KazChess Masters 2026

Almaty KAZ 2026

Date	Players	Elo Average	Games
Jun 30, 2026	10	2569	45

Name		ELO	Points
	GM Sarana, Alexey	2668	6.0
	GM Donchenko, Alexander	2640	6.0
	GM Kovalenko, Igor	2672	5.5
	GM Shankland, Sam	2647	5.0
	GM Makhnev, Denis	2551	5.0
	GM Chigaev, Maksim	2644	4.5
	IM Smirnov, Mark	2436	4.0
	IM Nurman, Alua	2435	3.5
	GM Nogerbek, Kazybek	2513	3.0
	GM Ansat, Aldiyar	2485	2.5

KazChess Masters 2026 Games

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White	Black	Result	Round	Date	Opening	View
Makhnev, D	Sarana, A	½-½	1.1	Jun 30, 2026	D80 Gruenfeld defence
Shankland, S	Ansat, A	1-0	1.2	Jun 30, 2026	E60 King's Indian defence
Nurman, A	Chigaev, M	½-½	1.3	Jun 30, 2026	B13 Caro-Kann, exchange variation
Kovalenko, I	Donchenko, A	1-0	1.4	Jun 30, 2026	D02 Queen's pawn game
Nogerbek, K	Smirnov, M	½-½	1.5	Jun 30, 2026	C43 Petrov, modern (Steinitz) attack
Sarana, A	Smirnov, M	1-0	2.1	Jul 01, 2026	E20 Nimzo-Indian defence
Donchenko, A	Nogerbek, K	1-0	2.2	Jul 01, 2026	C55 Two knights defence
Chigaev, M	Kovalenko, I	½-½	2.3	Jul 01, 2026	B30 Sicilian defence
Ansat, A	Nurman, A	½-½	2.4	Jul 01, 2026	C92 Ruy Lopez, closed, 9.h3
Makhnev, D	Shankland, S	1-0	2.5	Jul 01, 2026	D91 Gruenfeld, 5.Bg5
Shankland, S	Sarana, A	½-½	3.1	Jul 02, 2026	C99 Ruy Lopez, closed, Chigorin, 12...c5d4
Nurman, A	Makhnev, D	½-½	3.2	Jul 02, 2026	C54 Giuoco Piano
Kovalenko, I	Ansat, A	½-½	3.3	Jul 02, 2026	B30 Sicilian defence
Nogerbek, K	Chigaev, M	½-½	3.4	Jul 02, 2026	E11 Bogo-Indian defence
Smirnov, M	Donchenko, A	0-1	3.5	Jul 02, 2026	B12 Caro-Kann defence
Sarana, A	Donchenko, A	½-½	4.1	Jul 03, 2026	D38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin variation
Chigaev, M	Smirnov, M	½-½	4.2	Jul 03, 2026	C42 Petrov's defence
Ansat, A	Nogerbek, K	½-½	4.3	Jul 03, 2026	C10 French, Paulsen variation
Makhnev, D	Kovalenko, I	½-½	4.4	Jul 03, 2026	D37 Queen's Gambit Declined, 4.Nf3
Shankland, S	Nurman, A	1-0	4.5	Jul 03, 2026	D23 Queen's gambit accepted
Nurman, A	Sarana, A	½-½	5.1	Jul 04, 2026	B94 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.Bg5
Kovalenko, I	Shankland, S	½-½	5.2	Jul 04, 2026	B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Nimzovich-Rossolimo, Moscow) attack
Nogerbek, K	Makhnev, D	½-½	5.3	Jul 04, 2026	C60 Ruy Lopez (Spanish opening)
Smirnov, M	Ansat, A	1-0	5.4	Jul 04, 2026	B35 Sicilian, accelerated fianchetto, modern variation with Bc4
Donchenko, A	Chigaev, M	½-½	5.5	Jul 04, 2026	D78 Neo-Gruenfeld, 6.O-O c6
Sarana, A	Chigaev, M	½-½	6.1	Jul 05, 2026	D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav defence
Ansat, A	Donchenko, A	0-1	6.2	Jul 05, 2026	B11 Caro-Kann, two knights, 3...Bg4
Makhnev, D	Smirnov, M	1-0	6.3	Jul 05, 2026	D43 Queen's Gambit Declined semi-Slav
Shankland, S	Nogerbek, K	½-½	6.4	Jul 05, 2026	D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 4.Nc3
Nurman, A	Kovalenko, I	½-½	6.5	Jul 05, 2026	B42 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Bd3
Kovalenko, I	Sarana, A	½-½	7.1	Jul 06, 2026	B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Nimzovich-Rossolimo, Moscow) attack
Nogerbek, K	Nurman, A	½-½	7.2	Jul 06, 2026	A00 Polish (Sokolsky) opening
Smirnov, M	Shankland, S	1-0	7.3	Jul 06, 2026	B23 Sicilian, closed
Donchenko, A	Makhnev, D	½-½	7.4	Jul 06, 2026	D37 Queen's Gambit Declined, 4.Nf3
Chigaev, M	Ansat, A	½-½	7.5	Jul 06, 2026	B30 Sicilian defence
Sarana, A	Ansat, A	1-0	8.1	Jul 07, 2026	B38 Sicilian, accelerated fianchetto, Maroczy bind, 6.Be3
Makhnev, D	Chigaev, M	0-1	8.2	Jul 07, 2026	E73 King's Indian, 5.Be2
Shankland, S	Donchenko, A	½-½	8.3	Jul 07, 2026	B12 Caro-Kann defence
Nurman, A	Smirnov, M	½-½	8.4	Jul 07, 2026	B36 Sicilian, accelerated fianchetto, Maroczy bind
Kovalenko, I	Nogerbek, K	1-0	8.5	Jul 07, 2026	C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange variation doubly deferred (DERLD)
Nogerbek, K	Sarana, A	0-1	9.1	Jul 08, 2026	B53 Sicilian, Chekhover variation
Smirnov, M	Kovalenko, I	½-½	9.2	Jul 08, 2026	C84 Ruy Lopez, closed defence
Donchenko, A	Nurman, A	1-0	9.3	Jul 08, 2026	E68 King's Indian, fianchetto, classical variation, 8.e4
Chigaev, M	Shankland, S	0-1	9.4	Jul 08, 2026	A45 Queen's pawn game
Ansat, A	Makhnev, D	½-½	9.5	Jul 08, 2026	C45 Scotch game