Esenov, K

K Esenov, a 42-year-old Kazakhstani player, is rated 2145 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 71 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include February Shatranj classik 1, February Shatranj experimental classik 1, and January Shatranj classik 2026. He had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2004–2005), 23 months (2005–2007), 80 months (2007–2014) and 143 months (2014–2026). His peak of 2225 was reached at age 23 (Apr 2007); he also reached Kazakhstani #57 in Jan 2014.

At junior level, he reached #9 nationally in U20.