FM Eldiar Orozbaev and WFM Nurai Sovetbekova are the new chess champions of the Kyrgyz Republic.
The Open and Women’s Kyrgyzstan championships organized by the Kyrgyz Chess Union (Kyrgyzstan Chess Federation) took place from April 27 to May 9 in the conference hall of the Kyrgyz Chess Union’s office. Both tournaments were 12-player round robins with classical time control.
Eldiar Orozbaev (pictured below) turned in a commanding performance in the open event scoring 9/11 and finishing a full point ahead of IM Semetei Tologon Tegin, who took silver. Both the champion and the runner-up completed the event undefeated.
FM Ruslan Sezdbekov and IM Mikhail Markov tied for third place on 6.5/11 with the former taking bronze thanks to the direct encounter win.
Final standings Open:
1 | FM | Orozbaev, Eldiar | 2313 | 9 |
2 | IM | Tologon Tegin, Semetei | 2372 | 8 |
3 | FM | Sezdbekov, Ruslan | 2285 | 6½ |
4 | IM | Markov, Mikhail | 2347 | 6½ |
5 | IM | Abdyzhapar, Asylbek | 2293 | 6 |
6 | FM | Zhakshylykov, Erzhan | 2274 | 6 |
7 | MK | Teiitbaev, Aktilek | 2018 | 5 |
8 | NM | Degenbaev, Aziz | 2196 | 4½ |
9 | FM | Maznitsin, Andrei | 2209 | 4½ |
10 | MK | Sharshenbekov, Emir | 1924 | 4 |
11 | MK | Iunusov, Nuriddin | 1888 | 3½ |
12 | MK | Tapaev, Totuhan | 1885 | 2½ |
The women’s competition turned into a race between WFM Nurai Sovetbekova (pictured below) and WCM Assel Lesbekova. Despite losing to her main rival in Round 6, Nurai came to the final round a full point ahead of Assel. Sovetbekova played it safe and clinched the title by drawing her game against Aiiza Orozbekova. Lesbekova finished a half-point behind and claimed silver.
Three players tied for third place, with Aiana Abaeva taking bronze as the winner of both direct encounters.
Final standings Women:
1 | WFM | Sovetbekova, Nurai | 1764 | 9 |
2 | WCM | Lesbekova, Assel | 1772 | 8½ |
3 | WMK | Abaeva, Aiana | 1662 | 7½ |
4 | WFM | Zairbek Kyzy, Begimai | 1891 | 7½ |
5 | WMK | Sezdbekova, Aizhan | 1622 | 7½ |
6 | WMK | Zhanybekova, Begimay | 1671 | 7 |
7 | WMK | Zhunusbekova, Aimonchok | 1577 | 5 |
8 | WNM | Omurbekova, Diana | 1782 | 4½ |
9 | WMK | Orozbekova, Aiiza | 1539 | 3½ |
10 | Abdurahmanova, Ramina | 1239 | 2½ | |
11 | Tursunalieva, Nurelina | 1432 | 2½ | |
12 | Kasymova, Eliza | 1248 | 1 |
