CShK classic may 2 2026
Open SwissStandard
30 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 18 May 2026 to 22 May 2026 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1696, and top seed was Ayan Daryanov (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1786).
Arailym Arenova (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1674) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Alan Mukashev (4.0) and Sanzhar Rakhymzhan (3.5). Arenova shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Sanzhar Rakhymzhan (1546) beat Nurdaulet Nurgisa (1755), a +209-point gap.
Location
🇰🇿Astana, Kazakhstan
Dates
18 May 2026 → 22 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×29
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsArailym Arenova led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE22 May
Arailym Arenova takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
Arailym Arenova went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Arailym Arenova | * | — | — | — |
| 2Alan Mukashev | — | * | — | — |
| 3Nurdaulet Nurgisa | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Abdiali Abdishev | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arenova, Arailym | 1674 | KAZ | +19N | +13B | =4N | +7B | +3N | 4.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 12.75 | 1935 | +44.0 |
| 2 | Mukashev, Alan | 1720 | KAZ | +27N | +14B | =7N | =3B | +8N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 10.25 | 1797 | +16.4 |
| 3 | Rakhymzhan, Sanzhar | 1546 | KAZ | +30N | +5B | +6B | =2N | −1B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 9.00 | 1811 | +55.6 |
| 4 | Daryanov, Ayan | 1786 | KAZ | +9B | +8N | =1B | −6N | +15B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 10.75 | 1742 | -8.0 |
| 5 | Nurgisa, Nurdaulet | 1755 | KAZ | +11B | −3N | +15B | +9N | =6B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 10.25 | 1699 | -11.2 |
| 6 | Abdishev, Abdiali | 1713 | KAZ | +21N | +20B | −3N | +4B | =5N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 9.25 | 1769 | +16.8 |
| 7 | Seilkhanov, Dastan | 1597 | KAZ | +22B | +10N | =2B | −1N | =14B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 7.75 | 1694 | +27.2 |
| 8 | Bauyrzhan, Alinur | 1572 | KAZ | +23N | −4B | +19N | +16B | −2B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1627 | +10.8 |
| 9 | Aman, Miras | 1535 | KAZ | −4N | +23B | +13N | −5B | +19N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1544 | -0.4 |
| 10 | Kapen, Nuradil | 1757 | KAZ | +16N | −7B | +17N | +14B | F | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.5 | 7.50 | 1782 | +5.2 |
| 11 | Zhubatkhan, Nuraly | 1486 | KAZ | −5N | +30B | −14N | +17B | +20N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1631 | +30.0 |
| 12 | Kalikhan, Abilmansur | 1715 | KAZ | −13N | +18B | +21N | +20B | F | 3.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 6.50 | 2305 | +14.0 |
| 13 | Zhandaulet, Bekarys | 0 | KAZ | +12B | −1N | −9B | +24N | =16N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 5.75 | 1600 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Tursunbai, Abdurrohman | 1549 | KAZ | +29B | −2N | +11B | −10N | =7N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 1553 | -0.8 |
| 15 | Tanabergenov, Alikhan | 1469 | KAZ | =17N | +28B | −5N | +21B | −4N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1585 | +18.8 |
| 16 | Momynov, Beknur | 1535 | KAZ | −10B | +22N | +28B | −8N | =13B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1455 | -13.6 |
| 17 | Mazhitov, Madi | 1675 | KAZ | =15B | +25N | −10B | −11N | +29N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 1298 | -56.0 |
| 18 | Alemanova, Amira | 1501 | KAZ | =25B | −12N | −24B | +22N | +26B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 3.75 | 1431 | -11.6 |
| 19 | Ulankyzy, Akbilek | 1465 | KAZ | −1B | +24N | −8B | +28N | −9B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 2.50 | 1388 | -14.8 |
| 20 | Orynbassar, Darmen | 1544 | KAZ | +26B | −6N | +29B | −12N | −11B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 838 | -45.2 |
| 21 | Kapkhkhan Eskendir | 1470 | KAZ | −6B | +26N | −12B | −15N | +28B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 832 | -36.0 |
| 22 | Shektybay, Dinmukhammed | 1411 | KAZ | −7N | −16B | +30N | −18B | =24B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.75 | 1222 | -31.6 |
| 23 | Aldazharova, Leila | 0 | KAZ | −8B | −9N | =26B | +25N | F | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 754 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Asanova, Aizhan | 1542 | KAZ | −28N | −19B | +18N | −13B | =22N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1459 | -7.0 |
| 25 | Ignatovich, Araslan | 0 | KAZ | =18N | −17B | −27N | −23B | +30N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.25 | 1292 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Niyazbek, Alinur | 0 | KAZ | −20N | −21B | =23N | +30B | −18N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 705 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Nurullin, Ratmir | 1519 | KAZ | −2B | F | +25B | =29N | F | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.75 | 920 | -9.6 |
| 28 | Zhubatkhan, Assylym | 0 | KAZ | +24B | −15N | −16N | −19B | −21N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 1256 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 557043493 | 0 | — | −14N | F | −20N | =27B | −17B | 0.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 0.75 | 1250 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Kaldybek, Ayaulym | 0 | KAZ | −3B | −11N | −22B | −26N | −25B | 0.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 681 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Rakhymzhan, SanzharKAZ+55.63.5 pts · #10
- 2Arenova, ArailymKAZ+44.04.5 pts · #5
- 3Zhubatkhan, NuralyKAZ+30.03.0 pts · #12
Top rating losers
- 1Mazhitov, MadiKAZ-56.02.5 pts · #22
- 2Orynbassar, DarmenKAZ-45.22.0 pts · #28
- 3Kapkhkhan EskendirKAZ-36.02.0 pts · #29
Biggest upsets
- R2+209 Elo gap
- R4+189 Elo gap
- R3+167 Elo gap