Maestro Cup std march 1
Open SwissStandard
27 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 07 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1606, and top seed was Arlan Bolat (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1683).
Arlan Bolat (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1683) won with 7.0/8, ahead of Roman Li (6.5) and Abdulla-Bilal Tursunbai (6.0). Bolat won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Iman Begaliyev (1422) beat Abdurrohman Tursunbai (1610), a +188-point gap.
Location
🇰🇿Astana, Kazakhstan
Dates
07 Mar 2026 → 15 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×27
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsArlan Bolat led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R8 · LEAD HELD
Arlan Bolat held the sole lead from R3 through R8 without losing it.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Arlan Bolat lost to Roman Li (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Arlan Bolat 5 wins (R1–R5)Roman Li 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Arlan Bolat | * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Roman Li | 1 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Abdulla-Bilal Tursunbai | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Raimbek Burokhanov | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolat, Arlan | 1683 | KAZ | +13B | +19N | +3B | +11N | +7B | −2B | +4N | +5B | 7.0 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 31.50 | 2344 | +89.6 |
| 2 | Li, Roman | 0 | KAZ | +20N | =4B | =9N | +16B | +17B | +1N | =3B | +7N | 6.5 | 34.5 | 37.5 | 29.75 | 1715 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Tursunbai, Abdulla-Bilal | 1619 | KAZ | +12N | +23B | −1N | +9B | +20N | =4B | =2N | +10B | 6.0 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 23.75 | 1783 | +54.8 |
| 4 | Abubakirov, Imangali | 1562 | KAZ | +27B | =2N | +22B | −7N | +15B | =3N | −1B | +14N | 5.0 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 17.75 | 1618 | +17.6 |
| 5 | Burokhanov, Raimbek | 1591 | KAZ | −23N | +12B | +6N | −20B | +21N | +8B | +7B | −1N | 5.0 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 21.00 | 1645 | +17.6 |
| 6 | Seisekulov, Beksultan | 1440 | KAZ | −8N | +21N | −5B | =12B | +16N | =22B | +19N | +11B | 5.0 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 17.25 | 1628 | +89.6 |
| 7 | Arenova, Arailym | 1668 | KAZ | =18N | +14B | +8N | +4B | −1N | +13B | −5N | −2B | 4.5 | 36.0 | 39.5 | 19.25 | 1652 | -2.8 |
| 8 | Abuzharova, Aidana | 1575 | KAZ | +6B | +15N | −7B | =13N | =11B | −5N | =22N | +19B | 4.5 | 29.5 | 32.0 | 17.25 | 1507 | -30.8 |
| 9 | Apenova, Yasmin | 1543 | KAZ | +24B | =22N | =2B | −3N | +19B | =11N | =14B | =17N | 4.5 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 15.25 | 1557 | +4.4 |
| 10 | Ospanov, Alen | 1563 | KAZ | =14N | −11B | −12N | +25B | +26N | +20B | +13N | −3N | 4.5 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 12.00 | 1543 | -15.6 |
| 11 | Begaliyev, Iman | 1422 | KAZ | =25B | +10N | +16N | −1B | =8N | =9B | =17B | −6N | 4.0 | 33.0 | 34.5 | 15.50 | 1581 | +70.8 |
| 12 | Zhaksylyk, Anuar | 1480 | KAZ | −3B | −5N | +10B | =6N | −22B | =16B | +21N | +18N | 4.0 | 31.0 | 33.5 | 15.50 | 1553 | +28.4 |
| 13 | Abylkhan, Asanali | 1503 | KAZ | −1N | +24B | +23N | =8B | +18N | −7N | −10B | =15B | 4.0 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 11.75 | 1557 | +37.2 |
| 14 | Sakanov, Sultan | 1429 | KAZ | =10B | −7N | +25B | −17N | +27N | +18B | =9N | −4B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 10.50 | 1564 | +25.4 |
| 15 | Erkinbek, Arsen | 0 | KAZ | +21B | −8B | =18N | +26B | −4N | −17N | +23B | =13N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 10.25 | 1531 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Tursunbai, Abdurrohman | 1610 | KAZ | =26B | +25N | −11B | −2N | −6B | =12N | +24N | +22B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 8.75 | 1518 | -36.4 |
| 17 | Zheniskhan, Alibi | 1641 | KAZ | −19B | F | =26N | +14B | −2N | +15B | =11N | =9B | 3.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 13.00 | 1471 | -47.2 |
| 18 | Baitore, Sarmat | 1500 | KAZ | =7B | =26N | =15B | +22N | −13B | −14N | +25N | −12B | 3.5 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 9.00 | 1464 | -18.8 |
| 19 | Kuanyshbek, Dinmukhamed | 1482 | KAZ | +17N | −1B | −20N | +27B | −9N | +24B | −6B | −8N | 3.0 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 6.50 | 1450 | -8.2 |
| 20 | Sadu, Asanali | 1517 | KAZ | −2B | +27N | +19B | +5N | −3B | −10N | F | F | 3.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 9.00 | 1616 | +14.2 |
| 21 | Zhandildina, Aruna | 1532 | KAZ | −15N | −6B | +24N | +23B | −5B | −25N | −12B | +27N | 3.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 5.00 | 1431 | -47.2 |
| 22 | Shoshanov, Abylai | 0 | KAZ | F | =9B | −4N | −18B | +12N | =6N | =8B | −16N | 2.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 11.00 | 1432 | -33.6 |
| 23 | Bakyt, Ansar | 1444 | KAZ | +5B | −3N | −13B | −21N | −24N | +26B | −15N | F | 2.0 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 6.50 | 1396 | -17.6 |
| 24 | Alimov, Nazar | 1421 | KAZ | −9N | −13N | −21B | F | +23B | −19N | −16B | +26B | 2.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 3.50 | 1354 | -26.0 |
| 25 | Toktaganov, Tleukhan | 1549 | KAZ | =11N | −16B | −14N | −10N | F | +21B | −18B | F | 1.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 5.00 | 1327 | -71.2 |
| 26 | Shektybay, Dinmukhammed | 1461 | KAZ | =16N | =18B | =17B | −15N | −10B | −23N | −27B | −24N | 1.5 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 5.50 | 1294 | -60.8 |
| 27 | Dulatov, Arman | 1428 | KAZ | −4N | −20B | F | −19N | −14B | F | +26N | −21B | 1.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 1.50 | 1239 | -53.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Seisekulov, BeksultanKAZ+89.65.0 pts · #5
- 2Bolat, ArlanKAZ+89.67.0 pts · #1
- 3Begaliyev, ImanKAZ+70.84.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Toktaganov, TleukhanKAZ-71.21.5 pts · #25
- 2Shektybay, DinmukhammedKAZ-60.81.5 pts · #26
- 3Dulatov, ArmanKAZ-53.61.0 pts · #27
Biggest upsets
- R3+188 Elo gap
- R5+170 Elo gap
- R1+159 Elo gap