Aktobe Open 2026 - Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial

Aktobe Open 2026 - Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial was an 81-player classical Swiss in Aktobe, Kazakhstan, 3–11 Jun 2026. Won by Hong with 7/9 (2695 performance). Sapenov (2461) was the breakout, performing at 2704 and gaining 29 rating points. Top seed Esipenko (2684) finished 6th with 6/9. Last updated 22 Oct 2026, 21:53 UTC.

Dates: 3 – 11 Jun
Place: Aktobe, Kazakhstan
Format: 9-round Swiss
Time control: 90 min + 30 sec / move

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Standings

#	Player	Rating	Pts	Perf	±
1	GMHong, AndrewUSA	2592	7	2695	+10
2	GMDubov, DaniilRUS	2649	6½	2668	+3
3	GMMakhnev, DenisKAZ	2551	6½	2640	+11
4	GMGholami Orimi, MahdiIRI	2530	6½	2586	+7
5	IMSapenov, DaniyalKAZ	2461	6½	2704	+29
6	GMEsipenko, AndreyRUS	2684	6	2622	−6
7	GMWang, HaoCHN	2684	6	2676
8	GMSarana, AlexeySRB	2668	6	2626	−4
9	GMSaric, IvanCRO	2624	6	2618	−1
10	IMAnsat, AldiyarKAZ	2485	6	2607	+15
11	GMMousavi, Seyed KhalilIRI	2474	6	2560	+10
12	IMYadegar, RadinIRI	2450	6	2545	+14
13	IMSklokin-Bagiyan, SergeyARM	2440	6	2645	+25
14	GMPredke, AlexandrSRB	2616	5½	2483	−12
15	GMSivuk, VitalySWE	2511	5½	2509
16	IMKuru, AtillaTUR	2500	5½	2556	+8
17	IMUrazayev, ArystanbekKAZ	2488	5½	2524	+5
18	GMZhalmakhanov, RamazanKAZ	2478	5½	2474
19	IMStribuk, ArtiomFID	2467	5½	2608	+17
20	GMRozum, IvanRUS	2455	5½	2520	+9
21	FMAbdsattar, AlisherKAZ	2429	5½	2421
22	FMMoosavifar, Seyed AbolfazlIRI	2414	5½	2574	+19
23	GMKoziak, VitaliUKR	2321	5½	2523	+22
24	GMMotylev, AlexanderROU	2550	5	2492	−7
25	GMMakarian, RudikFID	2548	5	2511	−5
26	GMBocharov, DmitryRUS	2540	5	2488	−6
27	GMPetkov, MomchilBUL	2523	5	2530	+1
28	IMMahdavi, RezaIRI	2494	5	2414	−9
29	GMChasin, NicoUSA	2490	5	2389	−11
30	IMTarhan, AdarTUR	2482	5	2480
31	IMIlkhomi, JaloliddinTJK	2424	5	2350	−7
32	IMAradhya, GargIND	2422	5	2577	+18
33	IMFaizrakhmanov, RamilFID	2421	5	2519	+11
34	FMAmangeldy, ErnurKAZ	2282	5	2325	+9
35	GMAmar, ElhamNOR	2584	4½	2456	−15
36	GMAzarov, SergeiFID	2557	4½	2394	−19
37	IMShuvalova, PolinaFID	2492	4½	2396	−9
38	IMTalibov, ShiroghlanAZE	2477	4½	2546	+8
39	GMMamedov, EdgarKAZ	2464	4½	2416	−5
40	IMBogdanov, ArtyomKAZ	2455	4½	2374	−9
41	IMAverin, NikolayFID	2425	4½	2336	−9
42	FMYeletsky, IvanRUS	2411	4½	2352	−6
43	FMAssylov, MirasKAZ	2409	4½	2402	+1
44	IMKorchmar, VasiliyFID	2402	4½	2284	−12
45	FMKornienko, KonstantinRUS	2388	4½	2494	+13
46	FMBardyk, ArtemRUS	2387	4½	2344	−4
47	FMHommadov, AmanmuhammetTKM	2385	4½	2423	+5
48	WGMKurmangaliyeva, LiyaKAZ	2362	4½	2297	−12
49	GMNogerbek, KazybekKAZ	2513	4	2414	−11
50	GMDronavalli, HarikaIND	2466	4	2359	−12
51	IMNazari, AradIRI	2418	4	2425	+1
52	FMKabinazar, NurmukhammedKAZ	2312	4	2296	−2
53	FMDaulet, AlikhanKAZ	2228	4	2354	+28
54	FMSadubayev, AiratKAZ	2208	4	2390	+41
55	CMGalymbek, AlikhanKAZ	2191	4	2227	+5
56	CMZharas, AldiyarKAZ	2180	4	2313	+61
57	CMAkhmet, SuleymanKAZ	2109	4	2282	+54
58	WFMZhurova, AnnaFID	2303	3½	2220	−20
59	WIMSerikbay, AsselKAZ	2274	3½	2150	−30
60	Yessengali, AdizhanKAZ	2250	3½	2261	+2
61	FMTulendinov, DinmukhammedKAZ	2249	3½	2357	+24
62	Bakyt, IbrahimKAZ	2053	3½	2277	+86
63	IMAkhmedinov, SatbekKAZ	2398	3	2293	−12
64	FMDegenbaev, AzizKGZ	2320	3	2304	−5
65	FMBizhigitov, ZhangirKAZ	2296	3	2193	−24
66	FMBayantas, AsmanKAZ	2263	3	2235	−9
67	CMDauren, DarmenKAZ	2176	3	2094	−38
68	Kamarova, ZhanbotaKAZ	2131	3	2235	+21
69	GMDemchenko, AntonSLO	2611	2½	2306	−23
70	FMXu, ZiyuanCHN	2455	2½	2308	−13
71	Kudaibergen, NurlykhanKAZ	2209	2½	2127	−24
72	CMAnetov, AmirzhanKAZ	2099	2½	2121
73	Aitmukhanov, ArsenKAZ	2021	2½	2063	+8
74	FMValiyev, ShahinAZE	2389	2	2095	−26
75	FMAkhilbay, ImangaliKAZ	2387	2	2183	−30
76	Tulegen, RamazanKAZ	2232	1½	2000	−46
77	Nurakyn, SuleimanKAZ	2021	1½	2061
78	WIMKaldarova, AyaulymKAZ	2085	1	1918	−30
79	IMJiang, HaochenCHN	2456	0
80	Utegaliyev, AzamatKAZ	2406	0
81	CMUlan, RizatKAZ	2050	0

Results

Round 57 Jun, 10:15