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Seniors Kazakhstan Championship W65 2026

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9 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 12 Mar 2026 to 19 Mar 2026 in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1637, and top seed was Irina Bulanova (🇰🇿 KAZ, WFM, 1972).

Irina Bulanova (🇰🇿 KAZ, WFM, 1972) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Margarita Novitskaya (6.5) and Inna Matveyeva-Poprukailo (5.0). Bulanova shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Alma Kusherbayeva (1419) beat Zinaida Yagunova (1751), a +332-point gap.

Location
🇰🇿Shymkent, Kazakhstan
Dates
12 Mar 2026 → 19 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇰🇿WFMIrina Bulanova1972
Avg top 10
1,637
Participants
9
Titled players · 1
WFM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×9
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

WFM Irina Bulanova led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
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2
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2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Novitskaya takes leadBulanova takes lead
R7 · LEADER CHANGE16 Mar

Margarita Novitskaya takes the sole lead (6.5/7).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WFM Irina Bulanova beat Margarita Novitskaya (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

WFM Irina Bulanova 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R8)Margarita Novitskaya 5 wins (R3–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Bulanova, IrinaWFM1972KAZ+4B+5N+6B=7N+8B+9NF+2B=3N7.029.029.025.251969-0.2
2Novitskaya, Margarita1510KAZ+3B=4N+5B+6N+7B+8N+9B−1NF6.529.529.520.251912+158.8
3Matveyeva-Poprukailo,Inna1667KAZ−2NF+4B=5N+6B+7N=8B=9N=1B5.031.031.017.501745+16.4
4Derevjanko, Yelena1721KAZ−1N=2B−3NF−5B+6N+7B+8N+9B4.531.531.512.751685-13.6
5Yagunova, Zinaida1751KAZ+9N−1B−2N=3B+4NF−6B−7N+8B3.532.532.510.501596-32.8
6Belash, Lyudmila1487KAZ=8N+9B−1N−2B−3N−4B+5NF+7B3.532.532.58.501618+24.2
7Kusherbayeva, Alma1419KAZF−8B+9N=1B−2N−3B−4N+5B−6N2.533.533.58.501520-15.6
8Turaliyeva, Zaituna1643KAZ=6B+7NF−9B−1N−2B=3N−4B−5N2.034.034.06.751460-38.6
9Berdesheva, Gulzada1567KAZ−5B−6N−7B+8NF−1B−2N=3B−4N1.534.534.54.501410-33.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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