Memorial Bludova 2026

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72 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 20 Mar 2026 to 25 Mar 2026 in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1784, and top seed was Stepan Lutsik (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1909).

Stepan Lutsik (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1909) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Elnur Zeynyshev (7.0) and Miroslav Semenov (6.5). Lutsik won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Aisana Sembay (1485) beat Rodion Miller (1854), a +369-point gap.

Location

🇰🇿Pavlodar, Kazakhstan

Dates

20 Mar 2026 → 25 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇰🇿Stepan Lutsik1909

Avg top 10

1,784

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×60

Top 3

🥇
Stepan Lutsik
🇰🇿KAZ·1909
8.5pts·2101perf+58.0
🥈
Elnur Zeynyshev
🇰🇿KAZ·1897
7.0pts·1914perf+13.6
🥉
Miroslav Semenov
🇰🇿KAZ·1801
6.5pts·1840perf+28.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Stepan Lutsik led from R7; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders

Lutsik8.5Zeynyshev7Sadenov6.5Ramazanov6.5Semenov6.5Prokoptsov6.5

R7–R9 · LEAD HELD

Stepan Lutsik never relinquished the lead after R7; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Stepan Lutsik drew with Elnur Zeynyshev (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Stepan Lutsik 4+4 wins (R1–R4, R6–R9)Elnur Zeynyshev 4 wins (R1–R4)Alem Sadenov 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Stepan Lutsik	*	½	1	—
2Elnur Zeynyshev	½	*	½	½
3Alem Sadenov	0	½	*	—
4Mansur Ramazanov	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Lutsik, Stepan	1909	KAZ	+26N	+13B	+8N	+3B	=2N	+10B	+5N	+9B	+12N	8.5	50.0	55.0	51.50	2101	+58.0
2	Zeynyshev, Elnur	1897	KAZ	+19B	+9N	+17B	+23N	=1B	+11N	=4B	=3N	=5B	7.0	51.0	56.0	42.00	1914	+13.6
3	Semenov, Miroslav	1801	KAZ	+47B	+56N	+16B	−1N	=4B	+17N	+10B	=2B	=7N	6.5	49.5	52.5	34.00	1840	+28.0
4	Ramazanov, Mansur	1798	KAZ	+43N	+51B	+15N	=6B	=3N	+8B	=2N	−7B	+17N	6.5	48.0	51.5	35.00	1820	+17.6
5	Sadenov, Alem	1754	KAZ	+39B	+50N	+32B	−11N	+21B	+16N	−1B	+13N	=2N	6.5	47.0	50.5	32.50	1809	+33.2
6	Prokoptsov, Mikhail	1732	KAZ	+40N	+12B	=7N	=4N	−32B	+51B	+18N	=8B	+9N	6.5	45.5	49.0	35.00	1726	0.0
7	Smelov, Aleksander	1587	KAZ	+31B	+49N	=6B	=21N	−16B	+20N	+40B	+4N	=3B	6.5	44.5	48.5	34.00	1715	+41.6
8	Ivlev, Andrey	1693	KAZ	+41N	+34B	−1B	+56N	+13B	−4N	+21B	=6N	=10B	6.0	47.5	50.5	29.25	1743	+23.6
9	Sagyntayev, Ratmir	1512	KAZ	+66N	−2B	+43N	+22B	+14N	+33B	+15N	−1N	−6B	6.0	47.5	49.5	27.50	1746	+90.0
10	Derksen, Vadim	1720	KAZ	+54B	+20N	=21B	+44N	+11B	−1N	−3N	+15B	=8N	6.0	47.0	50.5	30.00	1775	+18.4
11	Miller, Rodion	1854	KAZ	+72N	+33B	+14N	+5B	−10N	−2B	+32N	−12B	+16B	6.0	46.0	46.0	27.00	1752	-35.6
12	Sembay, Aisana	1485	KAZ	+67B	−6N	+37B	=17N	+38B	+35N	=16B	+11N	−1B	6.0	45.5	47.0	26.50	1693	+56.4
13	Magzum, Arsen	1516	KAZ	+36N	−1N	+39B	+45B	−8N	+43B	+14N	−5B	+22N	6.0	45.0	49.0	28.00	1683	+65.6
14	Zhankarayeva, Zhansaya	1685	KAZ	+38B	+29N	−11B	+27N	−9B	+34N	−13B	+19N	+20B	6.0	43.0	47.5	29.50	1611	-29.2
15	Zhanshukov, Merkhat	1645	KAZ	+37B	+35N	−4B	+29N	+23B	+32N	−9B	−10N	+27B	6.0	42.5	47.0	28.50	1613	-8.0
16	Nurman, Aruzhan	1599	KAZ	+30N	+22B	−3N	+34B	+7N	−5B	=12N	+33B	−11N	5.5	46.0	50.5	28.50	1654	+22.0
17	Rau, Munira	1646	KAZ	+42N	+45B	−2N	=12B	+50N	−3B	+35B	+44N	−4B	5.5	43.0	46.5	23.50	1650	+1.6
18	Vybornova, Stefania	1542	KAZ	−44B	+25N	+47B	=35N	=20B	+23N	−6B	=26N	+29B	5.5	40.0	44.0	26.25	1489	-18.8
19	Dzhubatov, Amirkhan	1417	KAZ	−2N	+71B	=24N	+52B	−33N	+36B	+50N	−14B	+51N	5.5	37.5	37.5	17.50	1525	+23.6
20	Shkretova, Karina	1466	KAZ	+63N	−10B	=30N	+41B	=18N	−7B	+31N	+23B	−14N	5.0	43.5	46.0	22.25	1315	-25.2
21	Temirshot, Arlan	1555	KAZ	+68N	+24B	=10N	=7B	−5N	+45B	−8N	−22B	+49N	5.0	43.0	44.0	20.25	1479	-24.0
22	Dopko, Artyom	1425	KAZ	+64B	−16N	+25B	−9N	=24B	+37N	=27B	+21N	−13B	5.0	42.0	44.0	21.50	1378	-12.8
23	Nazymbek, Ramazan	0	KAZ	+28N	+46B	+52N	−2B	−15N	−18B	+45N	−20N	+47B	5.0	40.5	44.0	20.50	1551	0.0
24	Orlova, Varvara	0	KAZ	+?N	−21N	=19B	=26B	=22N	+28B	−33N	=43B	+56N	5.0	37.0	37.0	17.75	1471	0.0
25	Votyakov, Anton	0	KAZ	+48N	−18B	−22N	−40B	+66N	+39N	−26B	+45B	+43N	5.0	36.5	38.5	18.50	1454	0.0
26	Sembay, Ailana	1418	KAZ	−1B	=66N	+64B	=24N	−51N	+59B	+25N	=18B	=44B	5.0	36.5	38.5	18.25	1401	-6.8
27	Yerkasova, Zhansaya	1454	KAZ	−52N	+68B	+58N	−14B	=53N	+30B	=22N	+32B	−15N	5.0	36.5	37.5	17.75	1496	+6.4
28	Baurzhan, Ayaulym	1452	KAZ	−23B	+60N	+36B	−32N	=37B	−24N	+49B	+53N	=30B	5.0	36.0	39.0	19.75	776	-13.2
29	Tarakanova Elizaveta	1441	KAZ	+59N	−14B	+53N	−15B	−58N	+42B	+57N	+46B	−18N	5.0	35.5	38.5	18.00	1416	-5.2
30	Amanbay, Yernur	0	KAZ	−16B	+65N	=20B	−50N	+62B	−27N	+54N	+34B	=28N	5.0	34.5	36.5	17.50	1361	0.0
31	Bakhtiyar, Shakhriyar	0	KAZ	−7N	+?B	−34N	+57B	−45N	+?N	−20B	+64B	+46N	5.0	29.0	29.0	9.00	1437	0.0
32	Askar, Anzhella	1582	KAZ	+58N	+53B	−5N	+28B	+6N	−15B	−11B	−27N	=39B	4.5	43.0	46.0	20.25	1511	-28.0
33	Temirshot, Arsen	1515	KAZ	F	−11N	+54B	=38N	+19B	−9N	+24B	−16N	+40B	4.5	40.5	40.5	20.75	1403	-25.6
34	Shampatov, Karim	1468	KAZ	+62B	−8N	+31B	−16N	+39B	−14B	=43N	−30N	+53B	4.5	39.5	42.0	17.50	1408	-17.6
35	Zhabaikanov, Alibek	1435	KAZ	+57N	−15B	F	=18B	+44N	−12B	−17N	+55B	+37N	4.5	38.0	41.0	17.75	1421	-3.2
36	Kabylkarimova, Adiya	0	KAZ	−13B	+48B	−28N	=?N	+41B	−19N	+38B	−47N	+50B	4.5	37.0	37.0	16.50	1351	0.0
37	Alpamyskyzy, Aziza	0	KAZ	−15N	+57B	−12N	+65B	=28N	−22B	+52N	+50B	−35B	4.5	36.5	38.5	14.50	1293	0.0
38	Alimtayev, Ilkhan	0	KAZ	−14N	+59B	+51N	=33B	−12N	−50B	−36N	+52B	+55N	4.5	35.0	38.0	15.75	1383	0.0
39	Bektemisova, Malika	1402	KAZ	−5N	+55B	−13N	+70B	−34N	−25B	+65N	+57B	=32N	4.5	35.0	36.0	11.75	1256	-25.6
40	Gazgiriyev, Mansur	0	KAZ	−6B	+67N	−56B	+25N	+?N	+46B	−7N	=51B	−33N	4.5	34.5	34.5	12.25	1437	0.0
41	FIDE 447096780	0	—	−8B	+62N	=50B	−20N	−36N	−52B	+61B	+67N	+?B	4.5	29.5	29.5	8.75	1442	0.0
42	Alimtayeva, Ailana	0	KAZ	−17B	−64N	=62B	+68N	=?B	−29N	=67B	+54N	+57N	4.5	24.0	24.0	9.50	1253	0.0
43	Toktybai, Zhanibek	1407	KAZ	−4B	+69N	−9B	+64N	+56B	−13N	=34B	=24N	−25B	4.0	38.0	39.0	10.75	1405	-3.6
44	Madiuly, Alikhan	1531	KAZ	+18N	=52B	+46N	−10B	−35B	F	+53N	−17B	=26N	4.0	37.5	40.5	17.25	1499	-12.0
45	Paliyev, Aleksandr	1437	KAZ	+65B	−17N	+49B	−13N	+31B	−21N	−23B	−25N	+68N	4.0	37.5	38.5	12.00	773	-38.0
46	Mashrapov, Assylzhan	1569	KAZ	+60B	−23N	−44B	+49N	+48B	−40N	+47B	−29N	−31B	4.0	35.5	38.5	15.00	1450	-25.2
47	Abysheva, Takhmina	1407	KAZ	−3N	+70B	−18N	−58B	+52N	+65B	−46N	+36B	−23N	4.0	34.0	35.0	11.00	834	-28.4
48	Sansyzbay, Tamerlan	1423	KAZ	−25B	−36N	+67B	+59N	−46N	−57B	−55N	+65B	+64N	4.0	27.0	28.5	8.50	767	-12.0
49	Khomar, Adi	0	KAZ	+71N	−7B	−45N	−46B	+63N	+?B	−28N	+?N	−21B	4.0	27.0	27.0	2.50	1339	0.0
50	Kanat, Shokan	1475	KAZ	+55N	−5B	=41N	+30B	−17B	+38N	−19B	−37N	−36N	3.5	40.5	44.0	15.25	806	-41.2
51	Seitmukhamet, Alimgali	1495	KAZ	+69B	−4N	−38B	+60N	+26B	−6N	F	=40N	−19B	3.5	38.5	39.5	11.25	1397	-22.0
52	Salykov, Kanysh	0	KAZ	+27B	=44N	−23B	−19N	−47B	+41N	−37B	−38N	+67B	3.5	37.0	38.5	13.00	1365	0.0
53	Natashkin, Makar	0	KAZ	+?B	−32N	−29B	+54N	=27B	+56N	−44B	−28B	−34N	3.5	34.5	34.5	9.00	1344	0.0
54	Aigozy, Aidyn	0	KAZ	−10N	+63B	−33N	−53B	=55N	+64N	−30B	−42B	+62N	3.5	32.0	34.0	8.75	825	0.0
55	Nikulin, Maksim	0	KAZ	−50B	−39N	−?B	+71N	=54B	+62N	+48B	−35N	−38B	3.5	27.0	27.0	8.25	1203	0.0
56	Amanbay, Ali	1486	KAZ	+70N	−3B	+40N	−8B	−43N	−53B	+60N	F	−24B	3.0	35.5	36.5	8.50	830	-38.4
57	FIDE 557016127	0	—	−35B	−37N	+69B	−31N	+60B	+48N	−29B	−39N	−42B	3.0	35.0	36.0	8.00	1230	0.0
58	Bekbolat, Bekzhan	0	KAZ	−32B	+?N	−27B	+47N	+29B	F	F	F	F	3.0	29.0	29.0	9.00	1493	0.0
59	FIDE 447085894	0	—	−29B	−38N	+68N	−48B	+70N	−26N	−?B	+63B	−60N	3.0	26.0	26.0	4.50	641	0.0
60	Beksoltan, Daniya	0	KAZ	−46N	−28B	+63N	−51B	−57N	F	−56B	+69N	+59B	3.0	25.0	26.0	6.50	697	0.0
61	FIDE 557017468	0	—	F	+72N	F	−?B	−65N	+69B	−41N	−68B	+66B	3.0	15.0	15.0	3.00	604	0.0
62	Noskov, Nikolay	0	KAZ	−34N	−41B	=42N	+66B	−30N	−55B	+63N	F	−54B	2.5	30.0	30.0	6.75	668	0.0
63	FIDE 557020051	0	—	−20B	−54N	−60B	+69N	−49B	=66N	−62B	−59N	+71B	2.5	24.0	24.0	2.00	665	0.0
64	FIDE 557017220	0	—	−22N	+42B	−26N	−43B	+67N	−54B	F	−31N	−48B	2.0	32.5	32.5	6.00	616	0.0
65	FIDE 447085908	0	—	−45N	−30B	F	−37N	+61B	−47N	−39B	−48N	+69B	2.0	30.0	30.0	4.00	617	0.0
66	Kenzhebekov, Yerniyaz	0	KAZ	−9B	=26B	−?N	−62N	−25B	=63B	F	+71N	−61N	2.0	25.0	25.0	3.75	1171	0.0
67	Kushkeeva, Ayazhan	0	KAZ	−12N	−40B	−48N	F	−64B	+68B	=42N	−41B	−52N	1.5	30.0	30.0	3.25	654	0.0
68	FIDE 447085770	0	—	−21B	−27N	−59B	−42B	F	−67N	F	+61N	−45B	1.0	26.0	26.0	3.00	680	0.0
69	FIDE 447096845	0	—	−51N	−43B	−57N	−63B	+71B	−61N	F	−60B	−65N	1.0	23.0	23.0	0.00	647	0.0
70	FIDE 557027650	0	—	−56B	−47N	+72B	−39N	−59B	F	F	F	F	1.0	17.5	17.5	0.00	631	0.0
71	FIDE 557027641	0	—	−49B	−19N	F	−55B	−69N	F	F	−66B	−63N	0.0	21.5	21.5	0.00	614	0.0
72	FIDE 447076798	0	—	−11B	−61B	−70N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	1055	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Sagyntayev, RatmirKAZ
+90.0
6.0 pts · #11
2Magzum, ArsenKAZ
+65.6
6.0 pts · #7
3Lutsik, StepanKAZ
+58.0
8.5 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Kanat, ShokanKAZ
-41.2
3.5 pts · #62
2Amanbay, AliKAZ
-38.4
3.0 pts · #53
3Paliyev, AleksandrKAZ
-38.0
4.0 pts · #68

Biggest upsets

R8+369 Elo gap
Sembay, Aisana1485 beat Miller, Rodion1854
R8+211 Elo gap
Smelov, Aleksander1587 beat Ramazanov, Mansur1798
R5+173 Elo gap
Sagyntayev, Ratmir1512 beat Zhankarayeva, Zhansaya1685