Kazakhstan FINAL Championship 2026 WOMEN
14 players participated in this 13-round tournament, held from 02 May 2026 to 12 May 2026 in Astana, Kazakhstan. 11 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2286, and top seed was Meruert Kamalidenova (🇰🇿 KAZ, IM, 2389).
Liya Kurmangaliyeva (🇰🇿 KAZ, FM, 2346) won with 9.0/13, ahead of Zarina Nurgaliyeva (9.0) and Elnaz Kaliakhmet (9.0). Kurmangaliyeva won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Zhanbota Kamarova (2083) beat Amina Kairbekova (WGM, 2374), a +291-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 14 · 13 roundsIM Meruert Kamalidenova takes the sole lead (5.0/7).
FM Liya Kurmangaliyeva beat WIM Elnaz Kaliakhmet (White).
FM Liya Kurmangaliyeva went unbeaten across 7 games (R4–R10).
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 | 🇰🇿FMKurmangaliyeva, Liya | 2346 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 54.75 | 82.0 | +7.4 | 2354 |
| 3 | 🇰🇿WIMNurgaliyeva, Zarina | 2279 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 54.50 | 82.0 | +30.0 | 2359 |
| 2 | 🇰🇿WIMKaliakhmet, Elnaz | 2314 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 53.50 | 82.0 | +18.0 | 2356 |
| 4 | 🇰🇿IMKamalidenova, Meruert | 2389 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 51.50 | 82.0 | -3.4 | 2351 |
| 5 | 🇰🇿WIMSerikbay, Assel | 2240 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 43.00 | 83.0 | +24.0 | 2308 |
| 6 | 🇰🇿WGMBalabayeva, Xeniya | 2355 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 42.75 | 83.5 | -25.6 | 2269 |
| 7 | 🇰🇿WFMBerikkyzy, Alanna | 2142 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7.0 | 37.25 | 84.0 | +69.5 | 2258 |
| 8 | 🇰🇿Kamarova, Zhanbota | 2083 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6.5 | 37.25 | 84.5 | +48.4 | 2233 |
| 9 | 🇰🇿WFMKholyavko, Mariya | 2202 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 41.25 | 85.0 | -4.3 | 2195 |
| 10 | 🇰🇿WGMKairbekova, Amina | 2374 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 30.75 | 85.5 | -72.4 | 2154 |
| 11 | 🇰🇿WFMAltynbek, Aiaru | 2216 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | 0 | 4.0 | 27.75 | 87.0 | -85.3 | 2082 |
| 12 | 🇰🇿Mamakova, Aknur | 2069 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 19.75 | 87.5 | -14.0 | 2059 |
| 14 | 🇰🇿WIMKaldarova, Ayaulym | 2105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 3.5 | 17.75 | 87.5 | -18.6 | 2056 |
| 13 | 🇰🇿Assylkhan, Asiya | 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 3.5 | 16.75 | 87.5 | +24.8 | 2065 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Berikkyzy, AlannaWFMKAZ+69.57.0 pts · #7
- 2Kamarova, ZhanbotaKAZ+48.46.5 pts · #8
- 3Nurgaliyeva, ZarinaWIMKAZ+30.09.0 pts · #3
- 1Altynbek, AiaruWFMKAZ-85.34.0 pts · #11
- 2Kairbekova, AminaWGMKAZ-72.45.5 pts · #10
- 3Balabayeva, XeniyaWGMKAZ-25.67.5 pts · #6
- R8+291 Elo gap
- R5+232 Elo gap
- R5+217 Elo gap