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Kassimov, Baurzhan
IM🇰🇿FIDE 13704800· Male· Kazakhstan· Born in 1990
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Baurzhan Kassimov, a 36-year-old Kazakhstani International Master, is rated 2231 and sitting in the top 4% of Kazakhstani players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 21 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Fast classic-4 may 2026, Cup Karaganda region 4th stage 2025, and Astana chess championship A 2025. Also played 9 rapid (including Aliance MTS rapid final 2025) and 2 blitz events (including TURAN BLITZ - 2026) recently. His peak of 2440 was reached at age 25 (Aug 2015, Kazakhstani #8 at the time); he spent 14 months in Kazakhstani top 10.
Awarded IM in 2015 (age 25). At junior level, he reached #7, #8 and #6 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2231
Standard
Rpd2162·Blz2114
All-time high
2440
−209 pts below
Aug 2015 · age 25
Aug 2015 · age 25
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#84 · Kazakhstani players · of 2,273
14 months in National top 10 (2015–2016)
14 months in National top 10 (2015–2016)
Career timeline
18 entries2023
500 career games
at age 33
Aug 2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 33
Jun 2023
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2363 → returned at 2352
Mar 2020
2016
14 months in national top 10
longest streak 14 months · since Jan 2015
Feb 2016
2015
IM title awardedIM
at age 25 · 86th FIDE Congress 2015
Sep 2015
Peak Kazakhstani rank: #8
at age 25 · rated 2440
Aug 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+5
2226 → 2231
Tournaments
4
27 games
Score
20.5/ 2775.9%
17W7D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 2279 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2425 | +9.5 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 8/10 | #2 | 2157 | +0.9 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/7 | #29 | 2117 | -6.1 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsKonstantin KazakovIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2285
+5 −11 =2
18 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsIgor KlimenkoFM
🇰🇿KAZ·2252
+11 −3 =4
18 games·last met Jun 2019
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vsAyan AkhmetovIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2380
+1 −5 =10
16 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsDenis MakhnevGM
🇰🇿KAZ·2551
+6 −5 =5
16 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsSatbek AkhmedinovIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2398
+6 −5 =2
13 games·last met Jun 2026
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Rankings
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Kazakhstan
#84
out of 4,383 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,132
in continent
World
#6,631
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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