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Bizhigitov, Zhangir
FM🇰🇿FIDE 13725599· Male· Kazakhstan· Born in 2004
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Zhangir Bizhigitov, a 22-year-old Kazakhstani FIDE Master, is rated 2296 — just 20 short of his peak of 2316 (Mar 2026, age 22) and ranked 50th among Kazakhstani players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2203 and 2316 over the past 2 years. 54 rated games in the past year (≈74/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 19th international chess tournament "In Memory of Georgy Agzamov" Open-A, Kazakhstan Championship Semifinal 2026 Open, and Int. Graz Open 2026 - A. Also played 3 rapid (including Kazakhstan Rapid Championship 2025 Men) and 4 blitz events (including Kazakhstan Blitz Championship 2025 Men) recently. He reached Kazakhstani #32 in Jan 2023.
Awarded FM in 2022 (age 18). Earned a IM norm at Western Asia Youth Chess Festival 2022. At junior level, he reached #4, #4, #5, #6 and #22 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2296
Standard
Rpd2193·Blz2217
All-time high
2316
−20 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 22
Mar 2026 · age 22
Activity
76
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
67 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#50
#50 · Kazakhstani players · of 2,273
Career timeline
22 entries2026
All-time peak 2316
at age 22 · −28 from today
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 21
Dec 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 19
Dec 2023
500 career games
at age 19
Jun 2023
Peak Kazakhstani rank: #32
at age 19 · rated 2309
Jan 2023
4th Kazakhstani U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2309
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+7
2289 → 2296
Tournaments
7
67 games
Score
34.5/ 6751.5%
23W23D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsBekhruz UmarovFM2,207·19th international chess tournament "In Memory of Georgy Agzamov" Open-A·R2·-12.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 4.5/13 | #11 | 2321 | +7.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/10 | #52 | 2206 | -29.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2309 | +1.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #53 | 2354 | +15.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/9 | #40 | 2360 | +18.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/8 | #167 | 2255 | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #18 | 2276 | +0.6 |
Worst Elo result: 19th international chess tournament "In Memory of Georgy Agzamov" Open-A (-29.8 Elo, finished #52).
Most-Played Opponents
vsKazybek NogerbekGM
🇰🇿KAZ·2513
+0 −12 =5
17 games·last met May 2026
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vsAituar ZhukenovFM
🇰🇿KAZ·2262
+3 −7 =4
14 games·last met May 2026
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vsChingizkhan Sarzhanov
🇰🇿KAZ·2023
+5 −7 =2
14 games·last met May 2023
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vsZhandos AgmanovIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2501
+0 −8 =4
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsMiras AssylovFM
🇰🇿KAZ·2409
+7 −4 =1
12 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
Kazakhstan
#50
out of 4,383 players
Asia-Pacific
#797
in continent
World
#4,252
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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