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Tanikin, Isabek
🇰🇿FIDE 13728717· Male· Kazakhstan· Born in 2008
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Isabek Tanikin, a 18-year-old Kazakhstani player, is rated 2114 — just 1 short of his peak of 2115 (Dec 2025, age 17) and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +110 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent appearances: Almaty Region Open - Qonaev CUP 2025 (CHALLENGERS) and Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial - Aktobe Open 2025 (CHALLENGERS). Also played 2 blitz events (including ALMATY BLITZ CUP 2025 1st STAGE) recently. He took a 15-month break between Jul 2023 and Nov 2024.
At junior level, he reached #13, #15, #8, #6 and #5 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2114
Standard
Rpd1995·Blz2067
All-time high
2115
−1 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 17
Dec 2025 · age 17
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#14,130 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
All-time peak 2115
at age 17 · −1 from today
Dec 2025
13th Kazakhstani U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2114
Sep 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 17
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 17
May 2025
2024
Crossed 2000
at age 16
Dec 2024
15th Kazakhstani U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1920
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+110
2004 → 2114
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
3/ 650.0%
3W0D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/6 | #69 | 2124 | +4.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsYerlan TleukhanovFM
🇰🇿KAZ·2208
+6 −7 =2
15 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsSanzhar Sainov
🇰🇿KAZ·1695
+7 −3 =1
11 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsMerey Mukhametkali
🇰🇿KAZ·1921
+7 −2 =1
10 games·last met May 2023
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vsZhangir BizhigitovFM
🇰🇿KAZ·2296
+1 −5 =3
9 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsBakhtiyar AskarovIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2273
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met Dec 2024
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Rankings
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Kazakhstan
#132
out of 4,383 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,993
in continent
World
#14,130
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Kazakhstan
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Asia-Pacific
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| 1993 | 2,114 | |
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| 14130 | 2,114 | |