Serikbay, Assel

Assel Serikbay, a 24-year-old Kazakhstani Woman International Master, is rated 2240 and ranked 9th among Kazakhstani women, and in the top 3% worldwide. She has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 6 months. 85 rated games in the past year (≈66/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IV International Tournament "Women's Chess Championship" Challengers, Kazakhstan Womens Cup 2025, and Goris Open 2025 - Tournament A. Also played 3 rapid (including FIDE Women's World Rapid Championship 2025) and 3 blitz events (including FIDE Women's World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. Her peak of 2340 was reached at age 18 (Feb 2020, Kazakhstani #31 at the time).

Awarded WIM in 2019 (age 17), WFM in 2015 (age 13), and WCM in 2012 (age 10). Earned WGM norms at Asian Junior CC 2019 (GIRLS) STANDARD and World junior under 20 championship 2022 - Girls. At junior level, she reached World #64 in U10 and #2, #2, #3, #2 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.