Pavlodar Regional Seniors Championship march
Open SwissStandard
32 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 11 Mar 2026 to 14 Mar 2026 in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1823, and top seed was Yelena Ankudinova (🇰🇿 KAZ, WGM, 1972).
Tolegen Nukin (🇰🇿 KAZ, IM, 1818) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Sergey Mansurov (6.5) and Yelena Ankudinova (6.5). Nukin took the lead from round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Olga Zakharova (1542) beat Akimbek Temirgalinov (1800), a +258-point gap.
Location
🇰🇿Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
Dates
11 Mar 2026 → 14 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 4
IM×1
FM×2
WGM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×28
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsIM Tolegen Nukin led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE19 Feb
Sergey Mansurov takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Tolegen Nukin beat Sergey Mansurov (Black).
R1–R9 · UNBEATEN
IM Tolegen Nukin went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMTolegen Nukin | * | 1 | ½ | ½ |
| 2Sergey Mansurov | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3WGMYelena Ankudinova | ½ | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4FMGrigoriy Skurygin | ½ | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nukin, TolegenIM | 1818 | KAZ | +14B | =11N | +9B | =6N | +27B | +2N | =3B | +10N | =4B | 7.0 | 44.0 | 46.5 | 35.00 | 1981 | +37.6 |
| 2 | Mansurov, Sergey | 1862 | KAZ | +17N | +8B | =3N | +4B | +7N | −1B | +5N | −6B | +11B | 6.5 | 47.0 | 51.0 | 35.25 | 1938 | +20.2 |
| 3 | Ankudinova, YelenaWGM | 1972 | KAZ | +12B | +5N | =2B | =7N | +13B | =6N | =1N | =4B | +10B | 6.5 | 46.5 | 51.0 | 35.75 | 1950 | -2.0 |
| 4 | Skurygin, GrigoriyFM | 1775 | KAZ | +22B | +27N | =6B | −2N | +5B | +8N | =10B | =3N | =1N | 6.0 | 45.5 | 48.0 | 29.50 | 1894 | +24.6 |
| 5 | Kamitov, Erken | 1751 | KAZ | +30N | −3B | +17N | +16B | −4N | +11B | −2B | +15N | +27B | 6.0 | 38.5 | 40.0 | 21.00 | 1775 | +5.4 |
| 6 | Kashkarov, MikhailFM | 1921 | KAZ | F | +10B | =4N | =1B | =8N | =3B | +13N | +2N | =7B | 5.5 | 46.5 | 46.5 | 31.25 | 1951 | +6.6 |
| 7 | Sannikov, Igor | 1872 | KAZ | +15B | +13N | +16N | =3B | −2B | −10N | +12B | =8N | =6N | 5.5 | 42.5 | 46.5 | 26.25 | 1807 | -10.4 |
| 8 | Kirichenko, Sergey | 1694 | KAZ | +28B | −2N | +15B | +11N | =6B | −4B | =14N | =7B | +13N | 5.5 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 23.00 | 1773 | +34.4 |
| 9 | Temirgalinov, Akimbek | 1800 | KAZ | +18N | =23B | −1N | F | +20B | −12N | +28B | +21N | +15B | 5.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 18.75 | 1591 | -49.2 |
| 10 | Seralin, Berik | 1748 | KAZ | +29B | −6N | =11B | +12N | +16N | +7B | =4N | −1B | −3N | 5.0 | 44.5 | 46.5 | 22.00 | 1762 | +3.2 |
| 11 | Kozhakhmetov, Kayrat | 1655 | KAZ | +21N | =1B | =10N | −8B | +17N | −5N | +24B | +14B | −2N | 5.0 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 20.50 | 1643 | -2.6 |
| 12 | Zakharova, Olga | 1542 | KAZ | −3N | +32N | =30B | −10B | +21N | +9B | −7N | =13B | +14N | 5.0 | 36.0 | 36.5 | 16.50 | 1708 | +21.4 |
| 13 | Tashimov, Gainutdin | 1715 | KAZ | +20N | −7B | +18N | +14B | −3N | +27B | −6B | =12N | −8B | 4.5 | 39.5 | 42.0 | 16.50 | 1652 | -18.0 |
| 14 | Bazhenova, Galiya | 1486 | KAZ | −1N | +21B | +25B | −13N | =15B | +20N | =8B | −11N | −12B | 4.0 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 14.75 | 1488 | -3.0 |
| 15 | Zhumabayev, Zhanibek | 1522 | KAZ | −7N | +20B | −8N | +24B | =14N | +30B | =27N | −5B | −9N | 4.0 | 35.5 | 37.0 | 11.25 | 1432 | -26.4 |
| 16 | Kirsanov, Nikolai | 1543 | KAZ | +24N | F | −7B | −5N | −10B | +28N | −23B | +18N | +17B | 4.0 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 13.00 | 1530 | -4.0 |
| 17 | Belash, Lyudmila | 1487 | KAZ | −2B | +29N | −5B | −28N | −11B | +32N | +20B | +24N | −16N | 4.0 | 32.0 | 32.5 | 9.00 | 903 | -19.4 |
| 18 | Uspanov, Seitbotal | 1448 | KAZ | −9B | +28N | −13B | F | −30N | +19B | +26N | −16B | +22N | 4.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 12.50 | 893 | -24.8 |
| 19 | Bayzhuman, Baurzhan | 0 | KAZ | F | F | F | F | +32B | −18N | +25B | +29N | +24B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 8.50 | 1499 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Friauf, Oleg | 0 | KAZ | −13B | −15N | +32B | +26N | −9N | −14B | −17N | =25B | +30B | 3.5 | 29.5 | 30.0 | 6.50 | 1197 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 557023638 | 0 | — | −11B | −14N | =22B | +32N | −12B | +29N | +30N | −9B | −28N | 3.5 | 28.5 | 29.0 | 5.75 | 822 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Altybasarov, Tokhtar | 0 | KAZ | −4N | −24B | =21N | +25B | F | −23N | +31B | +30N | −18B | 3.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 7.25 | 1408 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Meirkhanov, Marat | 1632 | KAZ | +26B | =9N | F | F | F | +22B | +16N | F | F | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 13.25 | 1865 | +12.0 |
| 24 | Zhantoomir, Ongar | 0 | KAZ | −16B | +22N | −27B | −15N | +28B | +25N | −11N | −17B | −19N | 3.0 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 8.50 | 1291 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Torgayev, Karatay | 1553 | KAZ | =32B | F | −14N | −22N | +29B | −24B | −19N | =20N | +31B | 3.0 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 5.00 | 692 | -23.6 |
| 26 | FIDE 557023646 | 0 | — | −23N | F | +29B | −20B | F | +31N | −18B | F | +32N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.50 | 737 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Turdyev, Daulet | 1621 | KAZ | F | −4B | +24N | +30B | −1N | −13N | =15B | F | −5N | 2.5 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 6.50 | 1355 | -53.6 |
| 28 | Guzenko, Stanislav | 0 | KAZ | −8N | −18B | F | +17B | −24N | −16B | −9N | F | +21B | 2.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 7.50 | 1353 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Dankin, Aidar | 0 | KAZ | −10N | −17B | −26N | +31B | −25N | −21B | +32N | −19B | F | 2.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 1.50 | 796 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Baimukutova, Svetlana | 0 | KAZ | −5B | F | =12N | −27N | +18B | −15N | −21B | −22B | −20N | 1.5 | 32.5 | 35.0 | 6.50 | 1427 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 557023611 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −29N | F | −26B | −22N | +32B | −25N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.50 | 755 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 447094222 | 0 | — | =25N | −12B | −20N | −21B | −19N | −17B | −29B | −31N | −26B | 0.5 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 1.50 | 1254 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Nukin, TolegenIMKAZ+37.67.0 pts · #1
- 2Kirichenko, SergeyKAZ+34.45.5 pts · #8
- 3Skurygin, GrigoriyFMKAZ+24.66.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Turdyev, DauletKAZ-53.62.5 pts · #24
- 2Temirgalinov, AkimbekKAZ-49.25.5 pts · #13
- 3Zhumabayev, ZhanibekKAZ-26.44.0 pts · #18
Biggest upsets
- R6+258 Elo gap
- R6+124 Elo gap