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Zhalmakhanov, Ramazan
GM🇰🇿FIDE 13706357· Male· Kazakhstan· Born in 2002
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Ramazan Zhalmakhanov, a 24-year-old Kazakhstani Grandmaster, is rated 2478 and ranked 12th among Kazakhstani players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 10 months. 95 rated games in the past year (≈72/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Fast classic april 2 2026, Cherepanova Memorial 2026 - A, and Kazakhstan Championship Semifinal 2026 Open. Also played 15 rapid (including The 8th SCO International Team Chess Tournament 2026 (Group B)) and 30 blitz events (including TURAN BLITZ - 2026) recently. His peak of 2510 was reached at age 22 (Jun 2024); he also reached Kazakhstani #3 in Dec 2023 and spent 20 months in Kazakhstani top 10.
Awarded GM in 2024 (age 22), IM in 2021 (age 19), and FM in 2017 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #77 in U20, World #77 in U18, World #22 in U14, World #10 in U12, World #7 in U10 and #1 nationally in U16.
Current rating
2478
Standard
Rpd2426·Blz2472
All-time high
2510
−32 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 22
Jun 2024 · age 22
Activity
106
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
100 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#12
#12 · Kazakhstani players · of 2,273
20 months in National top 10 (2023–2026)
20 months in National top 10 (2023–2026)
Career timeline
23 entries2026
20 months in national top 10
longest streak 19 months · since Sep 2023
Feb 2026
2025
1,000 career games
at age 23
May 2025
2024
GM title awardedGM
at age 22 · 2024 2nd FIDE Council
Aug 2024
Crossed 2500
at age 22
Jun 2024
All-time peak 2510
at age 22 · −46 from today
Jun 2024
2023
Peak Kazakhstani rank: #3
at age 21 · rated 2493
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+22
2456 → 2478
Tournaments
10
88 games
Score
55/ 8862.5%
39W32D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #7 | 2538 | +6.4 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 8/13 | #3 | 2500 | +7.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #3 | 2418 | +0.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2366 | -2.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/9 | #3 | 2404 | -4.4 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsBakhtiyar AskarovIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2273
+33 −21 =7
61 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsArystan IsanzhulovIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2385
+24 −15 =15
54 games·last met May 2026
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vsAzamat Utegaliyev
🇰🇿KAZ·2406
+9 −13 =31
53 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAldiyar AnsatIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2485
+24 −9 =18
51 games·last met May 2026
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vsZhandos AgmanovIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2501
+10 −6 =31
47 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Kazakhstan
#12
out of 4,383 players
Asia-Pacific
#183
in continent
World
#757
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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