Samadi Open 2026 may

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50 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 08 Jun 2026 to 12 Jun 2026 in Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1607, and top seed was Zhalgas Karzhaubay (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1706).

Yerkebulan Zhunkurayev (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1688) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Muslim Ibragim (7.5) and Ilyas Askergali (7.0). Zhunkurayev won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Kaisar Nurgali (1405) beat Zhalgas Karzhaubay (1706), a +301-point gap.

Location

🇰🇿Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan

Dates

08 Jun 2026 → 12 Jun 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇰🇿Zhalgas Karzhaubay1706

Avg top 10

1,607

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×22

Top 3

🥇
Yerkebulan Zhunkurayev
🇰🇿KAZ·1688
8.0pts·1860perf+24.6
🥈
Muslim Ibragim
🇰🇿KAZ·1655
7.5pts·1760perf+38.8
🥉
Ilyas Askergali
🇰🇿KAZ·1601
7.0pts·1673perf+15.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Yerkebulan Zhunkurayev led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders

Zhunkurayev8Ibragim7.5Askergali7Bitenov6.5Bagdat6.5Nurgali6.5

R7–R9 · LEAD HELD

Yerkebulan Zhunkurayev held the sole lead from R7 through R9 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Yerkebulan Zhunkurayev beat Muslim Ibragim (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Yerkebulan Zhunkurayev 5 wins (R1–R5)Muslim Ibragim 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Yerkebulan Zhunkurayev	*	1	—	½
2Muslim Ibragim	0	*	½	1
3Ilyas Askergali	—	½	*	—
4Batyrlan Bitenov	½	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Zhunkurayev, Yerkebulan	1688	KAZ	+13N	+22B	+11N	+2B	+5N	=4B	+10N	+12N	=6B	8.0	51.0	56.0	49.50	1860	+24.6
2	Ibragim, Muslim	1655	KAZ	+33B	+23N	+32B	−1N	+16B	+9N	=3B	+15N	+4B	7.5	47.5	51.5	40.00	1760	+38.8
3	Askergali, Ilyas	1601	KAZ	+42B	+19N	=8B	−5N	+31B	+18N	=2N	+10B	+9B	7.0	48.0	51.0	37.50	1673	+15.6
4	Bitenov, Batyrlan	1639	KAZ	+24N	+16B	+26N	+15B	+7N	=1N	−12B	+5B	−2N	6.5	50.5	55.5	38.00	1644	+3.6
5	Bagdat, Madi	1546	KAZ	+37N	+21B	+28N	+3B	−1B	=15N	+8B	−4N	+12B	6.5	49.5	53.5	36.25	1612	+17.6
6	Bakytzhan, Inzhu	1538	KAZ	+45N	+35B	−15N	+13B	+27N	−10B	+21N	+11B	=1N	6.5	45.5	48.5	33.00	1533	-6.4
7	Sapabek, Askar	1545	KAZ	+29B	+44N	=9B	+8N	−4B	+32N	−15B	+25N	+18B	6.5	44.0	47.0	32.00	1590	+12.0
8	Nurgali, Kaisar	1405	KAZ	+12N	+20B	=3N	−7B	+?N	+22B	−5N	+?B	+15N	6.5	41.5	41.5	25.00	1562	0.0
9	Ivanov, Dmitriy N	0	KAZ	+?N	+10B	=7N	=27B	+11N	−2B	+22N	+13B	−3N	6.0	49.0	49.0	28.75	1566	0.0
10	Serik, Temirlan	1559	KAZ	+48B	−9N	+24B	+25N	+17B	+6N	−1B	−3N	+21B	6.0	48.0	50.0	29.00	1489	-10.4
11	Baltabai, Erlen	1528	KAZ	+47B	+25N	−1B	+14N	−9B	+33N	+23B	−6N	+16B	6.0	46.0	48.5	28.00	822	-29.2
12	Riberg, Vitalina	0	KAZ	−8B	+50N	+23B	+30N	+32B	+39N	+4N	−1B	−5N	6.0	44.5	44.5	23.50	1625	+54.4
13	FIDE 557017930	0	—	−1B	+?N	+46B	−6N	+?B	+17N	+?B	−9N	+30B	6.0	33.0	33.0	12.50	1447	0.0
14	FIDE 557017921	0	—	−15N	+?B	+?N	−11B	−20N	+?B	+38N	+32N	+23B	6.0	29.5	29.5	13.00	1425	0.0
15	Karzhaubay, Zhalgas	1706	KAZ	+14B	+43N	+6B	−4N	+39N	=5B	+7N	−2B	−8B	5.5	49.5	52.5	28.75	1579	-36.0
16	FIDE 447060506	0	—	+17B	−4N	+29B	+26N	−2N	=20B	+34N	+?B	−11N	5.5	44.5	44.5	22.00	793	0.0
17	FIDE 557018022	0	—	−16N	+48N	+44B	+21B	−10N	−13B	+37N	+31B	=19N	5.5	39.5	41.5	21.25	758	0.0
18	Babin, Aleksandr	1592	KAZ	=27N	+49B	+36N	−39B	+35N	−3B	+31N	+20B	−7N	5.5	39.5	40.5	21.00	767	-21.4
19	FIDE 557045470	0	—	+?B	−3B	−35N	+47N	−?B	+?N	+46B	+33N	=17B	5.5	25.5	25.5	11.75	799	0.0
20	FIDE 557045569	0	—	+?B	−8N	−25B	+24N	+14B	=16N	+39B	−18N	=29B	5.0	42.0	42.0	19.75	790	0.0
21	FIDE 13777505	0	—	+?B	−5N	+47B	−17N	+26B	+46N	−6B	+24N	−10N	5.0	39.5	39.5	15.00	753	0.0
22	Bolat, Abilkair	0	KAZ	+?B	−1N	+42B	=34N	+40B	−8N	−9B	+44N	=25B	5.0	39.0	39.0	14.00	888	0.0
23	FIDE 557045453	0	—	+?N	−2B	−12N	+45B	+?N	+35B	−11N	+27B	−14N	5.0	37.5	37.5	12.00	719	0.0
24	FIDE 557018081	0	—	−4B	+?N	−10N	−20B	+?N	+26B	+28N	−21B	+38N	5.0	36.5	36.5	14.00	799	0.0
25	FIDE 557002886	0	—	+?N	−11B	+20N	−10B	+?N	=34B	+40N	−7B	=22N	5.0	36.0	36.0	13.00	737	0.0
26	Sokolov, Ilya	0	KAZ	+?B	+30N	−4B	−16B	−21N	−24N	+48B	+42N	+33B	5.0	35.5	35.5	13.50	1557	0.0
27	FIDE 557002959	0	—	=18B	+?N	+40B	=9N	−6B	−?N	+?B	−23N	+32B	5.0	30.5	30.5	13.25	1520	0.0
28	Zhassulan, Aisha	0	KAZ	+50B	+?N	−5B	−31N	−33B	+48N	−24B	+45N	+39N	5.0	28.5	28.5	8.50	746	0.0
29	FIDE 557017700	0	—	−7N	+?B	−16N	+43B	=?N	+41B	−?N	+39B	=20N	5.0	27.0	27.0	12.50	734	0.0
30	Aziyeva, Aisha	1510	KAZ	+38N	−26B	+37N	−12B	=34N	−40B	+41N	+36B	−13N	4.5	36.5	40.0	17.50	617	-23.2
31	FIDE 557002983	0	—	−32N	=?B	+50N	+28B	−3N	+?B	−18B	−17N	+41B	4.5	30.5	30.5	8.50	735	0.0
32	Meiramova, Khadija	1500	KAZ	+31B	+46N	−2N	+38B	−12N	−7B	+35N	−14B	−27N	4.0	43.5	46.0	15.00	723	-43.2
33	FIDE 557017948	0	—	−2N	−34B	+?N	+?B	+28N	−11B	+?N	−19B	−26N	4.0	33.0	33.0	5.00	770	0.0
34	Sharipov, Aziz	0	KAZ	−?B	+33N	+?N	=22B	=30B	=25N	−16B	−40N	=36N	4.0	31.5	31.5	13.25	1474	0.0
35	Shaimerden, Adilkhan	0	KAZ	+49B	−6N	+19B	+?N	−18B	−23N	−32B	−?B	+42N	4.0	30.5	30.5	9.50	720	0.0
36	FIDE 557045437	0	—	+?B	=41N	−18B	−40N	−46B	+?B	+?N	−30N	=34B	4.0	23.5	23.5	3.75	732	0.0
37	FIDE 557002975	0	—	−5B	+?N	−30B	=46N	+49B	=47N	−17B	+?N	−?N	4.0	22.5	22.5	3.50	710	0.0
38	FIDE 557045526	0	—	−30B	+?N	+43B	−32N	−?B	+?N	−14B	+?N	−24B	4.0	22.5	22.5	3.00	645	0.0
39	Bitenov, Baisal	1404	KAZ	+?B	=40N	+41B	+18N	−15B	−12B	−20N	−29N	−28B	3.5	39.0	39.0	10.75	1449	0.0
40	FIDE 557018049	0	—	F	=39B	−27N	+36B	−22N	+30N	−25B	+34B	F	3.5	31.0	31.0	14.25	1494	0.0
41	FIDE 557045585	0	—	+?N	=36B	−39N	−?B	+43N	−29N	−30B	+46B	−31N	3.5	27.0	27.0	7.50	674	0.0
42	FIDE 557016860	0	—	−3N	+?B	−22N	−?B	−?N	+43B	+?N	−26B	−35B	3.0	24.0	24.0	3.00	799	0.0
43	FIDE 557045445	0	—	+?B	−15B	−38N	−29N	−41B	−42N	+?B	−?N	+47B	3.0	23.5	23.5	2.50	915	0.0
44	FIDE 557045496	0	—	+?B	−7B	−17N	−?N	−47B	+49N	+?B	−22B	−?N	3.0	20.5	20.5	1.00	734	0.0
45	FIDE 557045500	0	—	−6B	+?N	−?B	−23N	+?N	−?B	+?N	−28B	−?B	3.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	755	0.0
46	FIDE 557003068	0	—	F	−32B	−13N	=37B	+36N	−21B	−19N	−41N	+?B	2.5	32.0	32.0	6.00	616	0.0
47	FIDE 557045518	0	—	−11N	+?B	−21N	−19B	+44N	=37B	−?N	−?B	−43N	2.5	26.5	26.5	5.00	720	0.0
48	FIDE 557002967	0	—	−10N	−17B	+?N	−?B	+?N	−28B	−26N	−?B	F	2.0	21.5	21.5	0.00	758	0.0
49	FIDE 557002681	0	—	−35N	−18N	−?B	+50B	−37N	−44B	−?B	F	−?N	1.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	790	0.0
50	FIDE 557019746	0	—	−28N	−12B	−31B	−49N	−?B	−?N	F	−?B	−?N	0.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	617	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Riberg, VitalinaKAZ
+54.4
6.0 pts · #4
2Ibragim, MuslimKAZ
+38.8
7.5 pts · #3
3Zhunkurayev, YerkebulanKAZ
+24.6
8.0 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Meiramova, KhadijaKAZ
-43.2
4.0 pts · #45
2Karzhaubay, ZhalgasKAZ
-36.0
5.5 pts · #6
3Baltabai, ErlenKAZ
-29.2
6.0 pts · #29

Biggest upsets

R9+301 Elo gap
Nurgali, Kaisar1405 beat Karzhaubay, Zhalgas1706
R4+188 Elo gap
Bitenov, Baisal1404 beat Babin, Aleksandr1592