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Balakanova, Gulnar
WFM🇰🇿FIDE 13705890· Female· Kazakhstan· Born in 1979
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Gulnar Balakanova, a 47-year-old Kazakhstani Woman FIDE Master, is rated 1746. She has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 11 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent appearances: Kazakhstan Championship Semifinal 2026 Women and Oskemen Open 2025 OPEN. Also played 5 blitz events (including Almaty Open blitz tournament 2025) recently. She had 3 career breaks: 22 months (2010–2012), 12 months (2021–2022) and 23 months (2023–2025). Her peak of 2171 was reached at age 31 (May 2010, Kazakhstani #87 at the time).
Awarded WFM in 2013 (age 34).
Current rating
1746
Standard
Rpd1794·Blz1716
All-time high
2171
−425 pts below
May 2010 · age 31
May 2010 · age 31
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#93,904
#93,904 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
17th Kazakhstani 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1756
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+88 Elo)
1683 → 1771
Jun 2024
2023
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1618 → returned at 1756
Jul 2023
2022
8th Kazakhstani 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 1801
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1801 → returned at 1743
Aug 2021
2018
100 career games
at age 39
Mar 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
1756 → 1746
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
11/ 1861.1%
9W4D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #10 | 1752 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/7 | #62 | 1899 | -14.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKristina KimWCM
🇰🇿KAZ·2038
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsKarshiganova Yerkezhan
🇰🇿KAZ·1842
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsYana Lozovskaya
🇰🇿KAZ·1935
+0 −2 =4
6 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsZeinep SultanbekWIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2151
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met May 2023
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vsAdil Tkachyov
🇰🇿KAZ·2109
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2023
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Rankings
/
Kazakhstan
#527
out of 4,383 players
Asia-Pacific
#12,015
in continent
World
#93,902
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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