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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 4 rapid (including Kazakhstan Championship 2026 U16 rapid) and 11 blitz events (including KazChess SuperBlitz) recently.
Current rating
1584
Standard
Rpd1883·Blz2013
All-time high
1585
−1 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 16
Apr 2026 · age 16
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#153,108
#153,108 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+150 Elo)
1435 → 1585
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1585
at age 16 · −1 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Aug 2025
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
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 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNurzhan Parakhatov
🇰🇿KAZ·1683
+10 −8 =1
19 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsIbrahim Bekbol
🇰🇿KAZ·1844
+3 −11 =2
16 games·last met May 2026
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vsBeibarys Bekbol
🇰🇿KAZ·2005
+3 −9 =2
14 games·last met May 2026
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vsVyacheslav Shershnyov
🇰🇿KAZ·1694
+10 −3 =0
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsSultan Kudaibergenov
🇰🇿KAZ·1698
+3 −7 =0
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
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Kazakhstan
#1,092
out of 4,383 players
Asia-Pacific
#25,762
in continent
World
#153,093
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Asia-Pacific
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World
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