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Maestro Selection Cup std apr 2

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20 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 25 Apr 2026 to 28 Apr 2026 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1612, and top seed was Nurlybek Dias (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1871).

Yerkanat Kaldybayev (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1581) won with 6.5/8, ahead of Olzhas Tuleulenov (6.0) and Nurlybek Dias (5.5). Kaldybayev shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Raimbek Burokhanov (1591) beat Nurlybek Dias (1871), a +280-point gap.

Location
🇰🇿Astana, Kazakhstan
Dates
25 Apr 2026 → 28 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Top seed
🇰🇿Nurlybek Dias1871
Avg top 10
1,612
Participants
20
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×19
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Yerkanat Kaldybayev led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders
7
3
3
5
3
1
1
1
2468R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8
Kaldybayev6.5Tuleulenov6Dias5.5Burokhanov5Tursunbai4.5Makhmut4.5
R6–R8 · LEAD HELD

Yerkanat Kaldybayev held the sole lead from R6 through R8 without losing it.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Yerkanat Kaldybayev beat Olzhas Tuleulenov (White).

R4–R7 · WIN STREAK

Yerkanat Kaldybayev won 4 in a row (R4–R7).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Yerkanat Kaldybayev*
1
½
1
2Olzhas Tuleulenov
0
*
½
1
3Nurlybek Dias
½
½
*
0
4Raimbek Burokhanov
0
0
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Kaldybayev, Yerkanat1581KAZ+20N=3N=9B+4B+14N+2B+5N=8B6.532.532.525.751834+43.0
2Tuleulenov, Olzhas1681KAZ+6B+18N=13B=3N+5B−1N+4B+11N6.033.535.024.001757+16.0
3Nurlybek Dias1871KAZ+10N=1B+8N=2B+13N−4B+6N=5B5.534.538.024.501697-50.0
4Burokhanov, Raimbek1591KAZ+11B−13N+6B−1N+12B+3N−2N+10B5.034.538.022.001681+23.6
5Tursunbai, Abdurrohman1610KAZ+7N−8B+15N+10B−2N+13B−1B=3N4.534.037.518.251637+45.0
6Makhmut, Nurislam1530KAZ−2N+14B−4N+18B+10N+15B−3B=9N4.531.533.014.501605+27.6
7Abylkhan, Asanali1503KAZ−5B+16N=12B+17B−15N+9N−11B+14N4.526.529.015.001395-36.8
8Son, Maxim1534KAZ+16B+5N−3B=13N−9B+14NF=1N4.031.034.016.001527-4.4
9Abuzharova, Aidana1575KAZ=18B+17N=1N−15B+8N−7B=13N=6B4.029.030.514.501475-33.2
10Zhandildina, Aruna1532KAZ−3B+20N+11B−5N−6B+19N+12B−4N4.028.528.59.001527+4.4
11Nurullin, Ratmir1485KAZ−4N+19B−10N−14B+18N+16B+7N−2B4.027.528.510.001482-3.6
12Ospanov, Alen1563KAZ=14N−15B=7N+19B−4N+17B−10N+13B4.026.527.511.001397-44.8
13Toktaganov, Tleukhan1549KAZ+19N+4B=2N=8B−3B−5N=9B−12N3.533.034.013.001516+6.8
14Alimov, Nazar1421KAZ=12B−6N+18B+11N−1B−8B+16N−7B3.530.532.010.5014220.0
15Abubakirov, Imangali1562KAZ=17B+12N−5B+9N+7B−6NFF3.528.028.013.751612+6.4
16Seitzhan, Alkhan0KAZ−8N−7B−19N+20B+17N−11N−14B+18B3.021.021.04.0014200.0
17Burumbayev, Mukhamedali0KAZ=15N−9B+20B−7N−16B−12NF+19N2.520.020.02.7513940.0
18Agalmas, Aydar1450KAZ=9N−2B−14N−6N−11BF+19B−16N1.526.026.03.001242-32.4
19FIDE 5570265210—−13B−11N+16B−12NF−10B−18N−17B1.022.522.53.006960.0
20Kabatov, Burkut1471KAZ−1B−10B−17N−16NFFFF0.017.017.00.00745-31.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets