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Tikzhanov, Yerlan
IM🇰🇿FIDE 13700510· Male· Kazakhstan· Born in 1975
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Yerlan Tikzhanov, a 51-year-old Kazakhstani International Master, is rated 2188 and sitting in the top 5% of Kazakhstani players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has slipped back 127 Elo over the past 12 months. 64 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Cherepanova Memorial 2026 - A, Seniors Kazakhstan Championship U50 2026, and Cshk classic december 1. Also played 2 rapid (including Astra chess Cup - 5 stage) and 2 blitz events (including Summer Cup Blitz 2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 41 months (2002–2006), 120 months (2006–2016), 70 months (2016–2022, COVID-19 included) and 21 months (2023–2025). His peak of 2407 was reached at age 31 (Jul 2006); he also reached Kazakhstani #13 in Apr 2017.
Awarded IM in 2006 (age 31).
Current rating
2188
Standard
Rpd2196·Blz2181
All-time high
2407
−219 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 31
Jul 2006 · age 31
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
64 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#103 · Kazakhstani players · of 2,225
Career timeline
17 entries2026
3rd Kazakhstani 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2247
Mar 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 50
Mar 2025
2023
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2330 → returned at 2323
Mar 2023
5th Kazakhstani 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2357
Feb 2023
2017
Peak Kazakhstani rank: #13
at age 42 · rated 2381
Apr 2017
2016
2nd Kazakhstani 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2381
Dec 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-127
2315 → 2188
Tournaments
6
56 games
Score
31/ 5655.4%
23W17D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/8 | #36 | 1911 | -26.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/9 | #8 | 1908 | -32.3 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 5/10 | #4 | 2117 | -16.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/11 | #48 | 2155 | -16.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/8 | #29 | 1869 | -23.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/9 | #9 | 2213 | -6.4 |
Rankings
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Kazakhstan
#103
out of 4,198 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,392
in continent
World
#8,804
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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