KazChess Masters 2026

Almaty KAZJun 30 – Jul 8, 2026Classical

KazChess Masters 2026 brought together 10 players in Almaty KAZ, including 8 grandmasters. A Sarana has the best score, 6 out of 9. Open a player to see their openings and games, or to prepare against them.

Players: 10
Games: 45
Average Elo: 2569
Top rating: 2672

Standings

#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	W / D / L
1	GMA Sarana	SRB	2668	6/9	3 / 6 / 0
1	GMAlexa Donchenko	GER	2640	6/9	4 / 4 / 1
3	GMI Kovalenko	UKR	2672	5½/9	2 / 7 / 0
4	GMS Shankland	USA	2647	5/9	3 / 4 / 2
4	GMDenis Makhnev	KAZ	2551	5/9	2 / 6 / 1
6	GMM Chigaev	ESP	2644	4½/9	1 / 7 / 1
7	IMMark Smirnov	KAZ	2436	4/9	2 / 4 / 3
8	IMAlua Nurman	KAZ	2435	3½/9	0 / 7 / 2
9	GMKazybek Nogerbek	KAZ	2513	3/9	0 / 6 / 3
10	GMAldiyar Ansat	KAZ	2485	2½/9	0 / 5 / 4

Scores count the games recorded in the imported databases. Byes, forfeits and unrecorded games are not included, so they can differ from the official final standings.

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