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Atabayev, Maksat

Atabayev, Maksat

GM🇹🇲

FIDEFIDE 14001101· Male· Turkmenistan· Born in 1994

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Maksat Atabayev, a 32-year-old Turkmen Grandmaster, is rated 2358 and ranked 4th among Turkmen players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 15 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Turkmenistan Team Championship, A.Grushevskiy memorial, and D.Kayumov memorial. Also played 1 blitz event (including Turkmenistan Chess Federation Cup 2025 Blitz (group A)) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2006–2007) and 38 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2519 was reached at age 23 (Apr 2017); he also reached Turkmen #1 in Aug 2013 and spent 61 months as Turkmen #1, with a longest streak of 4 consecutive years.

Awarded GM in 2015 (age 21), IM in 2012 (age 18), and FM in 2010 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #33 in U20, World #34 in U18, World #51 in U16, World #77 in U14 and World #89 in U12.

Current rating

2358

Standard

Rpd2436·Blz2385

All-time high

2519

−161 pts below
Apr 2017 · age 23

Activity

36

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#4

#4 · Turkmen players · of 420
61 months in #1 nationally (2013–2019)

Career timeline

21 entries
2019
Inactive for 38 months
paused at 2475 → returned at 2484
Sep 2019
500 career games
at age 25
Mar 2019
61 months in National #1
longest streak 49 months · since Aug 2013
Jan 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2500
at age 24
Jan 2018
2017
All-time peak 2519
at age 23 · −161 from today
Apr 2017
Crossed 2500
at age 23
Mar 2017

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
D.Kayumov memorial
perf 2416 (+65) · 6.5/9 · #1
Top opponent
vs Saparmyrat AtabayevGM 2,487
Turkmenistan Team Championship · Mar 2026 · +1.8 Elo
Evolution
-22
2380 → 2358
Tournaments
4
35 games
Score
22.5/ 3564.3%
13W19D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAlimzhan AmirkulFM2,357·D.Kayumov memorial·R2·+5.1
2.[W]vsAmanmuhammet HommadovFM2,318·Turkmenistan Team Championship·R8·+4.4
3.[W]vsTimur KenbeilovFM2,289·D.Kayumov memorial·R1·+4.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSayyid Usmon ShamsuddinCM2,132·A.Grushevskiy memorial·R3·-7.8
2.[L]vsOrash ShonazarovFM2,272·A.Grushevskiy memorial·R7·-6.1
3.[L]vsDavron SharipovFM2,331·M.Mukhitdinov memorial·R1·-5.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Turkmenistan Team Championship
Team
Mar 20267/8#142336+6.8
A.Grushevskiy memorial
Round-Robin
Jul 20254/9#72189-22.8
D.Kayumov memorial
Round-Robin
Jul 20256.5/9#12416+5.2
M.Mukhitdinov memorial
Round-Robin
Jul 20255/9#32274-11.7
Worst Elo result: A.Grushevskiy memorial (-22.8 Elo, finished #7).

Most-Played Opponents

vsYusup AtabayevGM
🇹🇲TKM·2449
+10 −6 =20
36 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsMergen KakabayevFM
🇹🇲TKM·2247
+17 −9 =7
33 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsShahruh Turayev
🇹🇲TKM·2282
+18 −4 =6
28 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsSaparmyrat AtabayevGM
🇹🇲TKM·2471
+7 −2 =17
26 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAmanmuhammet HommadovFM
🇹🇲TKM·2354
+16 −4 =2
22 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings

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Turkmenistan
#4
out of 543 players
Asia-Pacific
#531
in continent
World
#2,516
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Turkmenistan
1
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2,471
2
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2,449
3
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2,425
42,358
5
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2,354
6
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2,287
7
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2,282
8
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2,247
9
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2,240
10
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2,219
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,780
2
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2,776
3
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2,753
4
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2,751
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,733
8
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2,732
9
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2,731
10
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2,729
...
531🇹🇲Atabayev, Maksat2,358
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2516🇹🇲Atabayev, Maksat2,358