April Shatranj experimental classik IV
12 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 13 Apr 2026 to 17 Apr 2026 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1795, and top seed was Daryn Dairov (🇰🇿 KAZ, 2065).
Bekarys Tursunali (🇰🇿 KAZ, 2051) won with 8.0/11, ahead of Dinmukhamed Mels (7.5) and Daryn Dairov (5.5). Tursunali shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Nurlybek Kalikov (1638) beat Daryn Dairov (2065), a +427-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 12 · 11 roundsBekarys Tursunali led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Bekarys Tursunali takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
Bekarys Tursunali beat Dinmukhamed Mels (White).
Bekarys Tursunali 5 wins (R4–R9)Daryn Dairov 3 wins (R2–R4)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇰🇿Tursunali , Bekarys | 2051 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 35.50 | 48.0 | -4.2 | 2005 |
| 2 | 🇰🇿Mels, Dinmukhamed | 1876 | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 28.75 | 48.5 | +11.6 | 1876 |
| 3 | 🇰🇿Dairov, Daryn | 2065 | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | — | — | 1 | — | 5.5 | 29.25 | 50.5 | -37.6 | 1923 |
| 4 | 🇰🇿Shafikov, Emil | 1769 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 1 | 5.5 | 21.50 | 50.5 | +9.0 | 1806 |
| 5 | 🇰🇿Sartbayev, Askar | 1859 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 19.00 | 50.5 | -60.4 | 1744 |
| 8 | 🇰🇿Kalikov, Nurlybek | 1638 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 22.75 | 51.0 | +61.2 | 1772 |
| 6 | 🇰🇿Rizaidenov, Magellan | 1501 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 20.25 | 51.0 | +105.6 | 1714 |
| 7 | 🇰🇿Bagdad, Imran | 1730 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | — | 1 | 5.0 | 18.00 | 51.0 | +22.8 | 1777 |
| 9 | 🇰🇿Bakytzhan, Didar | 1694 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | — | 1 | — | 4.5 | 20.50 | 51.5 | +20.4 | 1792 |
| 10 | 🇰🇿Batyrzhanuly, Altair | 1672 | — | ½ | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | * | ½ | — | 2.0 | 9.75 | 54.0 | -22.8 | 1592 |
| 11 | 🇰🇿Ni, Alan | 1583 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ½ | ½ | — | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 2.0 | 6.25 | 54.0 | -18.0 | 1534 |
| 12 | 🇰🇿Kabylbek, Alisultan | 1593 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ½ | * | 0.5 | 1.00 | 55.5 | -84.4 | 1298 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Rizaidenov, MagellanKAZ+105.65.0 pts · #6
- 2Kalikov, NurlybekKAZ+61.25.0 pts · #8
- 3Bagdad, ImranKAZ+22.85.0 pts · #7
- 1Kabylbek, AlisultanKAZ-84.40.5 pts · #12
- 2Sartbayev, AskarKAZ-60.45.5 pts · #5
- 3Dairov, DarynKAZ-37.65.5 pts · #3
- R1+427 Elo gap
- R3+413 Elo gap
- R2+193 Elo gap