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Kudaibergen, Nurlykhan
🇰🇿FIDE 13724665· Male· Kazakhstan· Born in 2006
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Nurlykhan Kudaibergen, a 20-year-old Kazakhstani player, is rated 2255 — his current career high and sitting in the top 3% of Kazakhstani players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +113 Elo over the past 12 months. 49 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 9, 4th Sussex University Weekend Congress - U2400, and Aberdeen Congress Open 2026. Also played 8 rapid (including Astra chess Cup - 6 stage) and 7 blitz events (including Edinburgh Chess Club Open Blitz) recently. He took a 34-month break between Sep 2018 and Aug 2021 (COVID-19 included). He reached Kazakhstani #66 in May 2026.
At junior level, he reached #7, #9, #54, #60 and #44 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2255
Standard
Rpd2027·Blz2153
All-time high
2255
at best
May 2026 · age 20
May 2026 · age 20
Activity
53
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#66 · Kazakhstani players · of 2,225
Career timeline
15 entries2026
Peak Kazakhstani rank: #66
at age 20 · rated 2255
May 2026
7th Kazakhstani U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2255
May 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 20
May 2026
All-time peak 2255
at age 20
May 2026
7-month rising streak
+128 Elo
May 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+113
2142 → 2255
Tournaments
11
59 games
Score
36/ 5961.0%
32W15D12L
Top 3 wins
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2954 | +9.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #4 | 2245 | +7.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2431 | +23.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #6 | — | +27.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/4 | #21 | 2897 | +16.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2790 | +11.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #5 | 2829 | +13.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/4 | #9 | — | +5.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/8 | #102 | 2144 | +2.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #5 | 2766 | +11.6 |
Hot streak: 10 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsAzamat Alin
🇰🇿KAZ·1939
+2 −8 =1
11 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsSatbek AkhmedinovIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2331
+1 −7 =2
10 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsTimur Balmagambetov
🇰🇿KAZ·2195
+2 −7 =0
9 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsBoris Cherkasov
🇰🇿KAZ·2173
+4 −2 =2
8 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsAnuar Tokbayev
🇰🇿KAZ·2026
+0 −3 =4
7 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
/
Kazakhstan
#66
out of 4,198 players
Asia-Pacific
#991
in continent
World
#5,629
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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