KazChess Masters 2025

Nov 21, 2025 – Nov 29, 2025·Almaty KAZ

45

Games

10

Players

2572

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Games

R1.1IMNurgaliyev, Sauat(2437)½-½GMMakhnev, Denis(2525)C78Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense→R1.2GMSarana, Alexey(2675)1-0GMKarthikeyan, Murali(2662)E15Queen's Indian Defense: Buerger Variation→R1.3GMChigaev, Maksim(2628)½-½GMMamedov, Edgar(2492)C07French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System→R1.4GMGelfand, Boris(2633)½-½GMMurzin, Volodar(2655)A40Zaire Defense→R1.5IMAnsat, Aldiyar(2476)½-½GMNogerbek, Kazybek(2538)B30Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian→R2.1GMMakhnev, Denis(2525)½-½GMNogerbek, Kazybek(2538)E10Blumenfeld Countergambit→R2.2GMMurzin, Volodar(2655)1-0IMAnsat, Aldiyar(2476)B30Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian→R2.3GMMamedov, Edgar(2492)½-½GMGelfand, Boris(2633)D45Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line→R2.4GMKarthikeyan, Murali(2662)½-½GMChigaev, Maksim(2628)E42Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Rubinstein Variation→R2.5IMNurgaliyev, Sauat(2437)0-1GMSarana, Alexey(2675)B90Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation→R3.1GMSarana, Alexey(2675)1-0GMMakhnev, Denis(2525)D37Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack→R3.2GMChigaev, Maksim(2628)½-½IMNurgaliyev, Sauat(2437)A45Canard Opening→R3.3GMGelfand, Boris(2633)½-½GMKarthikeyan, Murali(2662)A07King's Indian Attack→R3.4IMAnsat, Aldiyar(2476)1-0GMMamedov, Edgar(2492)C84Ruy Lopez: Closed→R3.5GMNogerbek, Kazybek(2538)½-½GMMurzin, Volodar(2655)C11French Defense: Steinitz Variation→R4.1GMMakhnev, Denis(2525)1-0GMMurzin, Volodar(2655)E70King's Indian Defense: Kramer Variation→R4.2GMMamedov, Edgar(2492)½-½GMNogerbek, Kazybek(2538)D35Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense→R4.3GMKarthikeyan, Murali(2662)1-0IMAnsat, Aldiyar(2476)B30Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian→R4.4IMNurgaliyev, Sauat(2437)½-½GMGelfand, Boris(2633)B33Sicilian Defense: Open→R4.5GMSarana, Alexey(2675)0-1GMChigaev, Maksim(2628)E92King's Indian Defense: Exchange Variation→R5.1GMChigaev, Maksim(2628)1-0GMMakhnev, Denis(2525)C77Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Jaffe Gambit→R5.2GMGelfand, Boris(2633)½-½GMSarana, Alexey(2675)A13English Opening: Neo-Catalan→R5.3IMAnsat, Aldiyar(2476)½-½IMNurgaliyev, Sauat(2437)B90Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation→R5.4GMNogerbek, Kazybek(2538)½-½GMKarthikeyan, Murali(2662)C44Scotch Game→R5.5GMMurzin, Volodar(2655)1-0GMMamedov, Edgar(2492)A07King's Indian Attack→R6.1GMMakhnev, Denis(2525)1-0GMMamedov, Edgar(2492)D02Queen's Pawn Game: Anti-Torre→R6.2GMKarthikeyan, Murali(2662)0-1GMMurzin, Volodar(2655)D12Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Landau Variation→R6.3IMNurgaliyev, Sauat(2437)0-1GMNogerbek, Kazybek(2538)C47Four Knights Game→R6.4GMSarana, Alexey(2675)1-0IMAnsat, Aldiyar(2476)D37Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack→R6.5GMChigaev, Maksim(2628)½-½GMGelfand, Boris(2633)B30Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian→R7.1GMGelfand, Boris(2633)½-½GMMakhnev, Denis(2525)A13English Opening: Neo-Catalan→R7.2IMAnsat, Aldiyar(2476)½-½GMChigaev, Maksim(2628)B12Caro-Kann Defense→R7.3GMNogerbek, Kazybek(2538)1-0GMSarana, Alexey(2675)B22Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation→R7.4GMMurzin, Volodar(2655)1-0IMNurgaliyev, Sauat(2437)A04Zukertort Opening→R7.5GMMamedov, Edgar(2492)0-1GMKarthikeyan, Murali(2662)E47Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation→R8.1GMMakhnev, Denis(2525)1-0GMKarthikeyan, Murali(2662)E15Queen's Indian Defense: Buerger Variation→R8.2IMNurgaliyev, Sauat(2437)½-½GMMamedov, Edgar(2492)Unknown→R8.3GMSarana, Alexey(2675)1-0GMMurzin, Volodar(2655)D31Semi-Slav Defense: Gunderam Gambit→R8.4GMChigaev, Maksim(2628)½-½GMNogerbek, Kazybek(2538)A13English Opening: Neo-Catalan→R8.5GMGelfand, Boris(2633)1-0IMAnsat, Aldiyar(2476)D02Queen's Pawn Game: Anti-Torre→R9.1IMAnsat, Aldiyar(2476)0-1GMMakhnev, Denis(2525)C79Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred→R9.2GMNogerbek, Kazybek(2538)½-½GMGelfand, Boris(2633)D45Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line→R9.3GMMurzin, Volodar(2655)½-½GMChigaev, Maksim(2628)C42Petrov's Defense→R9.4GMMamedov, Edgar(2492)0-1GMSarana, Alexey(2675)D02Queen's Pawn Game: Anti-Torre→R9.5GMKarthikeyan, Murali(2662)1-0IMNurgaliyev, Sauat(2437)E60Queen's Pawn, Mengarini Attack→

Players

🇷🇸GMSarana, Alexey(2675)🇮🇳GMKarthikeyan, Murali(2662)GMMurzin, Volodar(2655)🇮🇱GMGelfand, Boris(2633)🇪🇸GMChigaev, Maksim(2628)🇰🇿GMNogerbek, Kazybek(2538)🇰🇿GMMakhnev, Denis(2525)🇰🇿GMMamedov, Edgar(2492)🇰🇿IMAnsat, Aldiyar(2476)🇰🇿IMNurgaliyev, Sauat(2437)