KazChess Masters 2026

21 Mar to 29 Mar 2026 · Shymkent, Kazakhstan · 10-player round-robin · 90 min / 40 move + 30 min + 30 sec / move Finished

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Top 100 players in this event

GM V Pranav ★: No. 1, 7½/9, performance 2795 (+17)
GM Shamsiddin Vokhidov ★: No. 2, 6/9, performance 2647 (+2)
GM Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara ★: No. 4, 5/9, performance 2563 (-10)
GM Alexey Sarana ★: No. 5, 4½/9, performance 2517 (-18)
IM Meruert Kamalidenova ★: No. 9, 3/9, performance 2425 (+3)

Standings

Standings, KazChess Masters 2026
#	Name	Fed	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB3
1	GM Pranav, V ★	IND	2641	7.5	30.75	6
2	GM Vokhidov, Shamsiddin ★	UZB	2639	6	23.25	4
3	GM Gledura, Benjamin	HUN	2653	5	21.5	2
4	GM Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo ★	MEX	2656	5	20.25	2
5	GM Sarana, Alexey ★	SRB	2683	4.5	17.75	2
6	FM Kuandykuly, Danis	KAZ	2386	4	16.25	2
7	IM Sapenov, Daniyal	KAZ	2465	4	15	1
8	IM Nurgaliyev, Sauat	KAZ	2423	3.5	16	1
9	IM Kamalidenova, Meruert ★	KAZ	2386	3	12.25	1
10	IM Suleimen, Ergali	KAZ	2408	2.5	10	0

TB1 Sonneborn Berger Tie-Break Variable (2023) (Gamepoints) · TB2 Direct Encounter (DE) · TB3 Number of wins including byes (WIN) (Matchpoints, Forfeited games count)

Final Ranking after 9 Rounds. Official ranking from chess-results.com.

Games

Games
Round	Game	Result
1.3	Danis Kuandykuly – Meruert Kamalidenova	1-0
1.4	Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara – Shamsiddin Vokhidov	½-½
1.5	V Pranav – Alexey Sarana	1-0
2.1	Ergali Suleimen – Alexey Sarana	½-½
2.2	Shamsiddin Vokhidov – V Pranav	0-1
2.3	Meruert Kamalidenova – Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara	0-1
3.3	Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara – Sauat Nurgaliyev	½-½
3.4	V Pranav – Meruert Kamalidenova	1-0
3.5	Alexey Sarana – Shamsiddin Vokhidov	½-½
4.1	Ergali Suleimen – Shamsiddin Vokhidov	0-1
4.2	Meruert Kamalidenova – Alexey Sarana	0-1
4.3	Sauat Nurgaliyev – V Pranav	½-½
4.4	Benjamin Gledura – Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara	1-0
5.2	Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara – Daniyal Sapenov	½-½
5.3	V Pranav – Benjamin Gledura	½-½
5.4	Alexey Sarana – Sauat Nurgaliyev	1-0
5.5	Shamsiddin Vokhidov – Meruert Kamalidenova	½-½
6.1	Ergali Suleimen – Meruert Kamalidenova	½-½
6.2	Sauat Nurgaliyev – Shamsiddin Vokhidov	0-1
6.3	Benjamin Gledura – Alexey Sarana	½-½
6.4	Daniyal Sapenov – V Pranav	0-1
6.5	Danis Kuandykuly – Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara	½-½
7.1	Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara – Ergali Suleimen	1-0
7.2	V Pranav – Danis Kuandykuly	1-0
7.3	Alexey Sarana – Daniyal Sapenov	½-½
7.4	Shamsiddin Vokhidov – Benjamin Gledura	1-0
7.5	Meruert Kamalidenova – Sauat Nurgaliyev	1-0
8.2	Benjamin Gledura – Meruert Kamalidenova	½-½
8.3	Daniyal Sapenov – Shamsiddin Vokhidov	0-1
8.4	Danis Kuandykuly – Alexey Sarana	1-0
8.5	Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara – V Pranav	½-½
9.1	V Pranav – Ergali Suleimen	1-0
9.2	Alexey Sarana – Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara	½-½
9.3	Shamsiddin Vokhidov – Danis Kuandykuly	½-½
9.4	Meruert Kamalidenova – Daniyal Sapenov	½-½

Games involving a top-100 player. Click a game to replay it.

Standings and games from Lichess broadcasts. ★ marks a player on the FIDE top 100 lists.