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Igambergenov, Alibek
IM🇰🇿FIDE 13703404· Male· Kazakhstan· Born in 1995
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Alibek Igambergenov, a 31-year-old Kazakhstani International Master, is rated 2295 and sitting in the top 2% of Kazakhstani players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2295 and 2356 over the past 2 years. 47 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Fast classic april 2 2026, Fast classic april 1 2026, and Cherepanova Memorial 2026 - A. Also played 18 rapid (including Aliance MTS rapid final 2025) and 17 blitz events (including TURAN BLITZ - 2026) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2012–2014), 18 months (2014–2016) and 40 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2430 was reached at age 25 (Jan 2020); he also reached Kazakhstani #11 in Oct 2020.
Awarded IM in 2020 (age 25) and CM in 2011 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #87 in U18, World #74 in U16, World #63 in U14 and #2 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2295
Standard
Rpd2205·Blz2314
All-time high
2430
−135 pts below
Jan 2020 · age 25
Jan 2020 · age 25
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
47 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#51 · Kazakhstani players · of 2,273
Career timeline
23 entries2025
500 career games
at age 30
Sep 2025
2020
Peak Kazakhstani rank: #11
at age 25 · rated 2420
Oct 2020
IM title awardedIM
at age 25 · 90th FIDE Congress 2019
Mar 2020
Inactive for 40 months
paused at 2420 → returned at 2430
Mar 2020
All-time peak 2430
at age 25 · −135 from today
Jan 2020
2019
Crossed 2400
at age 24
Aug 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-15
2310 → 2295
Tournaments
5
35 games
Score
23/ 3565.7%
18W10D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #6 | 2200 | -5.3 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #35 | 1888 | -12.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #15 | 2122 | -16.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/9 | #3 | 2397 | +14.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKazybek NogerbekGM
🇰🇿KAZ·2513
+7 −17 =9
33 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAzamat Alin
🇰🇿KAZ·1916
+19 −6 =8
33 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsSatbek AkhmedinovIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2398
+11 −15 =6
32 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsViktor Zhuravlev
🇰🇿KAZ·2009
+24 −2 =5
31 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsZhauynbay AldiyarFM
🇰🇿KAZ·2318
+16 −11 =4
31 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
/
Kazakhstan
#51
out of 4,383 players
Asia-Pacific
#799
in continent
World
#4,278
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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