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Kenzhalin, Nursultan
🇰🇿FIDE 13705342· Male· Kazakhstan· Born in 1990
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Nursultan Kenzhalin, a 36-year-old Kazakhstani player, is rated 2099 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +39 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearances: Kazakhstan Championship Semifinal 2026 Open and Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial - Aktobe Open 2025 (CHALLENGERS). Also played 4 rapid (including Kazakhstan Rapid Championship 2025 Men) and 6 blitz events (including Kazakhstan Blitz Championship 2025 Men) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 23 months (2007–2009), 25 months (2013–2015), 38 months (2016–2019) and 30 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2237 was reached at age 19 (Apr 2009); he also reached Kazakhstani #52 in Sep 2009.
At junior level, he reached #8 and #7 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2099
Standard
Rpd2135·Blz2104
All-time high
2237
−138 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 19
Apr 2009 · age 19
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,508 · players worldwide · of 216,807
Career timeline
18 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 36
Apr 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+58 Elo)
2033 → 2091
Dec 2025
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 29
Nov 2019
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 2209 → returned at 2148
Nov 2019
100 career games
at age 29
Jun 2019
2016
Re-crossed 2200
at age 26
Mar 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+24
2075 → 2099
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
10.5/ 1858.3%
8W5D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/9 | #35 | 2125 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/9 | #28 | 2121 | +15.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBeibarys Bekbol
🇰🇿KAZ·2005
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAlibek Urazayev
🇰🇿KAZ·1771
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAlan PetukhovFM
🇰🇿KAZ·2308
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKonstantin KazakovIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2285
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsKair Beristenov
🇰🇿KAZ·2166
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
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Kazakhstan
#139
out of 4,197 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,150
in continent
World
#15,508
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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