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CShK classic march 1 2026

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18 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 14 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1718, and top seed was Nurlybek Dias (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1871).

Dias Usmanov (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1682) won with 8.0/8, ahead of Almadi Yerbulatov (7.0) and Nurlybek Dias (5.5). Usmanov won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Asanali Sadu (1517) beat Abdiali Abdishev (1804), a +287-point gap.

Location
🇰🇿Astana, Kazakhstan
Dates
14 Mar 2026 → 22 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Top seed
🇰🇿Nurlybek Dias1871
Avg top 10
1,718
Participants
18
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×18
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Dias Usmanov led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
7
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2468R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8
R4–R8 · LEAD HELD

Dias Usmanov never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Dias Usmanov beat Almadi Yerbulatov (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Dias Usmanov 8 wins (R1–R8)Almadi Yerbulatov 6 wins (R3–R8)Nurlybek Dias 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Usmanov, Dias1682KAZ+17B+2N+6B+3B+11N+7N+4B+5N8.032.534.034.002485+81.2
2Yerbulatov, Almadi1825KAZ+9N1B+14N+13N+4B+3B+6N+7B7.032.034.526.501963+43.6
3Nurlybek Dias1871KAZ+4B+10N+13B1N=6B2N+7B+8N5.534.537.020.001790-17.7
4Popov, Konstantin1557KAZ3N+16B+12N+8B2N+11B1N+6B5.034.035.515.001765+82.0
5Kapen, Nuradil1782KAZ=8N+12B11N7B+18N+14B+9N1B4.527.028.512.251592-65.6
6Nazdrachev, Marat1639KAZ=16N+8B1N+12B=3N+9B2B4N4.035.537.013.501628-2.4
7Sadu, Asanali1517KAZ+11N13B=16N+5N+10B1B3N2N3.534.035.511.751684+39.9
8Zhakisheva, Venera1491KAZ=5B6N+15B4N14B+18B+10N3B3.527.529.09.751532+0.8
9Erboluly, Erasyl1545KAZ2B+18N10B+16N+13B6N5B=15N3.525.527.06.751547-2.8
10Kazakbay, Suleyman Arif1690KAZ+14N3B+9N11B7N=13N8B+12B3.524.527.010.251591-44.4
11Abdishev, Abdiali1804KAZ7B+17N+5B+10N1B4NFF3.026.026.09.501619-54.4
12Orazbek, Amirkhan1604KAZ+18B5N4B6N15B+17N+16B10N3.022.524.04.501412-73.2
13Abdishev, Aldiyar1725KAZ+15B+7N3N2B9N=10BFF2.528.028.07.751601-42.0
14Nurlanov, Miras1446KAZ10B+15N2B=18B+8N5NFF2.525.025.06.751582+28.8
15Abylbek, Alpamys1457KAZ13N14B8N17B+12NF+18B=9B2.518.018.06.251354-32.4
16Shishov, Andrey1423KAZ=6B4N=7B9BFF12N=17N1.522.022.04.501364-17.6
17Nuralin, Arnur1442KAZ1N11B18N+15NF12BF=16B1.521.021.03.251445-2.0
18Almaz, Madiyar0KAZ12N9B+17B=14N5B8N15NF1.521.021.02.7513110.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets