Chess Empire Classic feb1
Open SwissStandard
37 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 25 Feb 2026 to 26 Feb 2026 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1688, and top seed was Emil Shafikov (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1769).
Albert Koldasbayev (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1720) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Didar Bakytzhan (5.5) and Emil Shafikov (5.5). Koldasbayev won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Aidyn Bakhytzhan (1487) beat Nozanin Makhmudova (1721), a +234-point gap.
Location
🇰🇿Almaty, Kazakhstan
Dates
25 Feb 2026 → 26 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×34
🇹🇯Tajikistan×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsAlbert Koldasbayev led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
17
8
4
4
2
1
1
R6–R7 · LEAD HELD
Albert Koldasbayev held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Albert Koldasbayev drew with Emil Shafikov (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Albert Koldasbayev 3 wins (R1–R3)Emil Shafikov 3 wins (R4–R6)Didar Bakytzhan 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Albert Koldasbayev | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Emil Shafikov | ½ | * | 0 | — |
| 3Didar Bakytzhan | ½ | 1 | * | 0 |
| 4Yan Yakomin | 0 | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Koldasbayev, Albert | 1720 | KAZ | +34N | +5B | +14N | =2B | +11N | +4B | =3N | 6.0 | 29.5 | 31.0 | 25.50 | 1953 | +36.2 |
| 2 | Bakytzhan, Didar | 1694 | KAZ | +26B | +6N | +3B | =1N | −4B | +17N | +15B | 5.5 | 29.5 | 32.0 | 23.50 | 1874 | +57.2 |
| 3 | Shafikov, Emil | 1769 | KAZ | +20N | +8B | −2N | +5B | +21N | +10B | =1B | 5.5 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 23.00 | 1832 | +19.6 |
| 4 | Yakomin, Yan | 1697 | KAZ | +36N | +21B | +28N | =11B | +2N | −1N | +8B | 5.5 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 18.00 | 1797 | +21.2 |
| 5 | Ibragimov, Amir | 1564 | KAZ | +29B | −1N | +25B | −3N | +13B | +22N | +10N | 5.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 16.00 | 1578 | +2.0 |
| 6 | Zurabuly, Yertay | 1534 | KAZ | +22N | −2B | +31N | +9B | −10B | +18N | +11N | 5.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 17.00 | 1720 | +50.8 |
| 7 | Gazizov, Ibrahim | 1516 | KAZ | +35B | +15N | −18B | −10N | +24B | +12N | +16B | 5.0 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 16.00 | 1737 | +75.2 |
| 8 | Kosayev, Zhangir | 1573 | KAZ | +37N | −3N | +13B | +28B | +12N | =11B | −4N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 12.00 | 1642 | +13.6 |
| 9 | Saken, Abubakir | 1619 | KAZ | −13B | +19N | +30B | −6N | +29B | =16N | +17B | 4.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 12.75 | 1563 | -8.0 |
| 10 | Amansha, Akhmet | 1620 | KAZ | +31N | +16B | −11N | +7B | +6N | −3N | −5B | 4.0 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 15.50 | 1593 | -8.8 |
| 11 | Belikova, Dariya | 1708 | KAZ | +30B | +24N | +10B | =4N | −1B | =8N | −6B | 4.0 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 14.00 | 1620 | -28.0 |
| 12 | Makhmudova, Nozanin | 1721 | TJK | −16B | +17B | +20N | +24N | −8B | −7B | +31N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 12.00 | 1548 | -53.6 |
| 13 | Bilyalov, Oraltay | 0 | KAZ | +9N | −14B | −8N | +35B | −5N | +30B | +21N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 11.00 | 1506 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Semen, Sultan | 1598 | KAZ | +27B | +13N | −1B | −16N | −22B | +29N | +23B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 11.50 | 803 | -38.4 |
| 15 | Daniyaruly, Aldiyar | 1675 | KAZ | +32N | −7B | −16N | +23B | +28N | +21B | −2N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 10.00 | 1364 | -65.2 |
| 16 | Bakhytzhan, Aidyn | 1487 | KAZ | +12N | −10N | +15B | +14B | −17N | =9B | −7N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 29.0 | 14.25 | 1627 | +52.0 |
| 17 | Rustembek, Insar | 1654 | KAZ | =19B | −12N | +29B | +26N | +16B | −2B | −9N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 9.75 | 1435 | -48.8 |
| 18 | Serik, Bekasyl | 1599 | KAZ | +33N | −28B | +7N | −21B | +30N | −6B | =19B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 10.75 | 1403 | -33.2 |
| 19 | Berkin, Manar | 0 | KAZ | =17N | −9B | −23N | +25N | =34B | +28B | =18N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 9.25 | 1503 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Sabitkhan, Batyr | 1507 | KAZ | −3B | +33N | −12B | =27N | +26B | =23N | =35B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 8.00 | 946 | -15.6 |
| 21 | Zurabuly, Kalkaman | 1552 | KAZ | +25B | −4N | +22B | +18N | −3B | −15N | −13B | 3.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 9.50 | 1499 | -10.0 |
| 22 | Syzdykov, Tagir | 0 | KAZ | −6B | F | −21N | +31B | +14N | −5B | +27N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 8.50 | 1367 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Saenko, Lev | 0 | KAZ | −24B | =26N | +19B | −15N | +27B | =20B | −14N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 9.00 | 1259 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Solomatin, Sergey | 1561 | KAZ | +23N | −11B | +34N | −12B | −7N | F | +29B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 6.50 | 1407 | -16.0 |
| 25 | Seitaly, Nursultan | 0 | KAZ | −21N | +32B | −5N | −19B | +33N | −31B | +30N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 6.00 | 759 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Baranov, Artyom | 0 | KAZ | −2N | =23B | +36N | −17B | −20N | +34N | −32B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 4.00 | 1388 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Dvumar, Ramadan | 0 | KAZ | −14N | −34B | +32N | =20B | −23N | +36N | −22B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 4.75 | 1245 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Yemidilda, Taiyr | 0 | KAZ | F | +18N | −4B | −8N | −15B | −19N | +34B | 2.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 5.00 | 1536 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Prokopenko, Aleksandr | 0 | KAZ | −5N | +36B | −17N | +34B | −9N | −14B | −24N | 2.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 2.50 | 1305 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Smailov, Zhan | 0 | KAZ | −11N | +37B | −9N | +33B | −18B | −13N | −25B | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 2.00 | 843 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Berkin, Sanzhar | 0 | KAZ | −10B | +35N | −6B | −22N | F | +25N | −12B | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.50 | 825 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Berdykhan, Elarys | 0 | KAZ | −15B | −25N | −27B | −36B | F | +33N | +26N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.50 | 876 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 557014337 | 0 | — | −18B | −20B | +37N | −30N | −25B | −32B | +36N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.00 | 752 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Martyanov, Radimir | 1468 | KAZ | −1B | +27N | −24B | −29N | =19N | −26B | −28N | 1.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 4.25 | 841 | -22.4 |
| 35 | Tursyn, Alisher | 0 | KAZ | −7N | −31B | F | −13N | +36B | F | =20N | 1.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.75 | 1306 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Abilasan, Sanzhar | 0 | KAZ | −4B | −29N | −26B | +32N | −35N | −27B | −33B | 1.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 2.00 | 917 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 557022577 | 0 | — | −8B | −30N | −33B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 771 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gazizov, IbrahimKAZ+75.25.0 pts · #4
- 2Bakytzhan, DidarKAZ+57.25.5 pts · #3
- 3Bakhytzhan, AidynKAZ+52.03.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Daniyaruly, AldiyarKAZ-65.24.0 pts · #21
- 2Makhmudova, NozaninTJK-53.64.0 pts · #7
- 3Rustembek, InsarKAZ-48.83.5 pts · #17
Biggest upsets
- R1+234 Elo gap
- R6+205 Elo gap
- R3+188 Elo gap