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Yessenbaev, Nazar
🇰🇿FIDE 447035366· Male· Kazakhstan· Born in 2009
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Nazar Yessenbaev, a 17-year-old Kazakhstani player, is rated 1714 — just 2 short of his peak of 1716 (Feb 2026, age 17). He is on a steady climb with +72 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearances: January Favorit chess Weekend 2026 and November Shatranj qualification tournament I. Also played 3 rapid (including June Favorit rapid Cup) and 4 blitz events (including ALMATY BLITZ CUP 2025 1st STAGE) recently.
At junior level, he reached #75 and #93 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1714
Standard
Rpd1651·Blz1655
All-time high
1716
−2 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 17
Feb 2026 · age 17
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#104,856
#104,856 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
75th Kazakhstani U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1716
Feb 2026
Best 12-month gain (+173 Elo)
1543 → 1716
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1716
at age 17 · −2 from today
Feb 2026
2025
93rd Kazakhstani U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1683
Dec 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Jun 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+71
1643 → 1714
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
9/ 1464.3%
6W6D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #5 | 1982 | +32.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/6 | #16 | 2067 | +40.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKairat Malikov
🇰🇿KAZ·1718
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsAidyn Bakhytzhan
🇰🇿KAZ·1602
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsAitugan Orazbay
🇰🇿KAZ
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsDinmukhamed Mels
🇰🇿KAZ·1891
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsDaniyal Kabylbek
🇰🇿KAZ·1648
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
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Kazakhstan
#595
out of 4,383 players
Asia-Pacific
#13,962
in continent
World
#104,853
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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