Shymkent Championship 2026
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32 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1675, and top seed was Berik Koshzhanov (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1906).
Aliriza Sharafiyev (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1814) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Abylkassym Kurmanbek (6.5) and Mukagali Bakbergen (6.5). Sharafiyev shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Medina Zhanaskyzy (1628) beat Berik Koshzhanov (1906), a +278-point gap.
Location
🇰🇿Shymkent, Kazakhstan
Dates
21 Apr 2026 → 26 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for game with 30 seconds delay from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×32
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsAliriza Sharafiyev led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE11 Apr
Aliriza Sharafiyev takes the sole lead (6.5/7).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Aliriza Sharafiyev beat Abylkassym Kurmanbek (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Aliriza Sharafiyev 4 wins (R4–R7)Abylkassym Kurmanbek 3 wins (R1–R3)Mukagali Bakbergen 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aliriza Sharafiyev | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Abylkassym Kurmanbek | 0 | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Mukagali Bakbergen | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Berik Koshzhanov | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sharafiyev, Aliriza | 1814 | KAZ | +13B | +21N | =3B | +6N | +2B | +5N | +4B | =10N | =20B | 7.5 | 44.5 | 48.0 | 40.25 | 1898 | +36.8 |
| 2 | Kurmanbek, Abylkassym | 1704 | KAZ | +27N | +7B | +12N | =4B | −1N | +10B | +8B | =3N | =6B | 6.5 | 46.5 | 49.5 | 32.75 | 1799 | +45.2 |
| 3 | Bakbergen, Mukagali | 1617 | KAZ | +26N | +23B | =1N | +19B | +12N | +11B | =6N | =2B | −5N | 6.5 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 30.00 | 1751 | +64.0 |
| 4 | Koshzhanov, Berik | 1906 | KAZ | +32N | =20B | +25N | =2N | −5B | +12B | −1N | +11B | +10B | 6.0 | 41.5 | 42.0 | 23.25 | 1726 | -31.8 |
| 5 | Zhanaskyzy, Medina | 1628 | KAZ | −23N | +22B | +9B | +21N | +4N | −1B | −10N | +25B | +3B | 6.0 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 28.00 | 1708 | +33.2 |
| 6 | Shinaliev, Bekarys | 1593 | KAZ | +22N | =25B | +20N | −1B | +19N | +16B | =3B | =14N | =2N | 6.0 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 26.25 | 1687 | +37.6 |
| 7 | Baurzhanuly, Mansur | 1507 | KAZ | +30B | −2N | =14B | +9N | −10N | +13B | =11N | =8B | +12N | 5.5 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 24.00 | 1633 | +42.4 |
| 8 | Mukhit, Kaisar | 1651 | KAZ | −12B | +17B | +13N | =10B | =11N | +22B | −2N | =7N | +15B | 5.5 | 40.0 | 43.5 | 24.75 | 1564 | -32.8 |
| 9 | Dzhambultay, Bakdaulet | 1518 | KAZ | +31N | =11B | −5N | −7B | +30B | −25N | +17B | +19N | +14B | 5.5 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 18.50 | 1374 | -36.8 |
| 10 | Rustamov, Iskandar | 1601 | KAZ | +29B | −12N | +18B | =8N | +7B | −2N | +5B | =1B | −4N | 5.0 | 46.0 | 49.0 | 25.50 | 1668 | +27.6 |
| 11 | Cherkasov, Alexander | 1616 | KAZ | +18B | =9N | =19B | +15N | =8B | −3N | =7B | −4N | +25N | 5.0 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 22.25 | 1597 | -5.6 |
| 12 | Arapat, Dosbol | 1477 | KAZ | +8N | +10B | −2B | +14N | −3B | −4N | =20N | +16B | −7B | 4.5 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 21.50 | 1595 | +37.2 |
| 13 | Ulykpan, Aisana | 1502 | KAZ | −1N | +31B | −8B | +18N | +21B | −7N | =25B | −15N | +24B | 4.5 | 37.5 | 38.5 | 14.00 | 1520 | +4.4 |
| 14 | Amangeldin, Diaz | 0 | KAZ | −16N | +27B | =7N | −12B | +26N | =24N | +19B | =6B | −9N | 4.5 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 17.50 | 1528 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Kalmakhan, Yelaman | 1507 | KAZ | −17N | +28B | +23N | −11B | −22N | +30B | =16N | +13B | −8N | 4.5 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 15.25 | 1631 | +42.4 |
| 16 | Sazantaev, Bekzathan | 1584 | KAZ | +14B | −19N | =30B | =25N | +29B | −6N | =15B | −12N | +28N | 4.5 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 15.25 | 1453 | -50.8 |
| 17 | Nalibayev, Kydyr | 0 | KAZ | +15B | −8N | −21B | =26B | F | +27N | −9N | +31B | +22N | 4.5 | 32.0 | 33.0 | 13.50 | 1479 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Shevchenko, Denis | 1419 | KAZ | −11N | +24B | −10N | −13B | =27N | =31B | +26N | =23B | +21N | 4.5 | 31.0 | 32.0 | 13.75 | 1547 | +52.0 |
| 19 | Dosmakhanbet, Danelya | 1460 | KAZ | +24N | +16B | =11N | −3N | −6B | =20B | −14N | −9B | +31N | 4.0 | 39.5 | 40.5 | 13.50 | 1530 | +34.4 |
| 20 | Asan, Seitzhan | 1525 | KAZ | F | =4N | −6B | =30N | =25B | =19N | =12B | +22B | =1N | 4.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 17.00 | 1551 | +1.2 |
| 21 | Amir, Nurasyl | 1546 | KAZ | +28N | −1B | +17N | −5B | −13N | =23B | =22N | =24N | −18B | 3.5 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 12.75 | 1424 | -50.0 |
| 22 | Abdyrakhym, Aliaskar | 0 | KAZ | −6B | −5N | +31B | +24N | +15B | −8N | =21B | −20N | −17B | 3.5 | 37.5 | 38.5 | 10.75 | 1479 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Daulet, Alikhan | 1467 | KAZ | +5B | −3N | −15B | −29N | F | =21N | =24B | =18N | +26B | 3.5 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 14.75 | 1497 | +2.0 |
| 24 | Akhinov, Yerkebulan | 1617 | KAZ | −19B | −18N | +32N | −22B | +28N | =14B | =23N | =21B | −13N | 3.5 | 31.0 | 31.5 | 9.25 | 1450 | -63.6 |
| 25 | Yunusaliev, Saydali | 1413 | KAZ | F | =6N | −4B | =16B | =20N | +9B | =13N | −5N | −11B | 3.0 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 15.00 | 1509 | +32.4 |
| 26 | Kurmanbek, Arman | 1420 | KAZ | −3B | −30N | +28B | =17N | −14B | +29N | −18B | =27B | −23N | 3.0 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 9.75 | 1461 | -14.4 |
| 27 | Agzamov, Davlatbek | 1499 | KAZ | −2B | −14N | =29B | =31N | =18B | −17B | F | =26N | +30N | 3.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 7.75 | 1440 | -13.6 |
| 28 | Beket, Dias | 0 | KAZ | −21B | −15N | −26N | +32B | −24B | F | +30N | +29N | −16B | 3.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 5.50 | 1376 | -86.4 |
| 29 | Tumari, Alikhan | 1411 | KAZ | −10N | =32B | =27N | +23B | −16N | −26B | +31N | −28B | F | 3.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 6.25 | 1382 | -37.2 |
| 30 | Dzhamatova, Shahrizoda | 0 | KAZ | −7N | +26B | =16N | =20B | −9N | −15N | −28B | F | −27B | 2.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 7.25 | 1338 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Dosmakhanbet, Danial | 0 | KAZ | −9B | −13N | −22N | =27B | F | =18N | −29B | −17N | −19B | 1.0 | 32.5 | 33.0 | 3.75 | 1201 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Sultanbai, Omarkhan | 1502 | KAZ | −4B | =29N | −24B | −28N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.50 | 1327 | -32.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bakbergen, MukagaliKAZ+64.06.5 pts · #3
- 2Shevchenko, DenisKAZ+52.04.5 pts · #10
- 3Kurmanbek, AbylkassymKAZ+45.26.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Beket, DiasKAZ-86.43.0 pts · #26
- 2Akhinov, YerkebulanKAZ-63.63.5 pts · #17
- 3Sazantaev, BekzathanKAZ-50.84.5 pts · #19
Biggest upsets
- R5+278 Elo gap
- R2+198 Elo gap
- R1+174 Elo gap