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CASPIAN DEBUT CLASSIC 9

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26 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 20 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in Aktau, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1642, and top seed was Zhanbolat Amankos (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1956).

Zhan Nurlan (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1702) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Arman Berik (6.5) and Nurasyl Baymukashev (6.0). Nurlan won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Nurasyl Baymukashev (1579) beat Zhanbolat Amankos (1956), a +377-point gap.

Location
🇰🇿Aktau, Kazakhstan
Dates
20 Mar 2026 → 22 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Avg top 10
1,642
Participants
26
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×26
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Zhan Nurlan led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
13
5
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Amankos takes leadNurlan takes leadAmankos takes lead
Nurlan7Berik6.5Baymukashev6Gushanov5.5Kuanyshkali5.5Kumisbay5.5
R5 · LEADER CHANGE21 Mar

Zhanbolat Amankos takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Zhan Nurlan lost to Arman Berik (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Arman Berik 4 wins (R5–R8)Nurasyl Baymukashev 3 wins (R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Zhan Nurlan*
0
1
½
2Arman Berik
1
*
0
—
3Nurasyl Baymukashev
0
1
*
1
4Murad Gushanov
½
—
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Nurlan, Zhan1702KAZ+26N+22B=?N+3B=4N+7B+?N−2B+5N7.031.031.021.751844+48.4
2Berik, Arman1695KAZ+17B−3N+5B−6N+14B+12N+8B+1N=?N6.541.541.530.001739+25.2
3Baymukashev, Nurasyl1579KAZ+20N+2B=7N−1N+16B+4B+?N=5B−?N6.036.536.524.251786+80.4
4Gushanov, Murad1635KAZ+12N+15B−?B+22N=1B−3N=6N+13B=9N5.539.039.024.251735+41.6
5Kumisbay, Akniet1545KAZ−?N+21B−2N+19B+22B+10N+13B=3N−1B5.537.537.521.001709+70.8
6Kuanyshkali, Sardar1601KAZ+18N=7B+9N+2B−?N−?N=4B+14B=10N5.534.034.026.251822+69.6
7Tolybay, Amir1773KAZ+16B=6N=3B+10N=?B−1N+9B−?B=13N5.037.037.022.001699-24.0
8Netaliyev, Dias1567KAZ=11B=9N+24B−16N=10B+23N−2N=12B+15N5.036.538.518.251515-17.6
9Berdigali, Adilet1556KAZ+25N=8B−6B−11N+17B+16N−7N+23B=4B5.036.537.016.251589+5.2
10Nurbergen, Artur1616KAZ+21N−?B+12N−7B=8N−5B+18N+16B=6B5.035.535.519.751565-15.6
11Galbi, Vitaliy0KAZ=8N−14B+18N+9B−13N=22B+15N−?B+20N5.031.031.018.7516070.0
12Nysanbai, Merei1456KAZ−4B+23N−10B+20N+15B−2B=14N=8N=17B4.537.039.516.001544+42.4
13Bekbolat, Alikhan1628KAZ+19B−?N+14B+15N+11B−?B−5N−4N=7B4.532.032.018.501643+8.0
14Abish, Aknur1502KAZ−?B+11N−13N+24B−2N+19B=12B−6N=18N4.034.034.013.751408-25.6
15Tanzharbay, Tansholpan1582KAZ+23B−4N+19B−13B−12N+24N−11B+21N−8B4.033.035.010.501302-85.2
16Airapetov, Armen1492KAZ−7N=18B+26N+8B−3N−9B+19N−10N=25B4.032.532.59.751528+11.2
17Bersanov, Batu1470KAZ−2N+20B−22N=23B−9N−18B+25B+24N=12N4.029.029.59.001430-10.8
18Aitov, Ikhsan0KAZ−6B=16N−11B−21NF+17N−10B+25N=14B3.031.031.08.5014630.0
19Toktarbai, Sezym1451KAZ−13N+25B−15N−5N+21B−14N−16B−20B+24N3.030.030.55.50763-82.8
20Beibit, Alua0KAZ−3B−17N+21N−12B−23NF+24B+19N−11B3.030.030.08.001289-64.4
21Abish, Batyrkhan0KAZ−10B−5N−20B+18B−19N+25NF−15B+23N3.026.526.56.007630.0
22Usen, Arbek1612KAZ+24B−1N+17B−4B−5N=11NFFF2.531.531.58.501390-46.0
23Akzhigit, Nurdaulet0KAZ−15N−12B+25N=17N+20B−8BF−9N−21B2.531.031.55.5013530.0
24Abish, Nurkhan0KAZ−22N+26B−8N−14N+25B−15B−20N−17B−19B2.026.026.00.5012190.0
25Serik, Salavat0KAZ−9B−19N−23BF−24N−21B−17N−18B=16N0.526.526.52.0011730.0
26Bektursynuly, Dias1486KAZ−1B−24N−16BFFFFFF0.016.516.50.00797-30.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets