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Nurak, Bakytzhan
🇰🇿FIDE 447026235· Male· Kazakhstan· Born in 1997
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Bakytzhan Nurak, a 29-year-old Kazakhstani player, is rated 1579 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +126 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IBCA World Team Chess Championship 2026, Shymkent Championship Men 2026, and 2nd FIDE CHESS OLYMPIAD FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. Also played 1 blitz event (including Shymkent Teacher CUP 2025) recently. He took a 16-month break between May 2024 and Oct 2025.
Current rating
1579
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1509
All-time high
1579
at best
May 2026 · age 29
May 2026 · age 29
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#155,052
#155,052 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 29
May 2026
All-time peak 1579
at age 29
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 29
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+273 Elo)
1180 → 1453
May 2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1453 → returned at 1454
May 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 27
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+126
1453 → 1579
Tournaments
4
23 games
Score
11.5/ 2350.0%
11W1D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/6 | #42 | 1906 | +111.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/7 | #52 | 1472 | -15.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #116 | 2439 | +29.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/3 | #23 | 2384 | +0.8 |
Rankings
/
Kazakhstan
#1,120
out of 4,383 players
Asia-Pacific
#26,363
in continent
World
#155,037
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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