Format
KT
Kertaev, Timur
🇰🇿FIDE 13709275· Male· Kazakhstan· Born in 1979
Follow Timur KertaevTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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 may 1) 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
Rpd1799·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
#73,192
#73,192 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
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 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNurzhan Turegeldi
🇰🇿KAZ·1753
+7 −3 =2
12 games·last met Oct 2025
View head-to-head →
vsTalapek Dyussembayev
🇰🇿KAZ·1653
+6 −0 =4
10 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsElnur Zeynyshev
🇰🇿KAZ·1912
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsAruzhan Nurman
🇰🇿KAZ·1649
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2026
View head-to-head →
vsAlem Sadenov
🇰🇿KAZ·1786
+4 −1 =3
8 games·last met Dec 2025
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Kazakhstan
#418
out of 4,383 players
Asia-Pacific
#8,899
in continent
World
#73,191
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Kazakhstan
| 1 | 🇰🇿Follow Rinat JumabayevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,556 |
| 2 | 🇰🇿Follow Denis MakhnevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,551 |
| 3 | 🇰🇿Follow Murtas KazhgaleyevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,541 |
| 4 | 🇰🇿Follow Bibisara AssaubayevaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,527 |
| 5 | 🇰🇿Follow Kazybek NogerbekTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,513 |
| 6 | 🇰🇿Follow Zhandos AgmanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,501 |
| 7 | 🇰🇿Follow Sauat NurgaliyevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,490 |
| 8 | 🇰🇿Follow Arystanbek UrazayevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,488 |
| 9 | 🇰🇿Follow Aldiyar AnsatTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,485 |
| 10 | 🇰🇿Follow Pavel KotsurTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,484 |
| ... | ||
| 418 | 1,810 | |
Asia-Pacific
| 1 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 1 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 4 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳Follow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇨🇳Follow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,738 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳Follow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,735 |
| 8 | 🇷🇺Follow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,733 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳Follow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,732 |
| 10 | 🇻🇳Follow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,731 |
| ... | ||
| 8899 | 1,810 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 73191 | 1,810 | |