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Zholdybay, Sultanbek
🇰🇿FIDE 447037911· Male· Kazakhstan· Born in 2010
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Sultanbek Zholdybay, a 16-year-old Kazakhstani player, is rated 1584 — just 1 short of his peak of 1585 (Apr 2026, age 16). He is on a breakout run, having gained +149 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Aktobe Nauryz Classic march, Kazakhstan Championship 2026 U16, and Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial - Aktobe Open 2025 (GROUP C). Also played 7 rapid (including Kazakhstan Championship 2026 U16 rapid) and 10 blitz events (including KazChess SuperBlitz) recently.
Current rating
1584
Standard
Rpd1883·Blz1940
All-time high
1585
−1 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 16
Apr 2026 · age 16
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#152,517
#152,517 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
All-time peak 1585
at age 16 · −1 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+370 Elo)
1074 → 1444
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 14
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 14
Mar 2024
First FIDE rating
1074 · at age 14
Feb 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+149
1435 → 1584
Tournaments
3
27 games
Score
15/ 2755.6%
15W0D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/7 | #2 | 1968 | +64.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/5 | #117 | 2029 | -47.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/9 | #36 | 1739 | +132.0 |
Rankings
/
Kazakhstan
#1,068
out of 4,198 players
Asia-Pacific
#25,612
in continent
World
#152,501
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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