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Galymbek, Alikhan
CM🇰🇿FIDE 13722140· Male· Kazakhstan· Born in 2007
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Alikhan Galymbek, a 19-year-old Kazakhstani Candidate Master, is rated 2221 — just 17 short of his peak of 2238 (Apr 2026, age 19) and sitting in the top 4% of Kazakhstani players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +103 Elo over the past 12 months. 53 rated games in the past year (≈73/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Fast classic april 1 2026, Cherepanova Memorial 2026 - A, and Golden Autumn A 2025. Also played 11 rapid (including Aliance MTS rapid final 2025) and 16 blitz events (including Blitz Marathon KazChess 5 stage 2026) recently. He reached Kazakhstani #65 in Sep 2025.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #9, #11, #16, #10, #8 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2221
Standard
Rpd2151·Blz2044
All-time high
2238
−17 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 19
Apr 2026 · age 19
Activity
96
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#85 · Kazakhstani players · of 2,223
Career timeline
20 entries2026
9th Kazakhstani U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2238
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2238
at age 19 · −17 from today
Apr 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 18
Nov 2025
Peak Kazakhstani rank: #65
at age 18 · rated 2232
Sep 2025
11th Kazakhstani U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2232
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+103
2118 → 2221
Tournaments
6
62 games
Score
28/ 6245.2%
41W8D13L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsKirill KuderinovIM2,350·Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial - Aktobe Open 2025 (CHALLENGERS)·R3·+31.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAnton Kolosovskiy1,933·Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial - Aktobe Open 2025 (CHALLENGERS)·R8·-30.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/3 | #26 | 1828 | -29.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/4 | #21 | 2044 | -16.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #6 | 2222 | +6.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSatbek AkhmedinovIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2331
+9 −25 =5
39 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsErgali SuleimenIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2396
+7 −14 =4
25 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsErasyl Zhakan
🇰🇿KAZ·2076
+9 −7 =8
24 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAlisher Mazhkenov
🇰🇿KAZ·2072
+3 −17 =3
23 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsErnur AmangeldyFM
🇰🇿KAZ·2272
+5 −13 =3
21 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
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Kazakhstan
#85
out of 4,197 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,187
in continent
World
#7,090
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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