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Nurgaliyev, Sauat

Nurgaliyev, Sauat

IM🇰🇿

FIDEFIDE 13726285· Male· Kazakhstan· Born in 2010

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Sauat Nurgaliyev, a 16-year-old Kazakhstani International Master, is rated 2464 — his current career high and ranked 2nd among Kazakhstani players under 16, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +57 Elo over the past 12 months. 92 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 18 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

2464

Standard

Rpd2352·Blz2457

All-time high

2464

at best
May 2026 · age 16

Activity

94

games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo

92 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#2

#2 · Kazakhstani players under 16 · of 397

Career timeline

21 entries
2026
Peak Kazakhstani rank: #12
at age 16 · rated 2464
May 2026
21st U16 player worldwide
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

Activity & highlights

Best result
Aeroflot Open 2026
perf 2705 (+244) · 6.5/9 · #12
Top opponent
KazChess Masters Nauryz 2026 · Mar 2026 · +2.5 Elo
Evolution
+60
24042464
Tournaments
9
103 games
Score
49.5/ 10348.1%
42W43D18L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMaxim MatlakovGM2,609·Aeroflot Open 2026·R7·+7.0
2.[W]vsAleksandr ShimanovGM2,578·Aeroflot Open 2026·R3·+6.6
3.[W]vsSavva VetokhinGM2,572·Aeroflot Open 2026·R9·+6.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Apr 20266/9#312471+2.8
Round-Robin
Mar 20263.5/9#82467+4.0
Open Swiss
Feb 20266.5/9#122705+33.9
Open Swiss
Nov 20255/9#672339-11.4
Round-Robin
Nov 20252.5/9#92421-2.5
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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Kazakhstan
#12
out of 4,198 players
Asia-Pacific
#214
in continent
World
#879
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
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4
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5
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6
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7
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7
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9
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10
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...
12🇰🇿Nurgaliyev, Sauat2,464
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,780
2
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2,776
3
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2,753
4
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2,751
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,733
8
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2,732
9
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2,731
10
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2,729
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214🇰🇿Nurgaliyev, Sauat2,464
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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879🇰🇿Nurgaliyev, Sauat2,464