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Kanayev, Ardak
🇰🇿FIDE 13701533· Male· Kazakhstan· Born in 1979
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Ardak Kanayev, a 47-year-old Kazakhstani player, is rated 1880. He has slipped back 61 Elo over the past 12 months. 50 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Fast classic-3 may 2026, Fast classic april 2 2026, and Fast classic april 1 2026. Also played 10 rapid (including Astra chess Cup - 5 stage) and 1 blitz events (including Blitz Marathon KazChess 24 stage) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2001–2003) and 112 months (2003–2012). His peak of 2169 was reached at age 22 (Apr 2001); he also reached Kazakhstani #97 in Jan 2001.
Current rating
1880
Standard
Rpd1900·Blz1918
All-time high
2169
−289 pts below
Apr 2001 · age 22
Apr 2001 · age 22
Activity
54
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#53,210
#53,210 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
500 career games
at age 46
Sep 2025
7th Kazakhstani 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1946
Jan 2025
2022
5th Kazakhstani 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 1946
Jun 2022
2016
Best 12-month gain (+113 Elo)
1960 → 2073
Mar 2016
2015
Re-crossed 2000
at age 36
Oct 2015
100 career games
at age 36
Jul 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-31
1911 → 1880
Tournaments
7
46 games
Score
21.5/ 4646.7%
15W13D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 2.5/5 | #12 | 1990 | +12.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/5 | #17 | 1961 | +7.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/4 | #30 | 1735 | -20.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/5 | #33 | 1771 | -20.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/9 | #43 | 1906 | -3.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #18 | 1991 | +18.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #24 | 1861 | -12.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAbilmansur AbdilkhairIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2349
+1 −11 =1
13 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsNi
🇰🇿KAZ·1944
+5 −3 =4
12 games·last met Jan 2018
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vsAnton Kolosovskiy
🇰🇿KAZ·1901
+5 −4 =2
11 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsZhuban BigabylovFM
🇰🇿KAZ·1955
+6 −1 =3
10 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsAssad MamyrbayFM
🇰🇿KAZ·2267
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met Jul 2017
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Rankings
/
Kazakhstan
#330
out of 4,383 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,290
in continent
World
#53,209
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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