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Nurgaliyeva, Zarina

Nurgaliyeva, Zarina

WIM🇰🇿

FIDEFIDE 13730096· Female· Kazakhstan· Born in 2009

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Zarina Nurgaliyeva, a 17-year-old Kazakhstani Woman International Master, is rated 2279 and ranked 8th among women worldwide under 18, and in the top 2% worldwide. She is on a steady climb with +44 Elo over the past 12 months. 103 rated games in the past year (≈84/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca 2026, X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, and Aeroflot Open 2026. Also played 7 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 11 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Knockout) recently. Her peak of 2344 was reached at age 16 (Aug 2025, Kazakhstani #31 at the time).

Awarded WIM in 2025 (age 16), WFM in 2022 (age 13), and WCM in 2020 (age 11). Earned a WGM norm at grenke Chess Open 2025 A-Open. At junior level, she reached World #92 in U16, World #76 in U12 and #6, #3 and #3 nationally in U18, U14 and U10.

Current rating

2279

Standard

Rpd2204·Blz2269

All-time high

2344

−65 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 16

Activity

107

games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo

103 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#8

#8 · women worldwide under 18 · of 2,508

Career timeline

25 entries
2026
6th Kazakhstani U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2324
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 17
Apr 2026
2025
WIM title awardedWIM
at age 16 · 2025 2nd FIDE Council
Aug 2025
All-time peak 2344
at age 16 · −65 from today
Aug 2025
Peak Kazakhstani rank: #31
at age 16 · rated 2336
Jul 2025
92nd U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2336
Jul 2025

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
Aeroflot Open 2026
perf 2393 (+69) · 4/9 · #107
Top opponent
vs Arystanbek UrazayevIM 2,490
Oskemen Open 2025 MASTERS · Jul 2025 · +4.0 Elo
Evolution
+27
2252 → 2279
Tournaments
9
98 games
Score
40.5/ 9841.3%
34W37D27L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDomen TisajIM2,436·Int. Graz Open 2026 - A·R4·+13.8
2.[W]vsVahe A. SukiasyanIM2,448·Aeroflot Open 2026·R7·+13.4
3.[W]vsSriram Adarsh UppalaIM2,451·Oskemen Open 2025 MASTERS·R6·+13.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
V Open Chess Menorca 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20264.5/9#1532265-13.0
X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A
Open Swiss
Apr 20265/9#1432174-32.4
Aeroflot Open 2026
Open Swiss
Feb 20264/9#1072393+24.8
Int. Graz Open 2026 - A
Open Swiss
Feb 20265.5/9#502330+13.0
Kazakhstan Womens Cup 2025
Round-Robin
Dec 20255/11#82239-19.4
FIDE World Women`s Team Championship 2025
Team
Nov 20252/5#372278-4.6
World Youth Chess Championship 2025 - G16
Open Swiss
Oct 20257.5/11#102177-34.2
Worst Elo result: World Youth Chess Championship 2025 - G16 (-34.2 Elo, finished #10).

Most-Played Opponents

vsElnaz KaliakhmetWIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2314
+20 −8 =7
35 games·last met May 2026
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vsAbzal Amirali
🇰🇿KAZ·2127
+20 −10 =5
35 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsIbragim Galymzhanuly
🇰🇿KAZ·2072
+11 −12 =4
27 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsAli Onoglu
🇰🇿KAZ·1810
+18 −0 =2
20 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsLiya KurmangaliyevaFM
🇰🇿KAZ·2346
+8 −6 =5
19 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings

/
Kazakhstan
#55
out of 4,198 players
Asia-Pacific
#880
in continent
World
#4,750
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Kazakhstan
1
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2,558
2
🇰🇿Jumabayev, RinatFollow Rinat JumabayevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,542
3
🇰🇿Assaubayeva, BibisaraFollow Bibisara AssaubayevaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,527
4
🇰🇿Nogerbek, KazybekFollow Kazybek NogerbekTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,525
5
🇰🇿Kazhgaleyev, MurtasFollow Murtas KazhgaleyevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,518
6
🇰🇿Suleymenov, AlisherFollow Alisher SuleymenovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,507
7
🇰🇿Ansat, AldiyarFollow Aldiyar AnsatTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,488
7
🇰🇿Urazayev, ArystanbekFollow Arystanbek UrazayevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,488
9
🇰🇿Kotsur, PavelFollow Pavel KotsurTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,478
10
🇰🇿Agmanov, ZhandosFollow Zhandos AgmanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,473
...
55🇰🇿Nurgaliyeva, Zarina2,279
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
2
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
3
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,751
5
🇮🇳Anand, ViswanathanFollow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇨🇳Ding, LirenFollow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,738
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,733
8
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
9
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
10
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
...
880🇰🇿Nurgaliyeva, Zarina2,279
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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4750🇰🇿Nurgaliyeva, Zarina2,279