Hope of the Irtysh Region 2026
Open SwissStandard
30 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Jun 2026 to 28 Jun 2026 in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan. Top 10 Elo average was 1705, and top seed was Mansur Ramazanov (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1842).
Alem Sadenov (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1787) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Andrey Ivlev (7.0) and Mikhail Prokoptsov (6.5). Sadenov shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Anton Votyakov (1512) beat Malika Bektemisova (1640), a +128-point gap.
Location
🇰🇿Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
Dates
25 Jun 2026 → 28 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×29
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. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.0/9. Sadenov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (45.0).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Andrey Ivlev drew with Alem Sadenov (Black).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Alem Sadenov won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Andrey Ivlev | * | ½ | ½ | ½ |
| 2Alem Sadenov | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Mikhail Prokoptsov | ½ | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Anuar Tulegenov | ½ | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sadenov, Alem | 1787 | KAZ | +28B | +6N | +24B | =3N | =4N | =2B | =5N | +7B | +9N | 7.0 | 45.0 | 45.0 | 31.75 | 1894 | +49.2 |
| 2 | Ivlev, Andrey | 1768 | KAZ | +27N | +12B | =4N | =5B | +20N | =1N | =3B | +11B | +10N | 7.0 | 43.5 | 44.5 | 31.25 | 1849 | +39.1 |
| 3 | Prokoptsov, Mikhail | 1834 | KAZ | F | +7B | =5N | =1B | +9N | +4B | =2N | +10N | +8B | 6.5 | 47.5 | 50.0 | 37.25 | 1928 | +38.8 |
| 4 | Ramazanov, Mansur | 1842 | KAZ | +26B | +17N | =2B | +8N | =1B | −3N | +6B | =5N | +15B | 6.5 | 44.5 | 45.5 | 28.75 | 1825 | -2.8 |
| 5 | Tulegenov, Anuar | 1751 | KAZ | +29B | +14N | =3B | =2N | =6B | +8N | =1B | =4B | +23N | 6.5 | 44.0 | 44.0 | 27.75 | 1828 | +40.8 |
| 6 | Bikhiyanov, Sultan | 1581 | KAZ | +16N | −1B | +29N | +15B | =5N | +7B | −4N | −9B | +11N | 5.5 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 20.25 | 1663 | +34.0 |
| 7 | Nauryzbayeva, Dilnaz | 1554 | KAZ | +19B | −3N | =8B | +21N | +11B | −6N | +20B | −1N | +13B | 5.5 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 21.00 | 1640 | +36.4 |
| 8 | Rau, Munira | 1653 | KAZ | +10N | +18B | =7N | −4B | +19N | −5B | =9N | +12B | −3N | 5.0 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 21.75 | 1624 | -12.0 |
| 9 | Sagyntayev, Ratmir | 1602 | KAZ | −24N | +11B | +23N | +25B | −3B | =20N | =8B | +6N | −1B | 5.0 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 19.00 | 1621 | +6.8 |
| 10 | Yerkasova, Zhansaya | 1461 | KAZ | −8B | −21N | +28B | +22N | +14B | +16N | +12N | −3B | −2B | 5.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 15.00 | 1629 | +74.4 |
| 11 | Votyakov, Anton | 1512 | KAZ | =13B | −9N | +26B | +12B | −7N | +15N | +24B | −2N | −6B | 4.5 | 38.0 | 39.0 | 13.75 | 1549 | +11.2 |
| 12 | Vybornova, Stefania | 1537 | KAZ | +15B | −2N | +16B | −11N | +18B | +24N | −10B | −8N | =19N | 4.5 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 14.75 | 1453 | -34.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 557003378 | 0 | — | =11N | −23B | −25N | +28B | =15N | +21B | +14N | =20B | −7N | 4.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 12.50 | 1531 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Karguzhinov, Alan | 1518 | KAZ | +25N | −5B | −15N | +27B | −10N | F | −13B | +22N | +17B | 4.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 10.00 | 1628 | +28.8 |
| 15 | Kasanov, Damir | 0 | KAZ | −12N | F | +14B | −6N | =13B | −11B | +16N | +21B | −4N | 3.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 12.75 | 1517 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Irangali, Malika | 1438 | KAZ | −6B | +26N | −12N | +23B | =25N | −10B | −15B | =24N | =18B | 3.5 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 7.75 | 1482 | +12.8 |
| 17 | Alpamyskyzy, Aziza | 1593 | KAZ | +20B | −4B | −27N | +29N | =24B | =19N | F | =23B | −14N | 3.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 7.25 | 1498 | -43.6 |
| 18 | Aigozy, Aidyn | 0 | KAZ | +21B | −8N | F | −20B | −12N | +22N | F | +28B | =16N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 7.75 | 1515 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Dopko, Artyom | 1413 | KAZ | −7N | +27B | F | =24N | −8B | =17B | −23N | +26N | =12B | 3.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 7.25 | 1516 | +42.0 |
| 20 | Shampatov, Karim | 1450 | KAZ | −17N | F | +21B | +18N | −2B | =9B | −7N | =13N | −22B | 3.0 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 11.25 | 1399 | -16.4 |
| 21 | Askar, Anel | 1544 | KAZ | −18N | +10B | −20N | −7B | F | −13N | +26B | −15N | +28B | 3.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 6.00 | 1565 | +6.0 |
| 22 | Shakaya, Nalina | 1490 | KAZ | F | F | F | −10B | +26N | −18B | +28N | −14B | +20N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4.00 | 1558 | +19.2 |
| 23 | Madiuly, Alikhan | 1507 | KAZ | F | +13N | −9B | −16N | F | F | +19B | =17N | −5B | 2.5 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 9.75 | 1410 | -27.2 |
| 24 | Bektemisova, Malika | 1640 | KAZ | +9B | F | −1N | =19B | =17N | −12B | −11N | =16B | F | 2.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 10.25 | 1453 | -71.2 |
| 25 | Bolatbek, Yerdaulet | 0 | KAZ | −14B | +28N | +13B | −9N | =16B | F | F | F | F | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 6.25 | 1426 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Dulatov, Amir | 1508 | KAZ | −4N | −16B | −11N | F | −22B | +28N | −21N | −19B | F | 1.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 0.00 | 1224 | -93.6 |
| 27 | Abysheva, Takhmina | 1483 | KAZ | −2B | −19N | +17B | −14N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 3.50 | 1380 | -22.4 |
| 28 | Mashrapov, Assylzhan | 1494 | KAZ | −1N | −25B | −10N | −13N | F | −26B | −22B | −18N | −21N | 0.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 0.00 | 758 | -84.8 |
| 29 | Zhabaikanov, Alibek | 1471 | KAZ | −5N | F | −6B | −17B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.00 | 842 | -33.6 |
| 30 | Orazaly, Nurassyl | 0 | KAZ | −?B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 717 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Yerkasova, ZhansayaKAZ+74.45.0 pts · #6
- 2Sadenov, AlemKAZ+49.27.0 pts · #2
- 3Dopko, ArtyomKAZ+42.03.5 pts · #14
Top rating losers
- 1Dulatov, AmirKAZ-93.61.0 pts · #27
- 2Mashrapov, AssylzhanKAZ-84.80.0 pts · #29
- 3Bektemisova, MalikaKAZ-71.22.5 pts · #22
Biggest upsets
- R7+128 Elo gap
- R3+110 Elo gap
- R6+103 Elo gap