	+48N	=19B	−44N	+36B	−17N	−14B	−35N	3.0	37.5	39.5	10.75	1598	-45.6
41	Otegen, Medina	1489	KAZ	−14N	+33B	+24N	−8B	−43N	−32B	+36N	−39N	−31B	3.0	35.5	38.5	12.50	1543	+10.8
42	Alikova, Albina	1596	KAZ	−2B	+50N	−22B	−28N	+47N	−23B	−29N	=35B	=48N	3.0	33.0	34.5	6.50	1452	-62.4
43	Kashirina, Vera	1733	KAZ	+50B	−16N	+36B	−12N	+41B	−18B	−25N	F	F	3.0	28.5	28.5	8.50	1645	-33.6
44	Tynyshtyk, DianaWFM	1856	KAZ	+36B	+28N	−4B	−17N	+40B	F	F	F	F	3.0	26.5	26.5	11.50	1841	-2.4
45	Dzhamatova, Shahrizoda	0	KAZ	−37B	−31N	+51B	=38N	−30B	−39N	=50N	+49B	−33N	3.0	25.5	26.5	5.00	1368	-60.4
46	Shonabayeva, Akmaral	1512	KAZ	−23N	=27B	−13N	−34B	=48N	F	+49B	−30N	−36B	2.0	30.0	30.0	4.75	1304	-63.6
47	Kaipova, Aiaru	0	KAZ	−24N	F	−26B	−33N	−42B	+51N	−38B	−36N	+50B	2.0	26.0	26.0	2.50	1407	0.0
48	Abibulla, Inzhu	1522	KAZ	=22B	−12N	−40B	−35N	=46B	−49N	=51N	F	=42B	2.0	24.5	24.5	5.25	1476	-24.4
49	FIDE 447059427	0	—	−28B	−36N	F	−32B	−29N	+48B	−46N	−45N	=51B	1.5	25.0	25.0	2.50	1297	0.0
50	Turan, Meriem	1449	KAZ	−43N	−42B	−29N	F	−36B	−35N	=45B	+51B	−47N	1.5	24.5	24.5	2.50	1332	-40.0
51	Nurakhmet, Nabiya	1539	KAZ	−19N	−32B	−45N	−39N	F	−47B	=48B	−50N	=49N	1.0	22.5	22.5	1.75	1157	-57.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Mamakova, AknurKAZ
+127.2
7.0 pts · #2
2Nurbol, AiaruKAZ
+83.2
4.5 pts · #20
3Aminova, AminaKAZ
+65.6
4.5 pts · #25

Top rating losers

1Shonabayeva, AkmaralKAZ
-63.6
2.0 pts · #50
2Alikova, AlbinaKAZ
-62.4
3.0 pts · #45
3Dzhamatova, ShahrizodaKAZ
-60.4
3.0 pts · #43

Biggest upsets

R1+335 Elo gap
Nurbol, Aiaru1602 beat Muratova, Saltanat1937
R2+318 Elo gap
Diaskyzy, Daliya1747 beat Assylkhan, Asiya2065
R6+280 Elo gap
Mamakova, Aknur1885 beat WIMSultanbek, Zeinep2165