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KAZ · 43 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1938 (Jan 2026)

Best performance: 2190 at 13. Izmailov's Memorial 2009 open(Best of 2009)

World #=40187 live, down 635#39,552 publishedKazakhstan #271Asia #=4901among active players

Classical rating

1938

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Jan 2014

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Classical rating 1924 to 1938 over the last 12 months; peak 1938 in January 2026.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261938, 0, 0 games1895, 0, 0 games1786, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261938, 0, 0 games1895, 0, 0 games1786, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261938, 0, 0 games1895, 0, 0 games1786, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261938, 0, 0 games1895, 0, 0 games1786, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261938, 0, 0 games1895, 0, 0 games1786, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261938, 0, 0 games1895, 0, 0 games1786, 0, 0 games
May 20261938, 0, 0 games1895, 0, 0 games1786, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261938, 0, 0 games1895, 0, 0 games1786, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261938, 0, 0 games1895, 0, 0 games1786, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261938, 0, 0 games1895, 0, 0 games1786, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261938, +14, 10 games1895, 0, 0 games1786, -2, 9 games
Dec 20251924, 0, 0 games1895, -61, 7 games1788, +5, 10 games

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

From 110 classical games on record, the latest on Dec 22, 2025.

Classical games since the November list

No rated classical games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

Show gamesLast playedScore
XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Group ADec 12, 2025 – Dec 22, 2025TPR 19824/10

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Classical

From 102 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2009–2025

#OpponentRating
1, Mikhail Glukhov, Jun 2009 · 13. Izmailov's Memorial 2009 open, 2205
2, Pavel Galaktionov, Jun 2009 · 13. Izmailov's Memorial 2009 open, 2174
3, Valerio Bianco, Dec 2019 · VI Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival - Group A, 2126

Openings · Classical

From the moves of 61 of 110 classical games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 31 of 31 games.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...c5 or 1...e6, and 1.d4 with 1...d5 or 1...e6.

All openings (3 as White, 4 as Black)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1327%
Ruy Lopez675%
Caro-Kann Defense450%

8 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Classical

12 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
202510420541982
202410420371965
2019199½19091909
201793½20231943
201683½21162073
201513419451804
201492½19221756
20128219901797
20098322772190

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Rated near Roman Shakhmatov · Classical

World

  1. #=40187Murad Rzayev1938.0
  2. #=40187Viktoryia Dorashava1938.0
  3. #=40187Roman Shakhmatov1938.0
  4. #=40187Lars Kjoller Nilsson1938.0
  5. #=40187Varvara Pakina1938.0

Kazakhstan

  1. #269Akarys Zhandos1940.2
  2. #270Yelena Gaichenya1939.8
  3. #271Roman Shakhmatov1938.0
  4. #272Nursultan Namazkeyev1936.4
  5. #273WGM Yelena Ankudinova1934.0

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.