Maestro Cup classic june 1
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18 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 08 Jun 2026 to 14 Jun 2026 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1612, and top seed was Nuradil Kapen (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1822).
Nuradil Kapen (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1822) won with 6.0/8, ahead of Imangali Khafiz (5.5) and Roman Li (5.5). Kapen clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Imangali Khafiz (1512) beat Nuradil Kapen (1822), a +310-point gap.
Location
🇰🇿Astana, Kazakhstan
Dates
08 Jun 2026 → 14 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×18
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsNuradil Kapen led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R8 · LEADER CHANGE14 Jun
Nuradil Kapen takes the sole lead (6.0/8).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Nuradil Kapen lost to Imangali Khafiz (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Nuradil Kapen 3 wins (R6–R8)Imangali Khafiz 5 wins (R1–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nuradil Kapen | * | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2Imangali Khafiz | 1 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Roman Li | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Lyayan Batyrova | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kapen, Nuradil | 1822 | KAZ | +9B | =4N | −2N | +16B | =6N | +14B | +5N | +3B | 6.0 | 32.5 | 34.0 | 23.50 | 1762 | -14.0 |
| 2 | Khafiz, Imangali | 1512 | KAZ | +14B | +3N | +1B | +7N | +4B | −5B | =9N | −6B | 5.5 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 26.00 | 1751 | +97.6 |
| 3 | Li, Roman | 1783 | KAZ | +12N | −2B | +13N | +8B | =5N | +6B | +4N | −1N | 5.5 | 33.5 | 36.5 | 22.50 | 1696 | -25.2 |
| 4 | Seisekulov, Beksultan | 1536 | KAZ | +8N | =1B | +16N | +6B | −2N | +7N | −3B | =5B | 5.0 | 36.0 | 37.5 | 21.00 | 1715 | +72.8 |
| 5 | Askar, Arnur | 1499 | KAZ | +11N | −16B | +14N | +15B | =3B | +2N | −1B | =4N | 5.0 | 30.5 | 32.0 | 19.25 | 1655 | +55.6 |
| 6 | Khati, Tailan | 1742 | KAZ | +18B | +17N | =7B | −4N | =1B | −3N | +15B | +2N | 5.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 14.50 | 1679 | -21.2 |
| 7 | Batyrova, Lyayan | 1596 | KAZ | +13N | +12B | =6N | −2B | +15N | −4B | =8N | +9B | 5.0 | 29.5 | 32.0 | 17.00 | 1616 | +7.6 |
| 8 | Atbailar, Anuar | 1424 | KAZ | −4B | =9N | +10B | −3N | −11B | +13N | =7B | +18N | 4.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 11.50 | 1578 | +56.0 |
| 9 | Aldongarov, Erzhan | 1475 | KAZ | −1N | =8B | +11N | =12B | =14B | +16N | =2B | −7N | 4.0 | 29.5 | 31.0 | 12.50 | 1498 | +4.0 |
| 10 | Mussakan, Dinmukhammed | 1432 | KAZ | =16N | −13B | −8N | +18B | =12N | −15B | +11N | +14B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 8.25 | 1428 | -2.0 |
| 11 | Beiimbet, Tamerlan | 0 | KAZ | −5B | +18N | −9B | −14N | +8N | =12B | −10B | +13N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 8.50 | 1407 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Kenzhigali, Kamal | 1472 | KAZ | −3B | −7N | +18B | =9N | =10B | =11N | −13B | =15N | 3.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 7.00 | 1431 | -17.6 |
| 13 | Mussakan, Zhaniya | 1437 | KAZ | −7B | +10N | −3B | −17N | +18N | −8B | +12N | −11B | 3.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 7.00 | 1458 | +3.2 |
| 14 | Shoshanov, Abylai | 1424 | KAZ | −2N | F | −5B | +11B | =9N | −1N | +18B | −10N | 2.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 5.50 | 1337 | -30.4 |
| 15 | Tassygozhin, Nurlan | 1571 | KAZ | F | F | +17B | −5N | −7B | +10N | −6N | =12B | 2.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 6.50 | 1468 | -17.8 |
| 16 | Zakarya, Marat | 1581 | KAZ | =10B | +5N | −4B | −1N | F | −9B | F | F | 1.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 7.00 | 1404 | -48.4 |
| 17 | Zhakisheva, Venera | 0 | KAZ | F | −6B | −15N | +13B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1458 | +5.2 |
| 18 | Zhanat, Madiyar | 1438 | KAZ | −6N | −11B | −12N | −10N | −13B | F | −14N | −8B | 0.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 0.00 | 689 | -105.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Khafiz, ImangaliKAZ+97.65.5 pts · #2
- 2Seisekulov, BeksultanKAZ+72.85.0 pts · #5
- 3Atbailar, AnuarKAZ+56.04.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Zhanat, MadiyarKAZ-105.60.0 pts · #18
- 2Zakarya, MaratKAZ-48.41.5 pts · #16
- 3Shoshanov, AbylaiKAZ-30.42.5 pts · #15
Biggest upsets
- R3+310 Elo gap
- R2+271 Elo gap
- R4+206 Elo gap