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Nigmetov, Alibek
🇰🇿FIDE 13737848· Male· Kazakhstan· Born in 1983
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Alibek Nigmetov, a 43-year-old Kazakhstani player, is rated 1704. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 13-month break between May 2024 and Jul 2025. Recent appearance: Shatranj Chess Club qualification tournament I. Also played 6 rapid (including KAISSA RAPID ELITE DIVISION january 1) and 2 blitz events (including February Shatranj masters blitz II) recently. His peak of 1795 was reached at age 36 (Sep 2019).
Current rating
1704
Standard
Rpd1790·Blz1716
All-time high
1795
−91 pts below
Sep 2019 · age 36
Sep 2019 · age 36
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
classical only
Occasional
Occasional
Signature stat
#108,530
#108,530 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1724 → returned at 1702
May 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 41
Mar 2024
14th Kazakhstani 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1541
Jan 2024
2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 38
Jul 2021
2019
18th Kazakhstani 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1795
Sep 2019
Best 12-month gain (+87 Elo)
1708 → 1795
Sep 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+2
1702 → 1704
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
6W0D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 6/8 | #12 | 1837 | +7.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsZhangir Nurlanov
🇰🇿KAZ·1620
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsBibek ZhunussovFM
🇰🇿KAZ·1908
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAzamat DaurimbetovFM
🇺🇿UZB·2295
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAlexey Blokhin
🇰🇿KAZ·1820
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsTimur Beketov
🇰🇿KAZ·1736
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2023
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Rankings
/
Kazakhstan
#623
out of 4,383 players
Asia-Pacific
#14,675
in continent
World
#108,527
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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