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Akhmetov, Ayan
IM🇰🇿FIDE 13703706· Male· Kazakhstan· Born in 1997
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Ayan Akhmetov, a 29-year-old Kazakhstani International Master, is rated 2380 and ranked 29th among Kazakhstani players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 11 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈56/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Fast classic-4 may 2026, Fast classic-3 may 2026, and Champions League 2025_Ivi Grand Prix Chess III. Also played 14 rapid (including Kazakhstan Rapid Championship 2025 Men) and 14 blitz events (including TURAN BLITZ - 2026) recently. He took a 17-month break between Jan 2021 and Jul 2022. His peak of 2440 was reached at age 24 (Jan 2021); he also reached Kazakhstani #7 in Oct 2020.
Awarded IM in 2014 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #90 in U20, World #41 in U18, World #28 in U16, World #53 in U14 and World #96 in U12.
Current rating
2380
Standard
Rpd2288·Blz2301
All-time high
2440
−60 pts below
Jan 2021 · age 24
Jan 2021 · age 24
Activity
55
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#29
#29 · Kazakhstani players · of 2,273
Career timeline
21 entries2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 27
Sep 2024
2021
All-time peak 2440
at age 24 · −57 from today
Jan 2021
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2440 → returned at 2435
Jan 2021
2020
Peak Kazakhstani rank: #7
at age 23 · rated 2438
Oct 2020
2017
90th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2416
Nov 2017
Crossed 2400
at age 20
Nov 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-18
2398 → 2380
Tournaments
5
32 games
Score
23/ 3271.9%
20W6D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 3/4 | #8 | 2450 | +3.7 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #3 | 2286 | -3.5 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #1 | 2380 | +0.5 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #22 | 2301 | -11.1 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 2321 | -3.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBakhtiyar AskarovIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2273
+16 −17 =10
43 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsRamazan ZhalmakhanovGM
🇰🇿KAZ·2478
+13 −14 =8
35 games·last met May 2026
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vsAzamat DaurimbetovFM
🇺🇿UZB·2295
+14 −14 =6
34 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsKazybek NogerbekGM
🇰🇿KAZ·2513
+5 −16 =10
31 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsErkin KozganbayFM
🇰🇿KAZ·2222
+10 −6 =15
31 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
/
Kazakhstan
#29
out of 4,383 players
Asia-Pacific
#432
in continent
World
#2,043
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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