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Gaichenya, Yelena
🇰🇿FIDE 13701061· Female· Kazakhstan· Born in 1963
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Yelena Gaichenya, a 63-year-old Kazakhstani player, is rated 1942. She has slipped back 35 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent appearances: Seniors Kazakhstan Championship W50 2026 and World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50 - Women. Also played 2 rapid (including Bolatkhan Taizhan 85 rapid tournament) and 1 blitz events (including Seniors Kazakhstan Championship W50 2026 blitz) recently. She had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2003–2004), 82 months (2004–2011) and 145 months (2011–2023). Her peak of 2136 was reached at age 38 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
1942
Standard
Rpd1829·Blz2015
All-time high
2136
−194 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 38
Jan 2001 · age 38
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#38,328
#38,328 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
2nd Kazakhstani 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2026
May 2024
2023
3rd Kazakhstani 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2026
Dec 2023
2012
8th Kazakhstani 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2089
May 2012
2011
Inactive for 145 months
paused at 2089 → returned at 2026
Sep 2011
2004
12th Kazakhstani 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2125
Oct 2004
Inactive for 82 months
paused at 2125 → returned at 2089
Oct 2004
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-35
1977 → 1942
Tournaments
3
26 games
Score
15.5/ 2659.6%
14W3D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 4/8 | #81 | 1909 | -3.2 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 6/4 | #2 | 2622 | +9.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/10 | #21 | 1805 | -41.6 |
Worst Elo result: World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50 - Women (-41.6 Elo, finished #21).
Most-Played Opponents
vsYelena AnkudinovaWGM
🇰🇿KAZ·1957
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAlfiya TurebayevaWIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2033
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsNurgul Ilanbekova
🇰🇿KAZ·1664
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsIrina BulanovaWFM
🇰🇿KAZ·2018
+1 −0 =4
5 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
/
Kazakhstan
#254
out of 4,383 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,564
in continent
World
#38,327
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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