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Makhnev, Denis
GM🇰🇿FIDE 13707647· Male· Kazakhstan· Born in 2000
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Denis Makhnev, a 26-year-old Kazakhstani Grandmaster, is rated 2551 — just 7 short of his peak of 2558 (Jan 2026, age 26) and ranked 2nd among Kazakhstani players, and 304th worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 72 rated games in the past year (≈78/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kazakhstan Open Cup 2025, KazChess Masters 2025, and FIDE World Cup 2025. Also played 9 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 9 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He reached World #273 in May 2026 and has been in Kazakhstani top 3 for 30 months and counting.
Awarded GM in 2021 (age 21), IM in 2016 (age 16), and FM in 2014 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #37 in U20, World #39 in U18, World #42 in U16, World #18 in U14 and #2 nationally in U12.
Current rating
2551
Standard
Rpd2544·Blz2551
All-time high
2558
−7 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 26
Jan 2026 · age 26
Activity
93
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
69 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · Kazakhstani players · of 2,273
National top 3 since Jan 2024
National top 3 since Jan 2024
Career timeline
23 entries2026
30 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
longest streak 30 months · since Jan 2024
Jun 2026
Peak World rank: #273
at age 26 · rated 2558
May 2026
Peak Kazakhstani rank: #1
at age 26 · rated 2558
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2558
at age 26
Jan 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2500
at age 24
Jan 2024
1,000 career games
at age 24
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+16
2535 → 2551
Tournaments
8
78 games
Score
41/ 7852.6%
31W33D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/6 | #4 | 2581 | +2.2 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 8/13 | #4 | 2492 | -9.2 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 6/11 | #4 | 2597 | +9.9 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #5 | 2656 | +16.3 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | R128 | 2657 | +6.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/8 | #96 | 2476 | -6.7 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #19 | 2467 | -8.5 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #9 | 2574 | +5.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlisher SuleymenovGM
🇰🇿KAZ·2480
+37 −9 =33
79 games·last met May 2026
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vsZhandos AgmanovIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2501
+21 −6 =31
58 games·last met May 2026
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vsKonstantin KazakovIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2285
+15 −18 =16
49 games·last met May 2026
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vsRamazan ZhalmakhanovGM
🇰🇿KAZ·2478
+13 −6 =27
46 games·last met May 2026
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vsArystanbek UrazayevIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2488
+8 −9 =25
42 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
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Kazakhstan
#2
out of 4,383 players
Asia-Pacific
#77
in continent
World
#304
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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