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Zhalmakhanov, Ramazan

Zhalmakhanov, Ramazan

GM🇰🇿

FIDEFIDE 13706357· Male· Kazakhstan· Born in 2002

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Ramazan Zhalmakhanov, a 24-year-old Kazakhstani Grandmaster, is rated 2464 and ranked 12th among Kazakhstani players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 9 months. 90 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 29 blitz events (including JSCA Rilton 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

2464

Standard

Rpd2426·Blz2474

All-time high

2510

−46 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 22

Activity

103

games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo

90 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#12

#12 · Kazakhstani players · of 2,225
20 months in National top 10 (2023–2026)

Career timeline

23 entries
2026
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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Arkadij NaiditschGM 2,629
Oskemen Open 2025 MASTERS · Jul 2025 · +2.5 Elo
Evolution
+1
2463 → 2464
Tournaments
8
88 games
Score
43.5/ 8849.4%
39W32D17L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Fast classic april 2 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20264/5#32418+0.6
Cherepanova Memorial 2026 - A
Open Swiss
Mar 20267/9#22366-2.6
Kazakhstan Championship Semifinal 2026 Open
Open Swiss
Mar 20267/9#32404-4.4

Most-Played Opponents

vsBakhtiyar AskarovIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2291
+33 −21 =7
61 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsArystan IsanzhulovIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2398
+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·2488
+24 −9 =18
51 games·last met May 2026
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vsZhandos AgmanovIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2473
+10 −6 =31
47 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings

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Kazakhstan
#12
out of 4,198 players
Asia-Pacific
#214
in continent
World
#879
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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7
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9
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Asia-Pacific
1
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2,780
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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2,738
7
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8
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2,732
9
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10
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214🇰🇿Zhalmakhanov, Ramazan2,464
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,780
5
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2,776
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7
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10
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879🇰🇿Zhalmakhanov, Ramazan2,464