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Maestro Cup classic may 1

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22 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 23 May 2026 to 27 May 2026 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1592, and top seed was Alinur Kairat (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1675).

Nurdaulet Kairken (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1660) won with 6.5/8, ahead of Alinur Kairat (5.5) and Alim Yerseit (5.5). Kairken shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Karim Baspanov (1442) beat Arnur Askar (1578), a +136-point gap.

Location
🇰🇿Astana, Kazakhstan
Dates
23 May 2026 → 27 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Top seed
🇰🇿Alinur Kairat1675
Avg top 10
1,592
Participants
22
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×22
Top 3
  • 🥇
    Nurdaulet Kairken
    🇰🇿KAZ·1660
    6.5pts·1824perf+62.4
  • 🥈
    Alinur Kairat
    🇰🇿KAZ·1675
    5.5pts·1718perf+17.2
  • 🥉
    Alim Yerseit
    🇰🇿KAZ·1604
    5.5pts·1693perf+38.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Nurdaulet Kairken led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
9
4
1
2
2
1
1
1
2468R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8
Kairken6.5Yerseit5.5Yerseit5.5Kairat5.5Erkinbek5Makhmut5
R3–R8 · LEAD HELD

Nurdaulet Kairken never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Nurdaulet Kairken beat Alim Yerseit (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Nurdaulet Kairken 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Amir Yerseit 3 wins (R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Nurdaulet Kairken*
1
½
0
2Alim Yerseit
0
*
½
½
3Amir Yerseit
½
½
*
1
4Alinur Kairat
1
½
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Kairken, Nurdaulet1660KAZ+10B+6N+8B−2N+5N+3B+7B=4B6.535.539.531.251824+62.4
2Kairat, Alinur1675KAZ+7N+15B=5N+1B=3N=11B−4N+8B5.535.539.026.251718+17.2
3Yerseit, Alim1604KAZ=9B=4N+10B+14N=2B−1N+11B+7N5.534.538.023.751693+38.0
4Yerseit, Amir1649KAZ+22N=3B=11N−5B+20N+10B+2B=1N5.532.533.020.001686+17.2
5Makhmut, Nurislam1553KAZ+18B+13N=2B+4N−1B−7N=6B+15N5.034.537.020.751635+32.4
6Erkinbek, Arsen1539KAZ+16N−1B−7N+20B+17N+14B=5N=9B5.031.033.017.251572+12.8
7Toktaganov, Tleukhan1491KAZ−2B+22N+6B+8N=9B+5B−1N−3B4.536.537.017.251605+50.4
8Kayirgeldy, Assylzhan1579KAZ+14N+20B−1N−7B=11N+9N+17B−2N4.532.034.015.501580+2.0
9Sakanov, Sultan1468KAZ=3N+19B=15N=11B=7N−8B+10N=6N4.531.033.517.751541+13.8
10Zhakisheva, Venera1491KAZ−1N+16B−3N+19B+12N−4N−9B+18B4.032.034.512.501333-38.4
11Ospanov, Alen1520KAZ=19N+21B=4B=9N=8B=2N−3N=12B4.032.034.015.251520-1.6
12Shoshanov, Abylai1484KAZ−15B=18N−14B+21N−10B+16B+19N=11N4.023.525.511.251186-54.8
13Bakyt, Adilet1522KAZ+21B−5B−20N+15N−14B−17B+18N+19B4.022.524.510.501279-61.2
14Rafikov, Aikhan1460KAZ−8B+17B+12N−3B+13N−6N−15B=16N3.530.033.513.251502+15.2
15Alimov, Nazar1560KAZ+12N−2N=9B−13B−16N+20B+14N−5B3.530.032.011.751515-17.2
16Beisembay, Daryn0KAZ−6B−10N−17N+22B+15B−12N+21N=14B3.525.526.07.7514020.0
17Askar, Arnur1578KAZ−20B−14N+16B+18N−6B+13N−8N=21B3.525.027.011.001268-78.8
18Beiimbet, Tamerlan0KAZ−5N=12B=19N−17B=22N+21B−13B−10N2.525.025.55.5012340.0
19Tilegen, Zhantore0KAZ=11B−9N=18B−10N=21B+22N−12B−13N2.525.025.54.7512910.0
20Baspanov, Karim1442KAZ+17N−8N+13B−6N−4B−15NFF2.026.526.57.501446+1.2
21Dulatov, Arman0KAZ−13N−11N+22B−12B=19N−18N−16B=17N2.024.024.53.5013550.0
22Burumbayev, Mukhamedali1416KAZ−4B−7B−21N−16N=18B−19BFF0.522.522.51.25770-24.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
Maestro Cup classic may 1 (2026) — Astana, Kazakhstan | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats