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Aktobe Nauryz Classic march

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24 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 19 Mar 2026 to 26 Mar 2026 in Aktobe, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1466, and top seed was Ayat Zharylgasov (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1917).

Sultan Kudaibergenov (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1639) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Ayat Zharylgasov (6.5) and Sanzhar Bekbaganbetov (6.5). Kudaibergenov won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Sultan Kudaibergenov (1639) beat Ayat Zharylgasov (1917), a +278-point gap.

Location
🇰🇿Aktobe, Kazakhstan
Dates
19 Mar 2026 → 26 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇰🇿Ayat Zharylgasov1917
Avg top 10
1,466
Participants
24
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×19
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Sultan Kudaibergenov 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
13
7
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
Kudaibergenov7.5Zharylgasov6.5Bekbaganbetov6.5Zholdybay6Shershnyov6Mynzhasar6
R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

Sultan Kudaibergenov never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Sultan Kudaibergenov beat Ayat Zharylgasov (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Sultan Kudaibergenov 7 wins (R1–R7)Ayat Zharylgasov 4 wins (R4–R7)Sanzhar Bekbaganbetov 4 wins (R4–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Sultan Kudaibergenov*
1
½
1
2Ayat Zharylgasov
0
*
1
1
3Sanzhar Bekbaganbetov
½
0
*
0
4Sultanbek Zholdybay
0
0
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Kudaibergenov, Sultan1639KAZ+21N+14B+2B+4N+5B+7N+8B=3N−6N7.546.550.040.751829+57.6
2Zharylgasov, Ayat1917KAZ+20N+3B−1N+9B+12N+6B+5N=7B−4N6.547.050.534.251657-32.8
3Bekbaganbetov, Sanzhar1451KAZ+8B−2N−5B+23N+18B+13N+4B=1B+7N6.545.548.031.751692+71.6
4Shershnyov, Vyacheslav1726KAZ+12N+13B+6N−1B−7N+16B−3N+5B+2B6.047.051.532.001643-23.6
5Zholdybay, Sultanbek1518KAZ+22N+9B+3N+7B−1N+15B−2B−4N+13B6.046.049.029.001706+64.8
6Mynzhasar, Arlan1545KAZ+11B+17N−4B+18N+8B−2N−7B+12N+1B6.044.548.530.501542-3.2
7Kiniyat, Iskander1665KAZ+23B+10N+18B−5N+4B−1B+6N=2N−3B5.547.550.026.751575-30.4
8FIDE 137153130—−3N+20B+14N+?B−6N+12B−1N=15B+16N5.541.541.519.2512830.0
9Erbolat, Eset0KAZ+15N−5N+10B−2N−13B+?B−14N+18N+20B5.038.538.517.0014660.0
10Akkair, Aldiar0KAZ+?N−7B−9N+21B−16N+17N−12B+19B+15N5.035.535.516.0017240.0
11Meirzhan, Alinur0KAZ−6N+16B−?N+14B−15N+20N−13B+21N+17B5.035.035.020.007810.0
12Izmagambetov, Arman0KAZ−4B+19N+17B+13N−2B−8N+10N−6B=14N4.542.046.019.7514560.0
13Sermagambetova, Bayan1417KAZ+19N−4N+23B−12B+9N−3B+11N=16B−5N4.541.544.018.75763-38.4
14FIDE 5570188550—+24B−1N−8B−11N+21B+18N+9B−17N=12B4.539.040.015.758400.0
15Tulegenov, Batyrkhan1784KAZ−9B−18N+24B+20N+11B−5N+17B=8N−10B4.538.039.016.25719-32.8
16Urazov, Talgat0KAZ−17B−11N+19B+?N+10B−4N+23B=13N−8B4.536.536.513.7513740.0
17Balmagambetov, Abay0KAZ+16N−6B−12N+22B+?N−10B−15N+14B−11N4.037.037.012.008640.0
18Shakhanov, Alibek0KAZ+?N+15B−7N−6B−3N−14B+?N−9B+24N4.033.033.05.5014180.0
19Sarman, Ismail0KAZ−13B−12B−16N+24N=23B+22N=20B−10N+?N4.028.528.57.006160.0
20Baltabay, Nazira0KAZ−2B−8N+21N−15B+22N−11B=19N+?B−9N3.537.037.08.5010510.0
21Kazybayeva, Korkem0KAZ−1B+24N−20B−10N−14N+?B=?N−11B+22N3.529.529.54.008400.0
22FIDE 5570109510—−5B−?B+?N−17N−20B−19B+24N+23N−21B3.024.524.53.507190.0
23FIDE 5570261490—−7N+?B−13N−3B=19N+24B−16N−22B−?B2.529.029.03.007110.0
24FIDE 5570265300—−14N−21B−15N−19B+?B−23N−22B−?N−18B1.026.026.00.009840.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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Biggest upsets