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Kamalidenova, Meruert
IM🇰🇿FIDE 13712802· Female· Kazakhstan· Born in 2005
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Meruert Kamalidenova, a 21-year-old Kazakhstani International Master, is rated 2389 and ranked 3rd among Kazakhstani women, and in the top 1% worldwide. She is on a steady climb with +44 Elo over the past 12 months. 95 rated games in the past year (≈66/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include KazChess Masters Nauryz 2026, VI elllobregat Open Group A, and FIDE World Women`s Team Championship 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 12 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Knockout) recently. Her peak of 2427 was reached at age 17 (Apr 2022, Kazakhstani #14 at the time).
Awarded WGM in 2023 (age 18), IM in 2024 (age 19), WIM in 2021 (age 16), WFM in 2017 (age 12), and WCM in 2015 (age 10). At junior level, she reached World #97 in U20, World #38 in U18, World #53 in U16 and #1, #3 and #4 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2389
Standard
Rpd2368·Blz2209
All-time high
2427
−38 pts below
Apr 2022 · age 17
Apr 2022 · age 17
Activity
89
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
95 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#3
#3 · Kazakhstani women · of 389
Career timeline
24 entries2024
IM title awardedIM
at age 19 · 2024 1st FIDE Council
May 2024
97th U20 player worldwide
at age 19 · rated 2381
Feb 2024
2023
WGM title awardedWGM
at age 18 · 2023 2nd FIDE Council
Aug 2023
2022
500 career games
at age 17
Nov 2022
Peak Kazakhstani rank: #14
at age 17 · rated 2427
Apr 2022
38th U18 player worldwide
at age 17 · rated 2427
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+59
2330 → 2389
Tournaments
8
92 games
Score
37.5/ 9240.8%
31W42D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 3/9 | #9 | 2430 | +3.1 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/10 | #24 | 2481 | +20.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #4 | 2526 | +22.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/9 | #39 | 2169 | -20.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/11 | #17 | 2443 | +14.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/8 | #64 | 2246 | -7.8 |
Knockout | Jul 2025 | 5.5/8 | QF | 2569 | +26.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/9 | #47 | 2393 | +6.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAmina KairbekovaWGM
🇰🇿KAZ·2374
+17 −9 =10
36 games·last met May 2026
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vsKazybek NogerbekGM
🇰🇿KAZ·2525
+4 −27 =2
33 games·last met Sep 2028
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vsAldiyar AnsatIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2488
+11 −15 =2
28 games·last met Sep 2028
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vsXeniya BalabayevaWGM
🇰🇿KAZ·2355
+9 −5 =8
22 games·last met May 2026
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vsSatbek AkhmedinovIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2331
+8 −14 =0
22 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Kazakhstan
#25
out of 4,198 players
Asia-Pacific
#400
in continent
World
#1,864
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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