Nauryz Cup 2026 A

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33 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 28 Mar 2026 to 01 Apr 2026 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. 13 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2217, and top seed was Imangali Akhilbay (🇰🇿 KAZ, FM, 2343).

Bakhtiyar Askarov (🇰🇿 KAZ, IM, 2281) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Alikhan Daulet (7.0) and Aldiyar Zharas (6.5). Askarov won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Kuanysh Dzhumakanov (1853) beat Adriana Sermukhamedova (WFM, 2125), a +272-point gap.

Location

🇰🇿Almaty, Kazakhstan

Dates

28 Mar 2026 → 01 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇰🇿FMImangali Akhilbay2343

Avg top 10

2,217

Participants

Titled players · 13

IM×3

FM×6

CM×1

WFM×2

WCM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×28

🇷🇺Russia×4

🇹🇯Tajikistan×1

Top 3

🥇
IMBakhtiyar Askarov
🇰🇿KAZ·2281
7.0pts·2361perf+9.6
🥈
FMAlikhan Daulet
🇰🇿KAZ·2166
7.0pts·2314perf+43.4
🥉
CMAldiyar Zharas
🇰🇿KAZ·2120
6.5pts·2276perf+75.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R8; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Daulet7Askarov7Zharas6.5Nozdrachev6Sultanbek6Akhilbay6— ex-leaders:Khantuevled R4–R5, #8

R8 · LEADER CHANGE24 Mar

FM Alikhan Daulet takes the sole lead (6.5/8).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.0/9. Askarov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (44.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Alikhan Daulet 5 wins (R4–R8)IM Bakhtiyar Askarov 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R7–R9)CM Aldiyar Zharas 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMAlikhan Daulet	*	—	½	1
2IMBakhtiyar Askarov	—	*	1	—
3CMAldiyar Zharas	½	0	*	—
4IMLeonid Nozdrachev	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Askarov, BakhtiyarIM	2281	KAZ	+33B	+6N	+3B	−8N	+10B	−4N	+9N	+23B	+5N	7.0	44.0	44.0	32.50	2361	+9.6
2	Daulet, AlikhanFM	2166	KAZ	+27N	=23B	−6N	+17B	+7N	+11B	+8B	+4N	=3B	7.0	42.5	45.0	34.00	2314	+43.4
3	Zharas, AldiyarCM	2120	KAZ	+26N	+11B	−1N	+14B	+23N	+8N	=4B	=5B	=2N	6.5	44.5	47.0	30.50	2276	+75.6
4	Malygin, Vladislav	2179	KAZ	−11N	+20B	+22N	+19B	+6N	+1B	=3N	−2B	=7N	6.0	45.5	49.5	31.25	2206	+7.6
5	Akhilbay, ImangaliFM	2343	KAZ	+9N	=17B	+23N	+7B	−8B	+12N	+10B	=3N	−1B	6.0	44.0	47.5	29.75	2281	-11.4
6	Sultanbek, Beibars	2060	KAZ	+18N	−1B	+2B	+25N	−4B	+13N	−7N	+21B	+10B	6.0	43.5	46.5	27.50	2218	+75.2
7	Nozdrachev, LeonidIM	2239	RUS	+21B	+24N	=12B	−5N	−2B	+20N	+6B	+8N	=4B	6.0	43.0	46.0	27.75	2245	+1.6
8	Khantuev, AlexanderFM	2282	RUS	+15N	+19B	+28N	+1B	+5N	−3B	−2N	−7B	=12B	5.5	45.5	47.5	25.75	2236	-8.8
9	Kodiri, Pairavi	2038	TJK	−5B	+32N	+29B	+28B	=11N	=10N	−1B	=12N	+16B	5.5	35.5	35.5	15.25	2156	+34.8
10	Tleukhanov, YerlanFM	2267	KAZ	=20N	+14B	+17N	+12B	−1N	=9B	−5N	+15B	−6N	5.0	42.0	46.0	22.25	2119	-30.8
11	Kettebekov, Samazhan	1948	KAZ	+4B	−3N	+30B	+13N	=9B	−2N	−12B	=18N	+23N	5.0	41.5	43.0	20.25	2088	+32.8
12	Primbetov, KazbekFM	2092	KAZ	F	+25B	=7N	−10N	+28B	−5B	+11N	=9B	=8N	4.5	38.0	38.0	18.50	2174	+18.6
13	Tursunali , Bekarys	2052	KAZ	−14N	+27B	+18N	−11B	+22N	−6B	−21N	+19B	=15N	4.5	36.0	38.5	16.75	1955	-23.4
14	Dzhumakanov, Kuanysh	1853	KAZ	+13B	−10N	+24B	−3N	−19N	−17B	+28B	=20N	+26N	4.5	33.5	35.5	14.00	2062	+91.6
15	Aitmukhanov, Arsen	1992	KAZ	−8B	−29N	+32B	+30N	=25B	=18N	+22B	−10N	=13B	4.5	29.0	29.0	11.25	1971	-13.2
16	Ainakul, Nurislam	1935	KAZ	+31N	−28B	−25N	=18B	+17N	+19B	−23N	+26B	−9N	4.5	28.5	30.0	14.00	2008	+33.2
17	Dosmukhambetov, Arystan	2055	KAZ	+32B	=5N	−10B	−2N	−16B	+14N	=20B	+22N	−18B	4.0	39.0	39.0	13.50	1977	-19.2
18	Toibol, Dias	1896	KAZ	−6B	+21N	−13B	=16N	F	=15B	=19N	=11B	+17N	4.0	36.5	38.0	17.00	2005	+47.2
19	Kaliakhmet, Elsultan	2047	KAZ	+29B	−8N	+26B	−4N	+14B	−16N	=18B	−13N	=20B	4.0	35.5	37.0	12.50	1946	-48.4
20	Fedorov, Grigory	1955	RUS	=10B	−4N	−31B	+29N	+26N	−7B	=17N	=14B	=19N	4.0	33.5	35.0	12.75	2019	+13.2
21	Elemes, Beibarys	1952	KAZ	−7N	−18B	+27N	−22B	F	+28N	+13B	−6N	+24B	4.0	32.0	32.0	12.00	2033	+32.8
22	Seilbay, Timur	1910	KAZ	−28N	+31B	−4B	+21N	−13B	+24N	−15N	−17B	+30B	4.0	29.5	31.0	10.00	2002	+42.0
23	Elemes, Nurmukhamed	2027	KAZ	F	=2N	−5B	+24N	−3B	+25N	+16B	−1N	−11B	3.5	42.0	42.0	14.00	2038	+0.8
24	Karmenov, Berik	2046	KAZ	+30N	−7B	−14N	−23B	+29N	−22B	+25B	F	−21N	3.0	29.0	30.5	6.00	1846	-43.6
25	Blokhin, Alexey	1804	KAZ	F	−12N	+16B	−6B	=15N	−23B	−24N	=30N	+29B	3.0	29.0	29.0	9.00	1892	+14.6
26	Karimov, Shokhan	1908	KAZ	−3B	F	−19N	=31N	−20B	+30N	+27B	−16N	−14B	2.5	29.0	29.0	4.75	1841	-15.0
27	Zarkym, Ailin	1932	KAZ	−2B	−13N	−21B	+32N	=30B	+29B	−26N	F	F	2.5	24.0	24.0	2.25	1842	-36.4
28	Sermukhamedova, AdrianaWFM	2125	KAZ	+22B	+16N	−8B	−9N	−12N	−21B	−14N	F	F	2.0	32.5	32.5	8.50	1851	-101.6
29	Kurmanalina, DenizaWCM	1838	KAZ	−19N	+15B	−9N	−20B	−24B	−27N	=30B	F	−25N	1.5	28.0	28.0	5.25	1705	-49.6
30	Bulat, Mansur R	1837	KAZ	−24B	F	−11N	−15B	=27N	−26B	=29N	=25B	−22N	1.5	26.0	26.0	3.50	1671	-63.2
31	Vasilyev, VasilyFM	2171	RUS	−16B	−22N	+20N	=26B	F	F	F	F	F	1.5	19.0	19.0	5.25	1840	-34.2
32	Madi, AidanaWFM	1856	KAZ	−17N	−9B	−15N	−27B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	1204	-24.4
33	Zhunusov, MuratIM	1957	KAZ	−1N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	1481	-1.3

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Dzhumakanov, KuanyshKAZ
+91.6
4.5 pts · #12
2Zharas, AldiyarCMKAZ
+75.6
6.5 pts · #3
3Sultanbek, BeibarsKAZ
+75.2
6.0 pts · #5

Top rating losers

1Sermukhamedova, AdrianaWFMKAZ
-101.6
2.0 pts · #28
2Bulat, Mansur RKAZ
-63.2
1.5 pts · #29
3Kurmanalina, DenizaWCMKAZ
-49.6
1.5 pts · #31

Biggest upsets

R7+272 Elo gap
Dzhumakanov, Kuanysh1853 beat WFMSermukhamedova, Adriana2125
R2+261 Elo gap
Seilbay, Timur1910 beat FMVasilyev, Vasily2171
R1+236 Elo gap
Ainakul, Nurislam1935 beat FMVasilyev, Vasily2171