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Sholpanbek, Zhansaya
WCM🇰🇿FIDE 13775111· Female· Kazakhstan· Born in 2014
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Zhansaya Sholpanbek, a 12-year-old Kazakhstani Woman Candidate Master, is rated 2000 and ranked 9th among Kazakhstani players under 12. She is on a breakout run, having gained +251 Elo over the past 12 months. 86 rated games in the past year (≈78/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca 2026, Kazakhstan Championship Semifinal 2026 Women, and Kazakhstan Championship 2026 G12. Also played 7 rapid (including Team Cup December I) and 9 blitz events (including ALMATY BLITZ CUP 2nd stage) recently. Her peak of 2085 was reached at age 11 (Sep 2025).
Awarded WCM in 2024 (age 10). At junior level, she reached World #67 in U12 and #11 and #4 nationally in U10 and U8.
Current rating
2000
Standard
Rpd1935·Blz1854
All-time high
2085
−85 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 11
Sep 2025 · age 11
Activity
84
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
86 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#9
#9 · Kazakhstani players under 12 · of 347
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 12
May 2026
2025
All-time peak 2085
at age 11 · −85 from today
Sep 2025
67th U12 player worldwide
at age 11 · rated 2084
Jul 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 11
Jul 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 11
Jul 2025
2024
11th Kazakhstani U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1802
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-84
2084 → 2000
Tournaments
9
78 games
Score
46/ 7859.0%
40W12D26L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsVladimir Jr. BukalIM2,340·S: OTVORENI MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR 4. OPEN HVAR 2025.·R7·+33.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #226 | 2016 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #14 | 1916 | -41.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 8/9 | #1 | 2007 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/9 | #85 | 2022 | -19.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/9 | #50 | 2156 | +31.3 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/5 | #28 | 2000 | -16.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSultanbeibarys DumanulyFM
🇰🇿KAZ·2257
+2 −14 =0
16 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsZhumambayeva Aliya
🇰🇿KAZ·1650
+4 −3 =6
13 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsAdiya MameshWCM
🇰🇿KAZ·1746
+12 −0 =0
12 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAlisa Genrietta YunkerWFM
FID·2040
+2 −8 =1
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAltair Kazhmurat
🇰🇿KAZ·2162
+2 −6 =1
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Kazakhstan
#197
out of 4,197 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,434
in continent
World
#27,495
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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