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Kurmanbay, Magzhan
🇰🇿FIDE 447017937· Male· Kazakhstan· Born in 2014
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Magzhan Kurmanbay, a 12-year-old Kazakhstani player, is rated 1617 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +194 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CShK classic may 1 2026, CShK classic april 1 2026, and Kazakhstan Championship 2026 U12. Also played 6 rapid (including Astra chess Cup - 1 liga may) and 9 blitz events (including KazChess SuperBlitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #84 and #21 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1617
Standard
Rpd1658·Blz1696
All-time high
1617
at best
Jun 2026 · age 12
Jun 2026 · age 12
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#140,490
#140,490 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
84th Kazakhstani U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1617
Jun 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 12
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1617
at age 12
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 12
Feb 2026
2024
21st Kazakhstani U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1577
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+575 Elo)
1002 → 1577
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+194
1423 → 1617
Tournaments
4
27 games
Score
17.5/ 2764.8%
12W11D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/4 | #7 | 1934 | +45.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/4 | #7 | 2382 | +54.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/7 | #65 | 1768 | +49.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/5 | #4 | 2406 | +47.2 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsAzamat Almazuly
🇰🇿KAZ·1887
+1 −21 =4
26 games·last met May 2026
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vsAbilmansur Kalikhan
🇰🇿KAZ·1729
+4 −18 =3
25 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAldiyar Safiollin
🇰🇿KAZ·1403
+16 −3 =1
20 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsBakytzhan Khabdes
🇰🇿KAZ·1547
+5 −12 =3
20 games·last met May 2025
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vsDuman Saduakassov
🇰🇿KAZ·1885
+3 −16 =0
19 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
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Kazakhstan
#921
out of 4,383 players
Asia-Pacific
#22,049
in continent
World
#140,481
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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