May Shatranj experimental classik III
12 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 22 May 2026 to 24 May 2026 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1757, and top seed was Beibars Sultanbek (🇰🇿 KAZ, 2070).
Beibars Sultanbek (🇰🇿 KAZ, 2070) won with 7.5/11, ahead of Amir Ibragimov (7.0) and Altair Batyrzhanuly (6.0). Sultanbek won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 10: Amir Ibragimov (1607) beat Beibars Sultanbek (2070), a +463-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 12 · 11 roundsBeibars Sultanbek led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Beibars Sultanbek held the sole lead from R5 through R11 without losing it.
Beibars Sultanbek lost to Amir Ibragimov (White).
Beibars Sultanbek 3 wins (R1–R3)Daulet Nurbolatov 4 wins (R3–R6)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇰🇿Sultanbek, Beibars | 2070 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 30.00 | 48.5 | -46.1 | 1918 |
| 2 | 🇰🇿Ibragimov, Amir | 1607 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 | 31.50 | 49.0 | +115.9 | 1838 |
| 4 | 🇰🇿Batyrzhanuly, Altair | 1638 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | — | 0 | 1 | 6.0 | 28.50 | 50.0 | +85.6 | 1806 |
| 3 | 🇰🇿Nurbolatov, Daulet | 1911 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 23.00 | 50.0 | -56.8 | 1782 |
| 5 | 🇰🇿Kalikov, Nurlybek | 1666 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 20.75 | 50.5 | +25.4 | 1770 |
| 6 | 🇰🇿Bulat, Mansur R | 1774 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 18.00 | 51.0 | -28.4 | 1724 |
| 8 | 🇰🇿Rustembek, Insar | 1601 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 4.5 | 20.50 | 51.5 | +42.8 | 1695 |
| 7 | 🇰🇿Nesipbay, Rakhman | 1761 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4.5 | 18.25 | 51.5 | -22.8 | 1719 |
| 9 | 🇰🇿Spabek, Iliyas | 1614 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | — | 1 | 4.0 | 17.50 | 52.0 | +16.0 | 1659 |
| 10 | 🇰🇿Bagdad, Imran | 1750 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | 10.75 | 52.5 | +7.5 | 1787 |
| 11 | 🇰🇿Burnashev, Konstantin | 1781 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | * | — | 2.0 | 13.00 | 54.0 | -32.2 | 1616 |
| 12 | 🇰🇿Bikkulov, Renat | 1589 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | — | * | 0.5 | 1.75 | 55.5 | -110.8 | 1261 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ibragimov, AmirKAZ+115.97.0 pts · #2
- 2Batyrzhanuly, AltairKAZ+85.66.0 pts · #4
- 3Rustembek, InsarKAZ+42.84.5 pts · #8
- 1Bikkulov, RenatKAZ-110.80.5 pts · #12
- 2Nurbolatov, DauletKAZ-56.86.0 pts · #3
- 3Sultanbek, BeibarsKAZ-46.17.5 pts · #1
- R10+463 Elo gap
- R7+297 Elo gap
- R10+273 Elo gap