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Amirkul, Alimzhan
FM🇰🇿FIDE 13718428· Male· Kazakhstan· Born in 2008
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Alimzhan Amirkul, a 18-year-old Kazakhstani FIDE Master, is rated 2242 and ranked 13th among Kazakhstani players under 18, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has slipped back 115 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include D.Kayumov memorial, M.Mukhitdinov memorial, and Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial - Aktobe Open 2025 (MASTERS). Also played 4 rapid (including FIDE World Cadet & Youth Chess Championships 2026 - Rapid O18) and 7 blitz events (including FIDE World Cadet & Youth Chess Championships 2026 - Blitz O18) recently. His peak of 2399 was reached at age 16 (Sep 2024); he also reached Kazakhstani #14 in Dec 2024.
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #91 in U18, World #39 in U16 and #9, #9, #2 and #4 nationally in U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
2242
Standard
Rpd2101·Blz2236
All-time high
2399
−157 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 16
Sep 2024 · age 16
Activity
55
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#13
#13 · Kazakhstani players under 18 · of 261
Career timeline
16 entries2025
91st U18 player worldwide
at age 17 · rated 2357
Jan 2025
2024
Peak Kazakhstani rank: #14
at age 16 · rated 2398
Dec 2024
39th U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2399
Sep 2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 16
Sep 2024
Crossed 2300
at age 16
Sep 2024
All-time peak 2399
at age 16 · −157 from today
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-115
2357 → 2242
Tournaments
3
26 games
Score
10/ 2638.5%
2W16D8L
Top 3 wins
3.[D]vsRamazan ZhalmakhanovGM2,463·Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial - Aktobe Open 2025 (MASTERS)·R7·+5.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #6 | 2253 | -24.2 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #6 | 2198 | -37.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1.5/8 | #67 | 2082 | -53.6 |
Worst Elo result: Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial - Aktobe Open 2025 (MASTERS) (-53.6 Elo, finished #67).
Most-Played Opponents
vsErgali SuleimenIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2396
+11 −23 =5
39 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAldiyar AnsatIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2488
+2 −18 =3
23 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsErnur AmangeldyFM
🇰🇿KAZ·2272
+4 −10 =7
21 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsErasyl Zhakan
🇰🇿KAZ·2076
+6 −9 =6
21 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsSatbek AkhmedinovIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2331
+5 −8 =3
16 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Kazakhstan
#77
out of 4,198 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,075
in continent
World
#6,149
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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