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Kulyshov, Sain

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FIDEFIDE 13711717· Male· Kazakhstan· Born in 1988

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Sain Kulyshov, a 38-year-old Kazakhstani player, is rated 1792. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 18 months (2013–2015), 13 months (2015–2016), 31 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2022–2023). Recent appearance: Oskemen Open 2025 OPEN. Also played 1 rapid event (including Astra chess Cup - 2 liga april) recently. His peak of 2030 was reached at age 25 (Nov 2013).

Current rating

1792

Standard

Rpd1842·Blz1803

All-time high

2030

−238 pts below
Nov 2013 · age 25

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#78,904

#78,904 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+60 Elo)
1821 → 1881
Mar 2024
19th Kazakhstani 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1808
Jan 2024
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1821 → returned at 1833
Sep 2022
2020
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1861 → returned at 1821
Jan 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 31
May 2019
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 28
Aug 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Muhammedgali Abdikayim 1,678
Oskemen Open 2025 OPEN · Jul 2025 · +6.8 Elo
Evolution
-38
1830 → 1792
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
3/ 742.9%
3W0D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMuhammedgali Abdikayim1,678·Oskemen Open 2025 OPEN·R2·+6.8
2.[W]vsMadi Mazhitov1,593·Oskemen Open 2025 OPEN·R3·+4.8
3.[W]vsTatsiana Radzko1,526·Oskemen Open 2025 OPEN·R1·+3.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAndrey Ivlev1,594·Oskemen Open 2025 OPEN·R7·-15.2
2.[L]vsAruzhan Nurman1,647·Oskemen Open 2025 OPEN·R6·-13.9
3.[L]vsNariman Sayassatov1,765·Oskemen Open 2025 OPEN·R5·-10.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Oskemen Open 2025 OPEN
Open Swiss
Jul 20253/7#721622-38.0
Worst Elo result: Oskemen Open 2025 OPEN (-38.0 Elo, finished #72).

Most-Played Opponents

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vsMurat ZhunusovIM
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+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2020
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Rankings

/
Kazakhstan
#440
out of 4,383 players
Asia-Pacific
#9,703
in continent
World
#78,903
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Kazakhstan
1
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2
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2,551
3
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2,541
4
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5
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2,513
6
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2,501
7
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2,490
8
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2,488
9
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10
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2,484
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Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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2,777
3
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2,761
4
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2,753
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,735
8
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2,733
9
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2,732
10
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2,731
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9703🇰🇿Kulyshov, Sain1,792
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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78903🇰🇿Kulyshov, Sain1,792