April Favorit qualification tournament I
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15 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 04 Apr 2026 to 11 Apr 2026 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 613, and top seed was Amirkhan Galymzhan (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1662).
Nurbek Zhumabay (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1548) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Nuriya Bulanbaeva (7.0) and Dinmukhammed Oserbay (6.5). Zhumabay won solo starting round 4.
Location
🇰🇿Almaty, Kazakhstan
Dates
04 Apr 2026 → 11 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×7
🇬🇧England×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsNurbek Zhumabay led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R2–R9 · LEAD HELD
Nurbek Zhumabay held the sole lead from R2 through R9 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Nurbek Zhumabay beat Nuriya Bulanbaeva (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Nurbek Zhumabay 4 wins (R4–R7)Nuriya Bulanbaeva 4 wins (R6–R9)Dinmukhammed Oserbay 3 wins (R7–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nurbek Zhumabay | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Nuriya Bulanbaeva | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Dinmukhammed Oserbay | 0 | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4FIDE 447031085 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhumabay, Nurbek | 1548 | KAZ | +10N | +12B | =11N | +7B | +2N | +3N | +4B | −5B | +9N | 7.5 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 33.25 | 1396 | -8.4 |
| 2 | Bulanbaeva, Nuriya | 1407 | KAZ | =3N | +8B | +4N | =5B | −1B | +6N | +7B | +10N | +12B | 7.0 | 41.0 | 43.5 | 30.00 | 1342 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Oserbay, Dinmukhammed | 0 | KAZ | =2B | =4N | +9B | +11N | =5N | −1B | +6B | +8N | +7B | 6.5 | 42.0 | 44.5 | 27.50 | 1578 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 447031085 | 0 | — | +8N | =3B | −2B | +13N | +9B | +5N | −1N | +6B | +10B | 6.5 | 40.5 | 43.0 | 25.25 | 1535 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Torchinsky, Alexander | 1512 | ENG | +14B | =7N | +6B | =2N | =3B | −4B | F | +1N | +15N | 5.5 | 40.5 | 42.0 | 24.25 | 2358 | +22.8 |
| 6 | FIDE 447000740 | 0 | — | +9N | =11B | −5N | +10B | +7N | −2B | −3N | −4N | +14B | 4.5 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 12.75 | 1396 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Darmeshov, Alikhan | 0 | KAZ | +13N | =5B | +12N | −1N | −6B | +8B | −2N | =15B | −3N | 4.0 | 40.0 | 41.5 | 12.50 | 1342 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 557031940 | 0 | — | −4B | −2N | +14B | +15N | =11B | −7N | +9B | −3B | =13N | 4.0 | 34.0 | 35.5 | 9.00 | 1666 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 447035650 | 0 | — | −6B | F | −3N | +12B | −4N | +15B | −8N | +14N | −1B | 3.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 6.00 | 758 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Kalustov, David | 0 | KAZ | −1B | +15N | =13B | −6N | −14N | F | +12B | −2B | −4N | 2.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 5.25 | 758 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Galymzhan, Amirkhan | 1662 | KAZ | F | =6N | =1B | −3B | =8N | +13B | F | F | F | 2.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 10.50 | 1558 | -6.0 |
| 12 | Brankulov, Khapas | 0 | KAZ | +15B | −1N | −7B | −9N | F | =14B | −10N | +13B | −2N | 2.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 5.00 | 758 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 557031959 | 0 | — | −7B | +14N | =10N | −4B | =15B | −11N | F | −12N | =8B | 2.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 6.00 | 866 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 557018448 | 0 | — | −5N | −13B | −8N | F | +10B | =12N | =15N | −9B | −6N | 2.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 4.50 | 711 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 557018227 | 0 | — | −12N | −10B | F | −8B | =13N | −9N | =14B | =7N | −5B | 1.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 4.25 | 711 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Torchinsky, AlexanderENG+22.85.5 pts · #2
- 2Brankulov, KhapasKAZ0.02.5 pts · #11
- 3Darmeshov, AlikhanKAZ0.04.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Zhumabay, NurbekKAZ-8.47.5 pts · #4
- 2Galymzhan, AmirkhanKAZ-6.02.5 pts · #6
- 3Brankulov, KhapasKAZ0.02.5 pts · #11