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Suleymenov, Alisher
GM🇰🇿FIDE 13707833· Male· Kazakhstan· Born in 2000
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Alisher Suleymenov, a 26-year-old Kazakhstani Grandmaster, is rated 2480 and ranked 11th among Kazakhstani players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2500 and 2525 for 7 months. 125 rated games in the past year (≈99/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca 2026, Reykjavik Open 2026, and Grand-Open in "Galeria", Final. Also played 5 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 7 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2523 was reached at age 26 (Mar 2026, World #448 at the time); he spent 27 months in Kazakhstani top 5.
Awarded GM in 2023 (age 23), IM in 2019 (age 19), and FM in 2016 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #81 in U20, World #82 in U16 and #4, #3 and #8 nationally in U18, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2480
Standard
Rpd2418·Blz2356
All-time high
2523
−43 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 26
Mar 2026 · age 26
Activity
121
games / yr avg. · ≈10/mo
111 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#11
#11 · Kazakhstani players · of 2,273
27 months in National top 5 (2022–2026)
27 months in National top 5 (2022–2026)
Career timeline
28 entries2026
27 months in national top 5
longest streak 13 months · since Sep 2022
Apr 2026
Peak World rank: #448
at age 26 · rated 2523
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2523
at age 26 · −16 from today
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2500
at age 25
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2500
at age 25
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 2500
at age 25
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-17
2497 → 2480
Tournaments
13
111 games
Score
69.5/ 11162.6%
44W51D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMohammad Mehdi Abbasi AbeluieFM2,241·Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Open A·R2·-8.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/9 | #9 | 2465 | -3.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/3 | #28 | 2217 | -11.5 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 6.5/13 | #9 | 2414 | -15.3 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #36 | 2447 | -6.9 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #30 | 2397 | -8.9 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2591 | +11.3 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #1 | 2594 | +11.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #10 | 2431 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7.5/10 | #1 | 2579 | +11.2 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 1.5/4 | R128 | 2550 | +2.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDenis MakhnevGM
🇰🇿KAZ·2551
+9 −37 =33
79 games·last met May 2026
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vsNikita AfanasievGM
🇷🇺RUS·2549
+11 −42 =6
59 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsVladimir ZakhartsovGM
🇷🇺RUS·2432
+11 −22 =7
40 games·last met Apr 2021
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vsZhandos AgmanovIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2501
+7 −16 =11
34 games·last met May 2026
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vsArystanbek UrazayevIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2488
+14 −8 =8
30 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
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Kazakhstan
#11
out of 4,383 players
Asia-Pacific
#180
in continent
World
#746
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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