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KT
Kertaev, Timur
🇰🇿FIDE 13709275· Male· Kazakhstan· Born in 1979
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Timur Kertaev, a 47-year-old Kazakhstani player, is rated 1810. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 35 months (2015–2018), 39 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included) and 22 months (2021–2023). Recent appearance: Pavlodar Regional Championship amongst men 2025. Also played 12 rapid (including INEU CUP 2026) and 4 blitz events (including Pavlodar International Chess Day Blitz) recently. His peak of 1917 was reached at age 36 (May 2015).
Current rating
1810
Standard
Rpd1862·Blz1833
All-time high
1917
−107 pts below
May 2015 · age 36
May 2015 · age 36
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#73,177
#73,177 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2025
10th Kazakhstani 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1831
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+77 Elo)
1746 → 1823
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 45
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 44
Oct 2023
2022
7th Kazakhstani 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 1832
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1832 → returned at 1746
Nov 2021
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-13
1823 → 1810
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
5/ 862.5%
5W0D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/8 | #6 | 1737 | -12.6 |
Rankings
/
Kazakhstan
#410
out of 4,198 players
Asia-Pacific
#8,896
in continent
World
#73,177
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Asia-Pacific
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| 8896 | 1,810 | |
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| 73177 | 1,810 | |