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Kurmangaliyeva, Liya
FM🇰🇿FIDE 13725831· Female· Kazakhstan· Born in 2005
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Liya Kurmangaliyeva, a 21-year-old Kazakhstani FIDE Master, is rated 2362 and ranked 4th among Kazakhstani women, and in the top 1% worldwide. She is rising rapidly, having gained +100 Elo over the past 12 months. 103 rated games in the past year (≈91/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Reykjavik Open 2026, and Aeroflot Open 2026. Also played 5 rapid (including FIDE Women's World Rapid Championship 2025) and 17 blitz events (including Harpa Blitz 2026) recently. She reached Kazakhstani #32 in Nov 2024.
Awarded FM in 2021 (age 16). Earned IM norms at 26. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft 2023, 28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft 2025, and Reykjavik Open 2026. At junior level, she reached World #61 in U16 and #5, #2, #6 and #18 nationally in U20, U18, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2362
Standard
Rpd2189·Blz2241
All-time high
2362
at best
Jun 2026 · age 21
Jun 2026 · age 21
Activity
110
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
113 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#4
#4 · Kazakhstani women · of 399
Career timeline
23 entries2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 21
May 2026
All-time peak 2346
at age 21
May 2026
2025
5th Kazakhstani U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2339
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 20
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 20
Aug 2025
2024
Peak Kazakhstani rank: #32
at age 19 · rated 2324
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+88
2274 → 2362
Tournaments
11
100 games
Score
52.5/ 10052.5%
36W33D31L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/6 | #6 | 2377 | +8.8 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 9/13 | #1 | 2354 | +7.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #91 | 2374 | +22.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #17 | 2438 | +34.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/9 | #153 | 2192 | -30.4 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 5.5/11 | #7 | 2268 | -20.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2.5/7 | #34 | 2282 | -2.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/9 | #15 | 2518 | +54.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsXeniya BalabayevaWGM
🇰🇿KAZ·2307
+14 −24 =15
53 games·last met May 2026
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vsAlua NurmanIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2435
+10 −9 =7
26 games·last met May 2026
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vsAmina KairbekovaWGM
🇰🇿KAZ·2302
+7 −10 =9
26 games·last met May 2026
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vsZeinep SultanbekWIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2151
+7 −10 =5
22 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsZarina NurgaliyevaWIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2312
+6 −8 =5
19 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Kazakhstan
#34
out of 4,383 players
Asia-Pacific
#510
in continent
World
#2,424
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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