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Nurhayev, Erlan
🇰🇿FIDE 13727842· Male· Kazakhstan· Born in 1999
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Erlan Nurhayev, a 27-year-old Kazakhstani player, is rated 1879 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +190 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IBCA World Team Chess Championship 2026, 3rd Asian Chess Championship for Players with Disabilities 2025 - Open & Juniors, and 2nd FIDE CHESS OLYMPIAD FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. Also played 4 rapid events (including IBCA World Individual Chess Championship for the Blind and Visually Impaired 2025 - Rapid) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2016–2018), 12 months (2018–2019) and 71 months (2019–2025).
At junior level, he reached #23 and #29 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1879
Standard
Rpd1781·Blz—
All-time high
1879
at best
May 2026 · age 27
May 2026 · age 27
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#53,450
#53,450 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
60th Kazakhstani 20-35 player
at age 27 · rated 1879
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+190 Elo)
1689 → 1879
May 2026
All-time peak 1879
at age 27
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 26
Jul 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 26
Jul 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 25
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+48
1831 → 1879
Tournaments
5
39 games
Score
20.5/ 3952.6%
14W13D12L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsIonel Morariu1,948·17th IBCA Chess Olympiad for the Blind and Visually Impaired Chess Players·R3·+13.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/8 | #19 | 2107 | +57.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/8 | #10 | 1863 | -9.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/4 | #112 | 1825 | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/8 | #41 | 1959 | +4.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/9 | #31 | 2024 | +142.0 |
Rankings
/
Kazakhstan
#333
out of 4,383 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,318
in continent
World
#53,449
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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