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Kazhgaleyev, Murtas
GM🇰🇿FIDE 13700316· Male· Kazakhstan· Born in 1973
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Murtas Kazhgaleyev, a 53-year-old Kazakhstani Grandmaster, is rated 2518 and ranked 5th among Kazakhstani players, and 471st worldwide. He has held steady between 2500 and 2525 for 16 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kazakhstan Open Cup 2025, World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50, and Arad Grand Prix 2025 - A. Also played 2 blitz events (including Arad blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2653 was reached at age 36 (Nov 2009, World #63 at the time); he spent 45 months as Kazakhstani #1.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 28).
Current rating
2541
Standard
Rpd2493·Blz2453
All-time high
2653
−112 pts below
Nov 2009 · age 36
Nov 2009 · age 36
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#5
#5 · Kazakhstani players · of 2,223
45 months in #1 nationally (2002–2015)
45 months in #1 nationally (2002–2015)
Career timeline
21 entries2026
14th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 53 · rated 2518
Mar 2026
2019
1,000 career games
at age 46
Jun 2019
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2569 → returned at 2575
Jun 2019
14th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2587
Mar 2019
2016
19th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 43 · rated 2594
Aug 2016
2015
45 months in National #1
longest streak 21 months · since Jul 2002
Jun 2015
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Best comeback
Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial - Aktobe Open 2025 (MASTERS)finished #2 (seeded #18 of 68)
Evolution
+41
2500 → 2541
Tournaments
4
47 games
Score
24/ 4751.1%
24W16D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 4.5/11 | #10 | 2502 | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 8/11 | #4 | 2521 | +2.5 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/7 | #57 | 2476 | -2.5 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2670 | +20.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPetr KostenkoGM
🇰🇿KAZ·2345
+17 −4 =7
28 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsAnuar IsmagambetovGM
🇰🇿KAZ·2520
+12 −7 =5
24 games·last met Dec 2020
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vsRinat JumabayevGM
🇰🇿KAZ·2556
+4 −7 =10
21 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsRustam KhusnutdinovGM
🇰🇿KAZ·2433
+4 −2 =12
18 games·last met Dec 2021
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vsRamazan ZhalmakhanovGM
🇰🇿KAZ·2478
+5 −1 =11
17 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
/
Kazakhstan
#5
out of 4,197 players
Asia-Pacific
#122
in continent
World
#471
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Kazakhstan
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