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Nurgaliyev, Sauat
IM🇰🇿FIDE 13726285· Male· Kazakhstan· Born in 2010
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Sauat Nurgaliyev, a 16-year-old Kazakhstani International Master, is rated 2490 and ranked 1st among Kazakhstani players under 16, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +60 Elo over the past 12 months. 101 rated games in the past year (≈89/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca 2026, KazChess Masters Nauryz 2026, and Aeroflot Open 2026. Also played 9 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 17 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He reached Kazakhstani #12 in May 2026.
Awarded IM in 2024 (age 14), FM in 2023 (age 13), and CM in 2017 (age 7). Earned a GM norm at Aeroflot Open 2026. At junior level, he reached World #21 in U16, World #19 in U14, World #11 in U12, World #4 in U10 and World #5 in U8.
Current rating
2490
Standard
Rpd2352·Blz2457
All-time high
2490
at best
Jun 2026 · age 16
Jun 2026 · age 16
Activity
97
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
103 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · Kazakhstani players under 16 · of 393
Career timeline
21 entries2026
21st U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2490
Jun 2026
Peak Kazakhstani rank: #12
at age 16 · rated 2464
May 2026
All-time peak 2464
at age 16
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2400
at age 15
May 2025
2024
IM title awardedIM
at age 14 · 95th 2024 FIDE Congress
Oct 2024
19th U14 player worldwide
at age 14 · rated 2406
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+86
2404 → 2490
Tournaments
9
84 games
Score
51.5/ 8461.3%
32W39D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/6 | #2 | 2570 | +8.1 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 9/13 | #1 | 2559 | +17.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #31 | 2471 | +2.8 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 3.5/9 | #8 | 2467 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #12 | 2705 | +33.9 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #67 | 2339 | -11.4 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsAldiyar AnsatIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2485
+9 −12 =4
25 games·last met May 2026
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vsErgali SuleimenIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2363
+4 −9 =9
22 games·last met May 2026
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vsSatbek AkhmedinovIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2398
+6 −10 =5
21 games·last met May 2026
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vsKazybek NogerbekGM
🇰🇿KAZ·2513
+4 −11 =5
20 games·last met May 2026
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vsErasyl Zhakan
🇰🇿KAZ·2053
+12 −7 =1
20 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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Kazakhstan
#7
out of 4,383 players
Asia-Pacific
#164
in continent
World
#669
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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