Turkestan Championship 2026
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38 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 Jun 2026 to 25 Jun 2026 in Turkestan, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1772, and top seed was Nurislam Sultankhan (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1934).
Nurislam Sultankhan (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1934) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Aziz Sagatkul (7.0) and Polatbek Dautov (6.5). Sultankhan won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Vyacheslav Mesheryakov (1530) beat Alisher Mamitov (1797), a +267-point gap.
Location
🇰🇿Turkestan, Kazakhstan
Dates
22 Jun 2026 → 25 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×32
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.0/9. Sultankhan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (42.5).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Nurislam Sultankhan 5 wins (R5–R9)Polatbek Dautov 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aziz Sagatkul | * | — | — | — |
| 2Nurislam Sultankhan | — | * | 1 | 0 |
| 3Polatbek Dautov | — | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Abylaikhan Tastanbek | — | 1 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sultankhan, Nurislam | 1934 | KAZ | +14N | +15B | −18N | −4B | +22N | +17B | +13N | +8B | +3N | 7.0 | 42.5 | 46.5 | 35.50 | 1886 | -2.0 |
| 2 | Sagatkul, Aziz | 1647 | KAZ | −17B | +34N | +31B | =12N | +27B | +16N | =5B | +11N | +6B | 7.0 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 29.50 | 1931 | +96.8 |
| 3 | Dautov, Polatbek | 1923 | KAZ | +28B | +20N | +5B | +9N | −8B | +11N | +4B | =6N | −1B | 6.5 | 46.0 | 49.5 | 34.00 | 1895 | +2.4 |
| 4 | Tastanbek, Abylaikhan | 1797 | KAZ | +24B | +12N | =16B | +1N | =5B | =8N | −3N | +10B | +11B | 6.5 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 34.50 | 1886 | +18.0 |
| 5 | Moldabay, Alikhan | 1659 | KAZ | +32N | +22B | −3N | +7B | =4N | +18B | =2N | +19B | −8N | 6.0 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 28.75 | 1805 | +2.4 |
| 6 | Sailauev, Erbolat | 1692 | KAZ | +34B | =17N | +27B | =16N | +9B | +12N | =8B | =3B | −2N | 6.0 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 26.50 | 1762 | +28.4 |
| 7 | FIDE 557051194 | 0 | — | −11B | +23N | +20B | −5N | −19B | +24N | +15B | +12B | +13N | 6.0 | 39.0 | 43.0 | 27.50 | 1719 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Muzafar, Beibarys | 1768 | KAZ | =30N | F | +17B | +18B | +3N | =4B | =6N | −1N | +5B | 5.5 | 44.0 | 46.5 | 29.25 | 1877 | +12.4 |
| 9 | Oraz, Eldos | 1493 | KAZ | +23B | +11N | +30B | −3B | −6N | −19N | +16B | =20N | +18B | 5.5 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 23.25 | 1800 | +106.8 |
| 10 | FIDE 557046751 | 0 | — | −16N | +14B | +33B | −11N | +28B | +15N | =19B | −4N | +20B | 5.5 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 22.75 | 1681 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Kydyrbay, Margulan | 1631 | KAZ | +7N | −9B | +22N | +10B | +13N | −3B | +18N | −2B | −4N | 5.0 | 46.5 | 50.5 | 25.00 | 1631 | -50.8 |
| 12 | Abdrasul, Dias | 1574 | KAZ | +36N | −4B | +29N | =2B | +25N | −6B | =30B | −7N | +23B | 5.0 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 17.50 | 1677 | +34.8 |
| 13 | Arysbay, Sabyrzhan | 1558 | KAZ | −27B | +35N | +24B | +19N | −11B | +20N | −1B | +30N | −7B | 5.0 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 18.00 | 1812 | +78.4 |
| 14 | Takhirov, Ruzmukhammad | 1550 | KAZ | −1B | −10N | −23B | +21N | +31B | =28N | +27B | =25N | +24B | 5.0 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 18.75 | 1655 | +43.6 |
| 15 | Nurlan, Nurasyl | 1616 | KAZ | +38B | −1N | −28B | +31N | +34B | −10B | −7N | +26N | +25B | 5.0 | 35.0 | 35.5 | 13.50 | 1696 | +24.8 |
| 16 | Akitov, Darmen | 1617 | KAZ | +10B | F | =4N | =6B | =18N | −2B | −9N | +17B | +19N | 4.5 | 44.0 | 44.0 | 23.00 | 1649 | -10.4 |
| 17 | Kydyrbayev, Serik | 0 | KAZ | +2N | =6B | −8N | −30B | +24B | −1N | +21B | −16N | +28B | 4.5 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 22.00 | 1652 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Isabekov, Bolat | 1746 | KAZ | +26B | +31N | +1B | −8N | =16B | −5N | −11B | +28N | −9N | 4.5 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 19.75 | 1670 | -32.0 |
| 19 | Mamitov, Alisher | 1797 | KAZ | −22N | +32B | +25N | −13B | +7N | +9B | =10N | −5N | −16B | 4.5 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 21.25 | 1514 | -87.6 |
| 20 | Asymbek, Beibarys | 1616 | KAZ | +37N | −3B | −7N | +29B | +30N | −13B | +22N | =9B | −10N | 4.5 | 39.0 | 39.5 | 13.75 | 1632 | +2.0 |
| 21 | Kudaibergen, Nurmuhammed | 1680 | KAZ | =33N | F | F | −14B | +36N | +23B | −17N | +35B | +30B | 4.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 11.25 | 1691 | +4.8 |
| 22 | Mesheryakov, Vyacheslav | 1530 | KAZ | +19B | −5N | −11B | +26N | −1B | +27N | −20B | −24N | +34N | 4.0 | 38.5 | 40.5 | 14.00 | 1633 | +9.6 |
| 23 | Kudaibergen, Bakhyt | 1723 | KAZ | −9N | −7B | +14N | −27N | +26B | −21N | +33B | +32B | −12N | 4.0 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 14.50 | 1543 | -54.0 |
| 24 | Shonabayeva, Akmaral | 1513 | KAZ | −4N | +36B | −13N | +32B | −17N | −7B | +35N | +22B | −14N | 4.0 | 36.0 | 37.0 | 10.00 | 1504 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Umir, Abdirasyl | 1664 | KAZ | +35B | =27N | −19B | +28N | −12B | −30N | +32N | =14B | −15N | 4.0 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 12.75 | 1477 | -70.0 |
| 26 | Kydyrbay, Aslan | 1502 | KAZ | −18N | −29B | +37N | −22B | −23N | +31N | +34B | −15B | +32N | 4.0 | 29.0 | 29.5 | 8.50 | 1456 | -6.8 |
| 27 | Serikbay, Nurislam | 0 | KAZ | +13N | =25B | −6N | +23B | −2N | −22B | −14N | +29B | −31N | 3.5 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 14.50 | 1453 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Seysenbaev, Maksat | 1546 | KAZ | −3N | +37B | +15N | −25B | −10N | =14B | +29N | −18B | −17N | 3.5 | 38.5 | 39.0 | 11.50 | 1536 | -2.6 |
| 29 | FIDE 13748335 | 0 | — | −31B | +26N | −12B | −20N | =35B | +33N | −28B | −27N | +37N | 3.5 | 28.0 | 28.5 | 8.00 | 1405 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Saduakas, Zhomart | 1512 | KAZ | =8B | F | −9N | +17N | −20B | +25B | =12N | −13B | −21N | 3.0 | 39.0 | 43.0 | 13.75 | 1485 | -32.8 |
| 31 | Sultanbai, Omarkhan | 1551 | KAZ | +29N | −18B | −2N | −15B | −14N | −26B | F | +36N | +27B | 3.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 8.00 | 792 | -59.6 |
| 32 | Kerymbekova, Aruzhan | 0 | KAZ | −5B | −19N | +35B | −24N | +37B | +34N | −25B | −23N | −26B | 3.0 | 30.5 | 31.0 | 4.50 | 1460 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Bekbolat, Batyrkhan | 0 | KAZ | =21B | F | −10N | −34N | F | −29B | −23N | +37B | +36B | 2.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 3.75 | 1330 | -18.8 |
| 34 | Turan, Meriem | 1459 | KAZ | −6N | −2B | +36N | +33B | −15N | −32B | −26N | F | −22B | 2.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 3.50 | 1299 | -30.8 |
| 35 | Esentay, Zhansaya | 0 | KAZ | −25N | −13B | −32N | +36B | =29N | =37B | −24B | −21N | F | 2.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 3.00 | 831 | -34.4 |
| 36 | FIDE 557045291 | 0 | — | −12B | −24N | −34B | −35N | −21B | F | +37N | −31B | −33N | 1.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 0.50 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 557023247 | 0 | — | −20B | −28N | −26B | F | −32N | =35N | −36B | −33N | −29B | 0.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 1.00 | 1144 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 557051208 | 0 | — | −15N | F | =?B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 814 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Oraz, EldosKAZ+106.85.5 pts · #5
- 2Sagatkul, AzizKAZ+96.87.0 pts · #2
- 3Arysbay, SabyrzhanKAZ+78.45.0 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Mamitov, AlisherKAZ-87.64.5 pts · #30
- 2Umir, AbdirasylKAZ-70.04.0 pts · #25
- 3Sultanbai, OmarkhanKAZ-59.63.0 pts · #35
Biggest upsets
- R1+267 Elo gap
- R9+253 Elo gap
- R4+239 Elo gap