Kazakhstan FINAL Championship 2026 MEN
14 players participated in this 13-round tournament, held from 02 May 2026 to 12 May 2026 in Astana, Kazakhstan. 13 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2480, and top seed was Denis Makhnev (🇰🇿 KAZ, GM, 2558).
Sauat Nurgaliyev (🇰🇿 KAZ, IM, 2464) won with 9.0/13, ahead of Zhandos Agmanov (8.5) and Ramazan Zhalmakhanov (8.0). Nurgaliyev shared the lead from round 8 and won solo starting round 9.
The biggest upset came in round 10: Vladislav Malygin (2187) beat Aldiyar Ansat (IM, 2488), a +301-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 14 · 13 rounds3 leader changes shaped the tournament; Nurgaliyev pulled away in R9.
IM Sauat Nurgaliyev takes the sole lead (2.5/3).
IM Sauat Nurgaliyev drew with IM Zhandos Agmanov (White).
IM Zhandos Agmanov won 3 in a row (R4–R6).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇰🇿IMNurgaliyev, Sauat | 2464 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 9.0 | 55.00 | 82.0 | +17.4 | 2559 |
| 2 | 🇰🇿IMAgmanov, Zhandos | 2473 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 | 49.50 | 82.5 | +10.9 | 2527 |
| 3 | 🇰🇿GMZhalmakhanov, Ramazan | 2464 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 8.0 | 48.00 | 83.0 | +7.4 | 2505 |
| 5 | 🇰🇿GMNogerbek, Kazybek | 2525 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 47.75 | 83.0 | -3.3 | 2500 |
| 4 | 🇰🇿GMMakhnev, Denis | 2558 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 45.00 | 83.0 | -9.2 | 2497 |
| 7 | 🇰🇿IMSapenov, Daniyal | 2458 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 7.5 | 46.75 | 83.5 | +3.6 | 2475 |
| 6 | 🇰🇿IMAkhmedinov, Satbek | 2331 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 43.25 | 83.5 | +53.2 | 2485 |
| 8 | 🇰🇿IMAnsat, Aldiyar | 2488 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 7.0 | 43.00 | 84.0 | -6.8 | 2445 |
| 10 | 🇰🇿GMMamedov, Edgar | 2470 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 6.5 | 37.75 | 84.5 | -8.7 | 2417 |
| 9 | 🇰🇿GMSuleymenov, Alisher | 2507 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 36.00 | 84.5 | -15.3 | 2414 |
| 11 | 🇰🇿FMBizhigitov, Zhangir | 2288 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 30.25 | 86.5 | +7.8 | 2321 |
| 13 | 🇰🇿Malygin, Vladislav | 2187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 18.50 | 87.5 | +18.0 | 2264 |
| 12 | 🇰🇿IMSuleimen, Ergali | 2396 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | ½ | 3.5 | 16.50 | 87.5 | -25.2 | 2248 |
| 14 | 🇰🇿FMTulendinov, Dinmukhammed | 2283 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 3.0 | 20.75 | 88.0 | -20.6 | 2220 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Akhmedinov, SatbekIMKAZ+53.27.5 pts · #6
- 2Malygin, VladislavKAZ+18.03.5 pts · #13
- 3Nurgaliyev, SauatIMKAZ+17.49.0 pts · #1
- 1Suleimen, ErgaliIMKAZ-25.23.5 pts · #12
- 2Tulendinov, DinmukhammedFMKAZ-20.63.0 pts · #14
- 3Suleymenov, AlisherGMKAZ-15.36.5 pts · #9
- R10+301 Elo gap
- R2+176 Elo gap
- R4+139 Elo gap