KazChess Masters Almaty 2026

Almaty, Kazakhstan
30.06.2026 15:15 - 08.07.2026 11:15
Players Kovalenko, Sarana, Shankland, Chigaev, Donchenko
Time Control 90 min / 40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec / move
Format 10-player round-robin
FIDE TC Unknown
Time Zone Asia/Almaty
Official Website kazchess.kz

1
GM Nogerbek, Kazybek
2513 KAZ
1:05:49
Draw
½-½
Draw
50:50
IM Smirnov, Mark
2436 KAZ
2
IM Nurman, Alua
2435 KAZ
1:33:05
Draw
½-½
Draw
1:09:19
GM Chigaev, Maksim
2644 ESP
3
GM Shankland, Sam
2647 USA
30:58
-
*
-
0:31
IM Ansat, Aldiyar
2485 KAZ
4
GM Kovalenko, Igor
2672 UKR
45:41
Victory
1-0
Defeat
25:34
GM Donchenko, Alexander
2640 GER
5
GM Makhnev, Denis
2551 KAZ
28:27
Draw
½-½
Draw
33:20
GM Sarana, Alexey
2668 SRB

1
GM Donchenko, Alexander
2635 GER
8:54
Victory
1-0
Defeat
13:11
GM Nogerbek, Kazybek
2494 KAZ
2
GM Makhnev, Denis
2562 KAZ
18:27
Victory
1-0
Defeat
26:31
GM Shankland, Sam
2658 USA
3
IM Ansat, Aldiyar
2500 KAZ
6:30
Draw
½-½
Draw
6:39
IM Nurman, Alua
2435 KAZ
4
GM Sarana, Alexey
2664 SRB
32:12
-
*
-
22:09
IM Smirnov, Mark
2422 KAZ
5
GM Chigaev, Maksim
2648 ESP
11:07
Draw
½-½
Draw
20:10
GM Kovalenko, Igor
2672 UKR

1
GM Shankland, Sam
2658 USA
44:12
-
*
-
22:16
GM Sarana, Alexey
2664 SRB
2
GM Nogerbek, Kazybek
2494 KAZ
44:28
Draw
½-½
Draw
36:35
GM Chigaev, Maksim
2648 ESP
3
IM Smirnov, Mark
2422 KAZ
2:44
Defeat
0-1
Victory
2:38
GM Donchenko, Alexander
2635 GER
4
GM Kovalenko, Igor
2672 UKR
55:25
Draw
½-½
Draw
30:47
IM Ansat, Aldiyar
2500 KAZ
5
IM Nurman, Alua
2435 KAZ
17:25
Draw
½-½
Draw
10:36
GM Makhnev, Denis
2562 KAZ

1
GM Ansat, Aldiyar
2500 KAZ
25:34
Draw
½-½
Draw
41:55
GM Nogerbek, Kazybek
2494 KAZ
2
GM Chigaev, Maksim
2648 ESP
47:49
Draw
½-½
Draw
27:54
IM Smirnov, Mark
2422 KAZ
3
GM Shankland, Sam
2658 USA
1:21:19
Victory
1-0
Defeat
26:45
IM Nurman, Alua
2435 KAZ
4
GM Sarana, Alexey
2664 SRB
49:29
Draw
½-½
Draw
28:10
GM Donchenko, Alexander
2635 GER
5
GM Makhnev, Denis
2562 KAZ
43:20
Draw
½-½
Draw
43:20
GM Kovalenko, Igor
2672 UKR

1
IM Nurman, Alua
2435 KAZ
6:40
-
*
-
30:05
GM Sarana, Alexey
2664 SRB
2
GM Donchenko, Alexander
2635 GER
19:58
Draw
½-½
Draw
22:14
GM Chigaev, Maksim
2648 ESP
3
IM Smirnov, Mark
2422 KAZ
2:16
Victory
1-0
Defeat
0:53
GM Ansat, Aldiyar
2500 KAZ
4
GM Kovalenko, Igor
2672 UKR
16:23
Draw
½-½
Draw
47:00
GM Shankland, Sam
2658 USA
5
GM Nogerbek, Kazybek
2494 KAZ
3:49
Draw
½-½
Draw
9:25
GM Makhnev, Denis
2562 KAZ

1
GM Ansat, Aldiyar
2500 KAZ
0:57
Defeat
0-1
Victory
16:29
GM Donchenko, Alexander
2635 GER
2
GM Sarana, Alexey
2664 SRB
1:11:16
Draw
½-½
Draw
37:50
GM Chigaev, Maksim
2648 ESP
3
GM Makhnev, Denis
2562 KAZ
8:12
Victory
1-0
Defeat
0:56
IM Smirnov, Mark
2422 KAZ
4
IM Nurman, Alua
2435 KAZ
1:07
-
*
-
10:55
GM Kovalenko, Igor
2672 UKR
5
GM Shankland, Sam
2658 USA
41:02
Draw
½-½
Draw
2:27
GM Nogerbek, Kazybek
2494 KAZ

1
IM Smirnov, Mark
2422 KAZ
1:07
Victory
1-0
Defeat
23:30
GM Shankland, Sam
2658 USA
2
GM Donchenko, Alexander
2635 GER
4:07
Draw
½-½
Draw
14:13
GM Makhnev, Denis
2562 KAZ
3
GM Kovalenko, Igor
2672 UKR
26:36
-
*
-
2:02
GM Sarana, Alexey
2664 SRB
4
GM Chigaev, Maksim
2648 ESP
4:28
Draw
½-½
Draw
48:02
GM Ansat, Aldiyar
2500 KAZ
5
GM Nogerbek, Kazybek
2494 KAZ
5:21
Draw
½-½
Draw
2:29
IM Nurman, Alua
2435 KAZ

# Player Rating Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1
GM Donchenko, Alexander GER
2640 4.5 0 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ — —
2
GM Makhnev, Denis KAZ
2551 4.5 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ — —
3
GM Chigaev, Maksim ESP
2644 3.5 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ — —
4
GM Nogerbek, Kazybek KAZ
2513 3 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ — —
5
IM Smirnov, Mark KAZ
2436 3 ½ — 0 ½ 1 0 1 — —
6
GM Kovalenko, Igor UKR
2672 3 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ — — — —
7
IM Nurman, Alua KAZ
2435 2 ½ ½ ½ 0 — — ½ — —
8
GM Shankland, Sam USA
2647 2 — 0 — 1 ½ ½ 0 — —
9
IM Ansat, Aldiyar KAZ
2485 2 — ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ — —
10
GM Sarana, Alexey SRB
2668 1.5 ½ — — ½ — ½ — — —
Date Round Name Status
30.06.2026 15:15
Round 1
Finished
01.07.2026 15:15
Round 2
Finished
02.07.2026 15:15
Round 3
Finished
03.07.2026 15:15
Round 4
Finished
04.07.2026 15:15
Round 5
Finished
05.07.2026 15:15
Round 6
Finished
06.07.2026 15:15
Round 7
Finished
07.07.2026 15:15
Round 8
Pending
08.07.2026 11:15
Round 9
Pending