Fast classic april 1 2026
42 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 06 Apr 2026 to 10 Apr 2026 in Astana, Kazakhstan. 11 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2245, and top seed was Arystan Isanzhulov (🇰🇿 KAZ, IM, 2404).
Ernur Amangeldy (🇰🇿 KAZ, FM, 2252) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Ibragim Galymzhanuly (4.0) and Viktor Zhuravlev (4.0). Amangeldy broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Danial Aitbayev (1794) beat Alibek Igambergenov (IM, 2313), a +519-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFM Ernur Amangeldy led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
FM Ernur Amangeldy never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
FM Ernur Amangeldy 5 wins (R1–R5)FM Inayat Bolat 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMErnur Amangeldy | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2FMInayat Bolat | — | * | — | — |
| 3Alrami Aldabergenov | — | — | * | — |
| 4Viktor Zhuravlev | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amangeldy, ErnurFM | 2252 | KAZ | +32N | +22B | +11N | +2B | +3B | 5.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 2809 | +20.0 |
| 2 | Galymzhanuly, Ibragim | 2015 | KAZ | +31N | +7B | +4B | −1N | +12B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 11.50 | 2330 | +39.4 |
| 3 | Zhuravlev, Viktor | 2006 | KAZ | +33B | +23B | +19N | +10B | −1N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 9.00 | 2347 | +42.8 |
| 4 | Aldabergenov, Alrami | 2126 | KAZ | +38N | +9B | −2N | +22B | +7N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 9.00 | 2257 | +16.2 |
| 5 | Bolat, InayatFM | 2304 | KAZ | +42B | −8N | +14B | +19N | +6N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 9.00 | 2238 | -5.0 |
| 6 | Aitbayev, Danial | 1794 | KAZ | +12B | =13N | +37B | +8N | −5B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 9.00 | 2248 | +109.6 |
| 7 | Beristenov, Kair | 2248 | KAZ | +16B | −2N | +34B | +13N | −4B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 7.50 | 2078 | -38.4 |
| 8 | Yerzhanuly Yernur | 2051 | KAZ | +26N | +5B | =10N | −6B | =9N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 9.00 | 2077 | +8.0 |
| 9 | Kuanyshev, Miras | 1917 | KAZ | +20B | −4N | +17B | =15N | =8B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 8.50 | 2190 | +70.0 |
| 10 | Tulegenov, Amir | 2158 | KAZ | +34B | +17N | =8B | −3N | =16B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 7.50 | 2044 | -27.6 |
| 11 | Savitskiy, Vladimir | 2051 | KAZ | +30B | +39N | −1B | =20N | =19B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 2115 | +19.2 |
| 12 | Aiten, Islam | 1981 | KAZ | −6N | +27B | +26N | +23B | −2N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 2022 | +11.6 |
| 13 | Primbetov, NurassylCM | 2077 | KAZ | +27N | =6B | =29N | −7B | +28N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 6.75 | 2114 | +10.4 |
| 14 | Bakyt, Ibrahim | 1974 | KAZ | =29N | =24B | −5N | +27B | +25N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 2172 | +45.6 |
| 15 | Agmanov, Begman | 2181 | KAZ | =28N | −29B | +31N | =9B | +24N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 6.00 | 2079 | -10.6 |
| 16 | Khen, Andrey | 1927 | KAZ | −7N | =31B | +33N | +32B | =10N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 5.25 | 2075 | +36.8 |
| 17 | Sultanbek, Beibars | 1994 | KAZ | +41N | −10B | −9N | +38B | +26N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1998 | +1.6 |
| 18 | Asanov, AlmazFM | 1796 | KAZ | +25N | −19B | −23N | +35B | +22N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 5.50 | 2127 | +40.8 |
| 19 | Kamarova, Zhanbota | 2094 | KAZ | +21B | +18N | −3B | −5B | =11N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 7.00 | 2005 | -10.8 |
| 20 | Galymbek, AlikhanCM | 2238 | KAZ | −9N | +38B | +24N | =11B | F | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 2050 | -16.6 |
| 21 | Sayassatov, Nariman | 1870 | KAZ | −19N | =25B | −32N | +39N | +33B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1922 | +12.8 |
| 22 | Serikkazy, Nuraly | 2022 | KAZ | +40B | −1N | +39B | −4N | −18B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 1887 | -36.0 |
| 23 | Bulatov, Ramil | 2222 | RUS | +36B | −3N | +18B | −12N | F | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 1930 | -27.0 |
| 24 | Mirzhanov, ArlanCM | 1970 | KAZ | =37B | =14N | −20B | +30N | −15B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 2042 | +13.6 |
| 25 | Gein, Dmitriy | 1982 | KAZ | −18B | =21N | =30B | +34N | −14B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 1805 | -47.6 |
| 26 | Kambar , Ersultan | 1853 | KAZ | −8B | +42N | −12B | +36N | −17B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 1908 | +7.0 |
| 27 | Tynyshtyk, DianaWFM | 1869 | KAZ | −13B | −12N | +42B | −14N | +39B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1882 | +2.8 |
| 28 | Almazuly, Azamat | 1899 | KAZ | =15B | −37N | =36B | +40N | −13B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.25 | 1992 | +17.6 |
| 29 | Isanzhulov, ArystanIM | 2404 | KAZ | =14B | +15N | =13B | F | F | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.00 | 2212 | -5.7 |
| 30 | Amangeldinov, Alkey | 1861 | KAZ | −11N | =35B | =25N | −24B | +38N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.75 | 1901 | +9.6 |
| 31 | Satybaldin, Daniyar | 1847 | KAZ | −2B | =16N | −15B | −33N | +40B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1808 | -13.6 |
| 32 | Abuzyarov, Arlan | 1952 | KAZ | −1B | =40N | +21B | −16N | F | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1888 | -8.6 |
| 33 | Omurzakov, Altair | 1810 | KAZ | −3N | =36N | −16B | +31B | −21N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 2.25 | 1764 | -12.8 |
| 34 | Nukin, TolegenIM | 1883 | KAZ | −10N | +41B | −7N | −25B | =35N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 1.25 | 1889 | -2.0 |
| 35 | Ospanov, ArmanCM | 1981 | KAZ | −39B | =30N | =40B | −18N | =34B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 2.25 | 1683 | -39.6 |
| 36 | Kanayev, Ardak | 1912 | KAZ | −23N | =33B | =28N | −26B | =41N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1772 | -20.2 |
| 37 | Igambergenov, AlibekIM | 2313 | KAZ | =24N | +28B | −6N | F | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1932 | -12.2 |
| 38 | Sergazin, Ansar | 1882 | KAZ | −4B | −20N | +41B | −17N | −30B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 0.50 | 1768 | -31.2 |
| 39 | Tulekenova, Aiza | 1774 | KAZ | +35N | −11B | −22N | −21B | −27N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 1718 | -12.4 |
| 40 | Nurlybek Dias | 1850 | KAZ | −22N | =32B | =35N | −28B | −31N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1700 | -35.2 |
| 41 | Zhanabayev, Arystan | 1806 | KAZ | −17B | −34N | −38N | F | =36B | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 1596 | -38.4 |
| 42 | Alin, Azamat | 1966 | KAZ | −5N | −26B | −27N | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1208 | -28.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Aitbayev, DanialKAZ+109.63.5 pts · #6
- 2Kuanyshev, MirasKAZ+70.03.0 pts · #11
- 3Bakyt, IbrahimKAZ+45.63.0 pts · #18
- 1Gein, DmitriyKAZ-47.62.0 pts · #26
- 2Ospanov, ArmanCMKAZ-39.61.5 pts · #32
- 3Beristenov, KairKAZ-38.43.0 pts · #13
- R3+519 Elo gap
- R1+321 Elo gap
- R4+257 Elo gap