April Shatranj experimental classik V
12 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 13 Apr 2026 to 17 Apr 2026 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1739, and top seed was Grigory Fedorov (🇷🇺 RUS, 1954).
Aybek Aldiyar (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1812) won with 8.5/11, ahead of Nurtileu Niyazbek (8.0) and Kirill Karpunin (7.0). Aldiyar took the lead from round 10.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Tamirlan Elshatov (1628) beat Kirill Karpunin (1912), a +284-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 12 · 11 rounds3 leader changes shaped the tournament; Aldiyar pulled away in R10.
Kirill Karpunin takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
Aybek Aldiyar drew with Nurtileu Niyazbek (Black).
Aybek Aldiyar 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R7–R10)Nurtileu Niyazbek 3 wins (R6–R8)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇰🇿Aldiyar, Aybek | 1812 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 | 37.50 | 54.5 | +28.8 | 1910 |
| 2 | 🇰🇿Niyazbek, Nurtileu | 1757 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 35.25 | 55.0 | +69.6 | 1879 |
| 3 | 🇰🇿Karpunin, Kirill | 1912 | 1 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 37.25 | 56.0 | -15.6 | 1846 |
| 4 | 🇰🇿Nesipbay, Rakhman | 1692 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 26.75 | 56.0 | +63.0 | 1812 |
| 5 | 🇷🇺Fedorov, Grigory | 1954 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 27.50 | 56.5 | -29.6 | 1807 |
| 6 | 🇰🇿Bushuyev, Artur | 1793 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 28.25 | 57.0 | -30.5 | 1736 |
| 7 | 🇰🇿Khan, Alexandr | 1574 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 24.75 | 57.0 | +98.8 | 1757 |
| 8 | 🇰🇿Ibragimov, Amir | 1564 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 17.25 | 58.5 | +41.2 | 1656 |
| 9 | 🇰🇿Elshatov, Tamirlan | 1628 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | — | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 15.50 | 59.0 | +7.2 | 1655 |
| 10 | 🇰🇿Bikkulov, Renat | 1605 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 1 | ½ | ½ | — | * | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 11.25 | 60.0 | -9.2 | 1586 |
| 11 | 🇰🇿Zhumabayev, Khalid | 1520 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 2.5 | 5.25 | 60.5 | -22.4 | 1511 |
| 12 | 🇰🇿Solomatin, Sergey | 1658 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 63.0 | -94.8 | 913 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Khan, AlexandrKAZ+98.86.0 pts · #7
- 2Niyazbek, NurtileuKAZ+69.68.0 pts · #2
- 3Nesipbay, RakhmanKAZ+63.07.0 pts · #4
- 1Solomatin, SergeyKAZ-94.80.0 pts · #12
- 2Bushuyev, ArturKAZ-30.56.0 pts · #6
- 3Fedorov, GrigoryRUS-29.66.5 pts · #5
- R6+284 Elo gap
- R6+238 Elo gap
- R9+219 Elo gap