May Shatranj experimental classik II
12 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 19 May 2026 to 24 May 2026 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1795, and top seed was Daryn Dairov (🇰🇿 KAZ, 2065).
Bekarys Tursunali (🇰🇿 KAZ, 2051) won with 8.0/11, ahead of Dinmukhamed Mels (7.5) and Daryn Dairov (5.5). Tursunali shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Nurlybek Kalikov (1638) beat Daryn Dairov (2065), a +427-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 12 · 11 roundsBekarys Tursunali led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Bekarys Tursunali takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
Bekarys Tursunali beat Dinmukhamed Mels (White).
Bekarys Tursunali 5 wins (R4–R9)Daryn Dairov 3 wins (R2–R4)
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 | 🇰🇿Tursunali , Bekarys | 2051 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 35.50 | 48.0 | +0.2 | 2002 |
| 2 | 🇰🇿Mels, Dinmukhamed | 1876 | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 28.75 | 48.5 | +6.4 | 1877 |
| 3 | 🇰🇿Dairov, Daryn | 2065 | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | — | — | 1 | — | 5.5 | 29.25 | 50.5 | -30.0 | 1913 |
| 4 | 🇰🇿Shafikov, Emil | 1769 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 1 | 5.5 | 21.50 | 50.5 | -4.8 | 1807 |
| 5 | 🇰🇿Sartbayev, Askar | 1859 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 19.00 | 50.5 | -25.6 | 1752 |
| 8 | 🇰🇿Kalikov, Nurlybek | 1638 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 22.75 | 51.0 | +26.2 | 1776 |
| 6 | 🇰🇿Rizaidenov, Magellan | 1501 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 20.25 | 51.0 | +61.2 | 1731 |
| 7 | 🇰🇿Bagdad, Imran | 1730 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | — | 1 | 5.0 | 18.00 | 51.0 | +9.6 | 1778 |
| 9 | 🇰🇿Bakytzhan, Didar | 1694 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | — | 1 | — | 4.5 | 20.50 | 51.5 | -0.8 | 1804 |
| 10 | 🇰🇿Batyrzhanuly, Altair | 1672 | — | ½ | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | * | ½ | — | 2.0 | 9.75 | 54.0 | -10.8 | 1609 |
| 11 | 🇰🇿Ni, Alan | 1583 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ½ | ½ | — | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 2.0 | 6.25 | 54.0 | -10.0 | 1535 |
| 12 | 🇰🇿Kabylbek, Alisultan | 1593 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ½ | * | 0.5 | 1.00 | 55.5 | -51.6 | 1303 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Rizaidenov, MagellanKAZ+61.25.0 pts · #6
- 2Kalikov, NurlybekKAZ+26.25.0 pts · #8
- 3Bagdad, ImranKAZ+9.65.0 pts · #7
- 1Kabylbek, AlisultanKAZ-51.60.5 pts · #12
- 2Dairov, DarynKAZ-30.05.5 pts · #3
- 3Sartbayev, AskarKAZ-25.65.5 pts · #5
- R1+427 Elo gap
- R3+413 Elo gap
- R2+193 Elo gap