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Zhanshukov, Merkhat
🇰🇿FIDE 447038691· Male· Kazakhstan· Born in 2014
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Merkhat Zhanshukov, a 12-year-old Kazakhstani player, is rated 1668 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +205 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Pavlodar Championship MEN WOMEN 2026, Memorial Bludova 2026, and Kazakhstan Championship 2026 U12. Also played 10 rapid (including INEU CUP 2026) and 7 blitz events (including KazChess SuperBlitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #62 and #55 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1668
Standard
Rpd1789·Blz1624
All-time high
1668
at best
Jun 2026 · age 12
Jun 2026 · age 12
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#121,455
#121,455 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1668
at age 12
Jun 2026
62nd Kazakhstani U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1645
Feb 2026
Best 12-month gain (+216 Elo)
1429 → 1645
Feb 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 12
Feb 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Jan 2026
2024
55th Kazakhstani U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1499
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+206
1462 → 1668
Tournaments
6
61 games
Score
32/ 6152.5%
30W14D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/8 | #12 | 1809 | +33.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/7 | #16 | 1874 | -8.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #27 | 1783 | +110.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/4 | #20 | 2394 | +38.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #19 | 1517 | +12.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTakhmina Abysheva
🇰🇿KAZ·1483
+6 −0 =2
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsSultan Bikhiyanov
🇰🇿KAZ·1581
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAndrey Ivlev
🇰🇿KAZ·1768
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsAnuar Tulegenov
🇰🇿KAZ·1751
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSergey Kirichenko
🇰🇿KAZ·1729
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Kazakhstan
#716
out of 4,383 players
Asia-Pacific
#17,357
in continent
World
#121,449
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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