Maestro Cup classic june 3
19 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 20 Jun 2026 to 28 Jun 2026 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1636, and top seed was Vladislav Kuznetsov (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1755).
Vladislav Kuznetsov (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1755) won with 6.0/8, ahead of Alinur Kairat (6.0) and Muhammedgali Abdikayim (5.5). Kuznetsov shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Armat Matayev (1512) beat Muhammedgali Abdikayim (1727), a +215-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 6.0/8, decided on Buchholz.
Vladislav Kuznetsov held the sole lead from R3 through R8 without losing it.
2 players finish on 6.0/8. Kuznetsov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (33.5).
Vladislav Kuznetsov beat Alinur Kairat (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuznetsov, Vladislav | 1755 | KAZ | +17N | +8B | +2N | =6B | =3N | +9B | =4N | =10B | 6.0 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 25.00 | 1777 | +10.0 |
| 2 | Kairat, Alinur | 1692 | KAZ | +15B | +18N | −1B | +12B | =6N | +14N | =3B | +4B | 6.0 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 19.00 | 1737 | +20.4 |
| 3 | Abdikayim, Muhammedgali | 1727 | KAZ | −4N | +7B | +15N | +10B | =1B | +6N | =2N | =5B | 5.5 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 23.50 | 1703 | -2.9 |
| 4 | Matayev, Armat | 1512 | KAZ | +3B | −6N | =14B | +16N | +9B | +11N | =1B | −2N | 5.0 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 18.75 | 1703 | +78.8 |
| 5 | Khati, Tailan | 1742 | KAZ | +9B | +16N | F | F | +14B | +7N | =10B | =3N | 5.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 16.75 | 1839 | +19.5 |
| 6 | Toktaganov, Tleukhan | 1541 | KAZ | =7N | +4B | +10N | =1N | =2B | −3B | =8N | =11N | 4.5 | 35.5 | 39.5 | 21.50 | 1658 | +43.6 |
| 7 | Abubakirov, David | 0 | KAZ | =6B | −3N | +17B | −14N | +13B | −5B | +9N | +16N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 11.25 | 1610 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Klyshev, Askhat | 1617 | KAZ | +12B | −1N | +18B | −9N | −11B | +16N | =6B | +15N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 9.75 | 1513 | -37.2 |
| 9 | Khafiz, Imangali | 1512 | KAZ | −5N | +11B | +19N | +8B | −4N | −1N | −7B | +12B | 4.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 12.00 | 1575 | +18.4 |
| 10 | Apenova, Yasmin | 1536 | KAZ | +19B | +14N | −6B | −3N | F | +12B | =5N | =1N | 4.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 11.50 | 1643 | +32.8 |
| 11 | Maidan, Alisher | 1414 | KAZ | −14B | −9N | +13B | +17N | +8N | −4B | =12N | =6B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 12.50 | 1494 | +27.2 |
| 12 | Seitzhan, Alkhan | 1412 | KAZ | −8N | +17B | +16B | −2N | +15B | −10N | =11B | −9N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 6.00 | 1490 | +22.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 447091983 | 0 | — | −16B | −15N | −11N | +19B | −7N | F | +14B | +17N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.50 | 1445 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Myrzabay, Aibar | 1682 | KAZ | +11N | −10B | =4N | +7B | −5N | −2B | −13N | F | 2.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 11.00 | 1430 | -65.6 |
| 15 | Atbailar, Anuar | 1424 | KAZ | −2N | +13B | −3B | −18N | −12N | +17B | F | −8B | 2.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 4.00 | 1356 | -17.2 |
| 16 | Kusman, Ibrahim | 1535 | KAZ | +13N | −5B | −12N | −4B | F | −8B | −17N | −7B | 1.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 3.00 | 763 | -93.6 |
| 17 | Amanov, Amir | 1531 | KAZ | −1B | −12N | −7N | −11B | F | −15N | +16B | −13B | 1.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 1.00 | 1268 | -47.0 |
| 18 | Zhalgasbai, Alimzhan | 0 | KAZ | F | −2B | −8N | +15B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.00 | 1453 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 557051372 | 0 | — | −10N | F | −9B | −13N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 725 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Matayev, ArmatKAZ+78.85.0 pts · #2
- 2Toktaganov, TleukhanKAZ+43.64.5 pts · #5
- 3Apenova, YasminKAZ+32.84.0 pts · #11
- 1Kusman, IbrahimKAZ-93.61.0 pts · #19
- 2Myrzabay, AibarKAZ-65.62.5 pts · #14
- 3Amanov, AmirKAZ-47.01.0 pts · #15
- R1+215 Elo gap
- R5+203 Elo gap
- R2+146 Elo gap