Maestro May classic 3
Open SwissStandard
22 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 08 May 2026 to 10 May 2026 in Astana, Kazakhstan. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1820, and top seed was Arlan Abuzyarov (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1943).
Arlan Abuzyarov (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1943) won with 7.0/8, ahead of Ersultan Kambar (6.0) and Nursulu Orazalina (5.0). Abuzyarov won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Roza Tumabayeva (1443) beat Karim Aitzhan (1807), a +364-point gap.
Location
🇰🇿Astana, Kazakhstan
Dates
08 May 2026 → 10 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Titled players · 1
WFM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×22
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsArlan Abuzyarov led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R8 · LEAD HELD
Arlan Abuzyarov never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Arlan Abuzyarov beat Ersultan Kambar (Black).
R1–R6 · WIN STREAK
Arlan Abuzyarov won 6 in a row (R1–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Arlan Abuzyarov | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Ersultan Kambar | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3WFMNursulu Orazalina | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Arlan Bolat | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abuzyarov, Arlan | 1943 | KAZ | +13N | +4B | +6N | +7B | +2N | +11B | =3N | =8B | 7.0 | 33.5 | 37.5 | 32.75 | 2135 | +30.0 |
| 2 | Kambar , Ersultan | 1860 | KAZ | +19B | =10N | +8B | +4N | −1B | +6B | +7N | =3B | 6.0 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 25.00 | 1975 | +24.6 |
| 3 | Orazalina, NursuluWFM | 1861 | KAZ | +12N | +18B | =7N | =6B | −11N | +9B | =1B | =2N | 5.0 | 34.5 | 37.5 | 22.50 | 1849 | -0.4 |
| 4 | Bolat, Arlan | 1748 | KAZ | +21B | −1N | +20B | −2B | +18N | +8N | F | +6B | 5.0 | 31.0 | 32.5 | 15.50 | 1856 | +37.2 |
| 5 | Abdishev, Abdiali | 1713 | KAZ | +17N | −7B | +16N | =9B | −6N | =15B | +14N | +10B | 5.0 | 29.0 | 32.0 | 18.75 | 1677 | -9.2 |
| 6 | Yerbulatov, Almadi | 1801 | KAZ | +20N | +11B | −1B | =3N | +5B | −2N | +12B | −4N | 4.5 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 17.50 | 1786 | -1.2 |
| 7 | Skurygina, Sofiya | 1781 | KAZ | +14B | +5N | =3B | −1N | =8B | +10N | −2B | =12N | 4.5 | 35.5 | 39.5 | 19.75 | 1791 | +9.6 |
| 8 | Abdrashev, Ruslan | 1837 | KAZ | +18N | =9B | −2N | +13B | =7N | −4B | +15N | =1N | 4.5 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 19.00 | 1768 | -21.2 |
| 9 | Aitzhan, Karim | 1807 | KAZ | +15B | =8N | =10B | =5N | −14B | −3N | +13N | +17B | 4.5 | 30.5 | 33.5 | 17.75 | 1685 | -39.2 |
| 10 | Nurlybek Dias | 1765 | KAZ | +16N | =2B | =9N | −11B | +13N | −7B | +17N | −5N | 4.0 | 31.5 | 34.5 | 15.75 | 1653 | -35.6 |
| 11 | Usmanov, Dias | 1795 | KAZ | +22B | −6N | +12B | +10N | +3B | −1N | F | F | 4.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 14.00 | 1858 | +9.4 |
| 12 | Apenova, Yasmin | 1560 | KAZ | −3B | +15N | −11N | =16B | +21N | +14B | −6N | =7B | 4.0 | 29.5 | 31.0 | 13.50 | 1634 | +17.2 |
| 13 | Khati, Tailan | 1712 | KAZ | −1B | +21N | +14B | −8N | −10B | +18N | −9B | +19N | 4.0 | 29.0 | 30.5 | 10.50 | 1635 | -28.4 |
| 14 | Tumabayeva, Roza | 1443 | KAZ | −7N | +17B | −13N | +19B | +9N | −12N | −5B | +18B | 4.0 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 12.50 | 1603 | +25.2 |
| 15 | Aldongarov, Erzhan | 1467 | KAZ | −9N | −12B | +17N | =21B | +16N | =5N | −8B | +20N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 11.75 | 1527 | +8.4 |
| 16 | Dauletuly, Rauan | 0 | KAZ | −10B | +19N | −5B | =12N | −15B | −17B | +22N | +21B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 6.50 | 1455 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Saparbek, Danial | 0 | KAZ | −5B | −14N | −15B | +22N | +20B | +16N | −10B | −9N | 3.0 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 6.50 | 1337 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Shoshanov, Abylai | 1484 | KAZ | −8B | −3N | +22B | +20N | −4B | −13B | +19N | −14N | 3.0 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 5.00 | 1496 | -5.6 |
| 19 | Maksat, Sagadat | 1516 | KAZ | −2N | −16B | −21N | −14N | +22B | +20N | −18B | −13B | 2.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 3.00 | 1352 | -43.2 |
| 20 | Seitzhan, Alkhan | 1463 | KAZ | −6B | +22N | −4N | −18B | −17N | −19B | +21N | −15B | 2.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 2.50 | 803 | -66.8 |
| 21 | Nurmukhamedov, Olzhas | 0 | KAZ | −4N | −13B | +19B | =15N | −12B | −22N | −20B | −16N | 1.5 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 4.00 | 1385 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Ulan, Amirali | 0 | KAZ | −11N | −20B | −18N | −17B | −19N | +21B | −16B | F | 1.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 1.50 | 765 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bolat, ArlanKAZ+37.25.0 pts · #7
- 2Abuzyarov, ArlanKAZ+30.07.0 pts · #1
- 3Tumabayeva, RozaKAZ+25.24.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Seitzhan, AlkhanKAZ-66.82.0 pts · #22
- 2Maksat, SagadatKAZ-43.22.0 pts · #19
- 3Aitzhan, KarimKAZ-39.24.5 pts · #8
Biggest upsets
- R5+364 Elo gap