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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 2507 — just 16 short of his peak of 2523 (Mar 2026, age 26) and ranked 6th among Kazakhstani players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2500 and 2525 for 6 months. 107 rated games in the past year (≈98/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. He reached World #448 in Mar 2026 and 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
2507
Standard
Rpd2418·Blz2356
All-time high
2523
−16 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 26
Mar 2026 · age 26
Activity
121
games / yr avg. · ≈10/mo
107 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#6
#6 · Kazakhstani players · of 2,225
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
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-8
2515 → 2507
Tournaments
11
111 games
Score
61/ 11155.0%
43W51D17L
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
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #23 | 2511 | +1.7 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #29 | 2415 | -10.5 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #7 | 2552 | +7.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDenis MakhnevGM
🇰🇿KAZ·2558
+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·2473
+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
/
Kazakhstan
#6
out of 4,198 players
Asia-Pacific
#142
in continent
World
#538
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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