Brilliant Move Cup Tournament A 2026

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42 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 May 2026 to 29 May 2026 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. 13 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2310, and top seed was Miras Assylov (🇰🇿 KAZ, FM, 2398).

Miras Assylov (🇰🇿 KAZ, FM, 2398) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Imangali Akhilbay (7.5) and Vasily Vasilyev (6.5). Assylov shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Kaissar Zharokov (2014) beat Alexander Khantuev (FM, 2273), a +259-point gap.

Location

🇰🇿Almaty, Kazakhstan

Dates

26 May 2026 → 29 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇰🇿FMMiras Assylov2398

Avg top 10

2,310

Participants

Titled players · 13

GM×1

IM×3

FM×8

CM×1

Federations · 4 represented

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×34

🇷🇺Russia×5

🇺🇿Uzbekistan×2

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

Top 3

🥇
FMMiras Assylov
🇰🇿KAZ·2398
7.5pts·2494perf+10.8
🥈
FMImangali Akhilbay
🇰🇿KAZ·2359
7.5pts·2487perf+27.6
🥉
FMVasily Vasilyev
🇷🇺RUS·2137
6.5pts·2346perf+49.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Assylov7.5Akhilbay7.5Vasilyev6.5Tulegen6Sultanbek6Abdilkhair6

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Miras Assylov held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.5/9. Assylov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (47.5).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Miras Assylov beat FM Imangali Akhilbay (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMMiras Assylov	*	1	½	½
2FMImangali Akhilbay	0	*	—	—
3FMVasily Vasilyev	½	—	*	—
4Ramazan Tulegen	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Assylov, MirasFM	2398	KAZ	+10N	+14B	+13N	+4B	+2N	+26B	=5N	=7B	=3N	7.5	47.5	51.5	42.25	2494	+10.8
2	Akhilbay, ImangaliFM	2359	KAZ	+25N	+8B	+20N	+16B	−1B	+13N	=4N	+14B	+5N	7.5	44.5	48.5	38.00	2487	+27.6
3	Vasilyev, VasilyFM	2137	RUS	=35B	+28N	−26N	+37B	=15B	+18N	+13B	+4N	=1B	6.5	39.0	41.5	30.00	2346	+49.6
4	Abdilkhair, AbilmansurIM	2352	KAZ	+27B	+6N	+32B	−1N	=5B	+8N	=2B	−3B	+13N	6.0	48.0	51.0	30.25	2319	-2.6
5	Sultanbek, Beibars	2070	KAZ	+41N	−13B	+22N	+7B	=4N	+20N	=1B	+6N	−2B	6.0	47.0	47.5	28.25	2315	+101.5
6	Bulatov, Ramil	2181	RUS	+22N	−4B	+21N	+17B	−13N	+16B	+20N	−5B	+14N	6.0	41.0	45.5	28.50	2264	+20.8
7	Tulegen, Ramazan	2192	KAZ	+24B	−15N	+35B	−5N	+25B	+32N	+9B	=1N	=8B	6.0	41.0	43.5	26.00	2270	+40.4
8	Khazhatuly, AlikhanFM	2198	KAZ	+23N	−2N	+33B	=12B	+16N	−4B	=21N	+17B	=7N	5.5	44.0	47.0	25.50	2201	+5.2
9	Askarov, BakhtiyarIM	2291	KAZ	+40B	−32N	=17N	+10B	+12N	=14B	−7N	=21B	+20N	5.5	39.0	41.0	24.75	2184	-10.8
10	Elemes, Nurmukhamed	2028	KAZ	−1B	+36N	=11B	−9N	=24B	+39N	+29B	=15N	+21B	5.5	39.0	41.0	20.50	2173	+63.2
11	Khantuev, AlexanderFM	2273	RUS	+21N	−16B	=10N	−25N	+35B	+23B	+26N	−13B	+22N	5.5	37.0	39.5	22.75	2143	-23.8
12	Oskenbay, Alisher	2081	KAZ	=34B	=35N	+24B	=8N	−9B	=27N	+33B	+25N	=15B	5.5	34.5	37.0	21.50	2135	+27.2
13	Yessengali, Adizhan	2246	KAZ	+33B	+5N	−1B	+32N	+6B	−2B	−3N	+11N	−4B	5.0	48.0	51.0	23.50	2255	+4.4
14	Daulet, AlikhanFM	2233	KAZ	+19B	−1N	=25B	+28N	+30B	=9N	+15B	−2N	−6B	5.0	44.5	48.0	22.25	2218	-4.8
15	Koziak, VitaliGM	2338	UKR	+31N	+7B	−16N	=26B	=3N	+17B	−14N	=10B	=12N	5.0	42.5	46.0	25.25	2181	-16.9
16	Zharas, AldiyarCM	2174	KAZ	+39B	+11N	+15B	−2N	−8B	−6N	−25B	+33N	+28B	5.0	40.5	42.5	19.50	2184	+6.0
17	Dosmukhambetov, Arystan	2036	KAZ	=36B	+34N	=9B	−6N	+39B	−15N	+27B	−8N	+25B	5.0	35.5	37.5	17.00	2111	+15.8
18	Primbetov, KazbekFM	2111	KAZ	−29N	+23B	+38N	−20B	=22N	−3B	+40N	=26B	+27N	5.0	34.5	36.5	17.25	2091	-5.0
19	Dzhumakanov, Kuanysh	1947	KAZ	−14N	−25B	+42B	−35N	−33B	+36N	+39B	+32N	+30B	5.0	25.5	25.5	11.00	2027	+35.2
20	Nozdrachev, LeonidIM	2241	RUS	+38N	+29B	−2B	+18N	=26N	−5B	−6B	+23N	−9B	4.5	42.5	45.0	18.00	2129	-11.6
21	Aitmukhanov, Arsen	1979	KAZ	−11B	+39N	−6B	=24N	+36B	+30N	=8B	=9N	−10N	4.5	38.5	40.5	15.75	2075	+41.6
22	Zhandos, Akarys	1923	KAZ	−6B	+27N	−5B	+40N	=18B	=25N	+32B	=28N	−11B	4.5	37.5	39.5	15.50	2090	+75.6
23	Fedorov, Grigory	1939	RUS	−8B	−18N	=27B	+34N	+28B	−11N	+30B	−20B	+31N	4.5	35.5	38.5	16.00	2078	+30.8
24	Tlekkabyl, Aibek	1938	KAZ	−7N	+31B	−12N	=21B	=10N	−29B	=35N	+40B	+38B	4.5	34.0	36.0	14.25	1998	+28.4
25	Zharokov, Kaissar	2014	KAZ	−2B	+19N	=14N	+11B	−7N	=22B	+16N	−12B	−17N	4.0	44.5	49.0	20.25	2092	+16.8
26	Daurimbetov, AzamatFM	2372	UZB	=28B	+30N	+3B	=15N	=20B	−1N	−11B	=18N	F	4.0	41.5	41.5	19.25	2193	-34.2
27	Seilbay, Timur	1996	KAZ	−4N	−22B	=23N	+41B	+37N	=12B	−17N	+29N	−18B	4.0	37.0	37.5	12.00	1962	-18.8
28	Dairov, Daryn	2015	KAZ	=26N	−3B	+29N	−14B	−23N	+37B	+34N	=22B	−16N	4.0	36.5	39.0	13.75	2003	-9.2
29	Ainakul, Mukhtar	1886	KAZ	+18B	−20N	−28B	+33N	−32B	+24N	−10N	−27B	+39N	4.0	33.5	35.5	14.50	2000	+25.0
30	Ainakul, Nurislam	2032	KAZ	+42N	−26B	=37N	+36B	−14N	−21B	−23N	+34B	−19N	3.5	31.0	31.0	6.75	1902	-66.4
31	Bakytbek, Dastan	1986	KAZ	−15B	−24N	−39B	+42N	=38B	−34N	+41B	+35N	−23B	3.5	24.5	24.5	4.25	1860	-66.4
32	Kazhmurat, Altair	2162	KAZ	+37N	+9B	−4N	−13B	+29N	−7B	−22N	−19B	F	3.0	39.0	41.5	12.00	2004	-66.0
33	Abdurakhimov, Muslimbek	1976	UZB	−13N	+41B	−8N	−29B	+19N	+35B	−12N	−16B	F	3.0	35.5	36.0	8.00	1944	-9.4
34	Diaskyzy, Daliya	1854	KAZ	=12N	−17B	−36N	−23B	+41N	+31B	−28B	−30N	=40N	3.0	30.5	31.0	7.75	1843	-5.6
35	Toibol, Sultan	1893	KAZ	=3N	=12B	−7N	+19B	−11N	−33N	=24B	−31B	−36N	2.5	39.5	42.0	13.25	1873	-16.8
36	Danlybay, Rustemkhan	1819	KAZ	=17N	−10B	+34B	−30N	−21N	−19B	−37N	F	+35B	2.5	31.5	31.5	8.00	1817	-2.0
37	Karimov, Shokhan	1893	KAZ	−32B	+40N	=30B	−3N	−27B	−28N	+36B	−38N	F	2.5	28.0	28.0	6.25	1871	-5.2
38	Nazarbek, Alikhan	1952	KAZ	−20B	+42N	−18B	−39N	=31N	−40B	F	+37B	−24N	2.5	24.0	24.0	4.25	1844	-48.0
39	Karpunin, Kirill	1919	KAZ	−16N	−21B	+31N	+38B	−17N	−10B	−19N	F	−29B	2.0	35.0	35.5	6.00	1806	-23.4
40	Elemes, Beibarys	1985	KAZ	−9N	−37B	=41N	−22B	F	+38N	−18B	−24N	=34B	2.0	28.0	28.0	4.25	1780	-88.4
41	Omirserik, Alima	1822	KAZ	−5B	−33N	=40B	−27N	−34B	F	−31N	F	F	0.5	23.5	23.5	1.00	1577	-50.8
42	Murzin , Marat	1804	KAZ	−30B	−38B	−19N	−31B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	1179	-21.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Sultanbek, BeibarsKAZ
+101.5
6.0 pts · #5
2Zhandos, AkarysKAZ
+75.6
4.5 pts · #23
3Elemes, NurmukhamedKAZ
+63.2
5.5 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Elemes, BeibarysKAZ
-88.4
2.0 pts · #40
2Bakytbek, DastanKAZ
-66.4
3.5 pts · #30
3Ainakul, NurislamKAZ
-66.4
3.5 pts · #31

Biggest upsets

R4+259 Elo gap
Zharokov, Kaissar2014 beat FMKhantuev, Alexander2273
R7+239 Elo gap
Zhandos, Akarys1923 beat Kazhmurat, Altair2162
R1+225 Elo gap
Ainakul, Mukhtar1886 beat FMPrimbetov, Kazbek2111