Format
KZ
Kurbanbaev, Zalkar
🇰🇬FIDE 13808524· Male· Kyrgyzstan· Born in 2009
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Zalkar Kurbanbaev, a 17-year-old Kyrgyz player, is rated 2092 and ranked 19th among Kyrgyz players, and in the top 7% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 1916 and 2201 over the past 2 years. 80 rated games in the past year (≈61/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 19th international chess tournament "In Memory of Georgy Agzamov" Open-B, Bishkek Chess Championship 2026 (Men), and Kyrgyz Republic Youth Chess Championship 2026 - U18. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool C) recently. His peak of 2201 was reached at age 16 (Nov 2025); he also reached Kyrgyz #14 in Jan 2026.
At junior level, he reached #1, #2, #2, #2 and #1 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2092
Standard
Rpd2057·Blz2055
All-time high
2201
−109 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 16
Nov 2025 · age 16
Activity
83
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
80 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#19
#19 · Kyrgyz players · of 439
Career timeline
15 entries2026
Peak Kyrgyz rank: #14
at age 17 · rated 2151
Jan 2026
1st Kyrgyz U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2151
Jan 2026
2025
2nd Kyrgyz U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2201
Nov 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 16
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 16
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2201
at age 16 · −109 from today
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-27
2119 → 2092
Tournaments
9
92 games
Score
43.5/ 9247.3%
38W23D31L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/10 | #16 | 2054 | +17.3 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #10 | 2102 | +25.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #7 | 1821 | -100.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2.5/7 | #13 | 2149 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/9 | #77 | 2110 | -43.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/11 | #38 | 2340 | +173.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #46 | 1956 | -92.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/7 | #16 | 2154 | -40.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/9 | #12 | 2207 | +41.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNuriddin IunusovCM
🇰🇬KGZ·2053
+7 −9 =2
18 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAmir Sultangaziev
🇰🇬KGZ·2022
+6 −6 =3
15 games·last met May 2026
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vsEmir SharshenbekovCM
🇰🇬KGZ·2077
+4 −5 =2
11 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsRuslan MomunalievCM
🇰🇬KGZ·2030
+5 −2 =3
10 games·last met May 2025
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vsAziz DegenbaevFM
🇰🇬KGZ·2305
+1 −8 =0
9 games·last met Aug 2023
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Rankings
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Kyrgyzstan
#19
out of 578 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,233
in continent
World
#16,135
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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