Maestro Cup classic june 4
18 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 Jun 2026 to 26 Jun 2026 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1836, and top seed was Ibragim Galymzhanuly (🇰🇿 KAZ, 2072).
Ruslan Abdrashev (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1816) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Sanzhar Bakytzhanuly (6.5) and Nariman Sayassatov (5.5). Abdrashev won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Abdurrohman Tursunbai (1542) beat Azamat Alin (1916), a +374-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsRuslan Abdrashev led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Ruslan Abdrashev never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Ruslan Abdrashev beat Sanzhar Bakytzhanuly (Black).
Ruslan Abdrashev 3+3 wins (R2–R4, R7–R9)Sanzhar Bakytzhanuly 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ruslan Abdrashev | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Sanzhar Bakytzhanuly | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Arlan Bolat | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Nariman Sayassatov | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdrashev, Ruslan | 1816 | KAZ | =8B | +5N | +15B | +10N | =6N | =4B | +13B | +2N | +3B | 7.5 | 37.5 | 39.0 | 31.75 | 2017 | +86.4 |
| 2 | Bakytzhanuly, Sanzhar | 1788 | KAZ | +9N | +13B | =4N | −6B | +5B | +8N | +3B | −1B | +11N | 6.5 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 26.25 | 1932 | +69.6 |
| 3 | Sayassatov, Nariman | 1856 | KAZ | =5B | +10N | −8B | +13N | +15N | +6B | −2N | +9B | −1N | 5.5 | 37.5 | 39.0 | 18.50 | 1807 | -20.0 |
| 4 | Bolat, Arlan | 1785 | KAZ | +17N | +16B | =2B | −7N | +11B | =1N | −5B | =8N | +6N | 5.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 17.50 | 1911 | +52.5 |
| 5 | Kusainov, Arsen | 1757 | KAZ | =3N | −1B | +16N | +12B | −2N | +11B | +4N | −6B | =8B | 5.0 | 40.0 | 40.5 | 16.75 | 1827 | +16.8 |
| 6 | Kapen, Nuradil | 1822 | KAZ | =15N | F | +12B | +2N | =1B | −3N | +7B | +5N | −4B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 23.50 | 1886 | +26.0 |
| 7 | Alin, Azamat | 1916 | KAZ | −13N | +9B | +14N | +4B | =8N | +15B | −6N | −10N | F | 4.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 14.50 | 1737 | -33.4 |
| 8 | Nurlybek Dias | 1769 | KAZ | =1N | +17B | +3N | F | =7B | −2B | −9N | =4B | =5N | 4.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 16.75 | 1832 | +23.0 |
| 9 | Yerseit, Amir | 1666 | KAZ | −2B | −7N | −11B | F | +12N | +14B | +8B | −3N | =10B | 3.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 10.75 | 1696 | +7.6 |
| 10 | Tursunbai, Abdurrohman | 1542 | KAZ | +11N | −3B | +18N | −1B | −13B | F | −12N | +7B | =9N | 3.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 9.25 | 1722 | +59.8 |
| 11 | Aitzhan, Karim | 1768 | KAZ | −10B | −15B | +9N | +14B | −4N | −5N | F | +12B | −2B | 3.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 8.50 | 1605 | -72.4 |
| 12 | Skurygina, Sofiya | 1682 | KAZ | =16N | +14B | −6N | −5N | −9B | =13N | +10B | −11N | F | 3.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 7.00 | 1609 | -34.0 |
| 13 | Yerseit, Alim | 1642 | KAZ | +7B | −2N | F | −3B | +10N | =12B | −1N | F | −14B | 2.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 9.50 | 1639 | -7.7 |
| 14 | Burokhanov, Raimbek | 1587 | KAZ | +18B | −12N | −7B | −11N | F | −9N | F | F | +13N | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 2.50 | 1617 | +7.2 |
| 15 | Kairken, Nurdaulet | 1722 | KAZ | =6B | +11N | −1N | F | −3B | −7N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 5.50 | 1687 | -9.6 |
| 16 | Akylbek, Zhaksylyk | 1766 | KAZ | =12B | −4N | −5B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 1.50 | 1468 | -22.0 |
| 17 | Galymzhanuly, Ibragim | 2072 | KAZ | −4B | −8N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 977 | -34.0 |
| 18 | Bulekpayev, Mirzat | 1762 | KAZ | −14N | F | −10B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 766 | -30.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Abdrashev, RuslanKAZ+86.47.5 pts · #1
- 2Bakytzhanuly, SanzharKAZ+69.66.5 pts · #2
- 3Tursunbai, AbdurrohmanKAZ+59.83.5 pts · #10
- 1Aitzhan, KarimKAZ-72.43.0 pts · #12
- 2Skurygina, SofiyaKAZ-34.03.0 pts · #11
- 3Galymzhanuly, IbragimKAZ-34.00.0 pts · #17
- R8+374 Elo gap
- R2+303 Elo gap
- R1+287 Elo gap