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Murtas Kazhgaleyev
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Murtas Kazhgaleyev

KazakhstanBorn 1973 (age 53)FIDE ID 13700316

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2531
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2532
Luft

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Murtas Kazhgaleyev's classical titles

0 classical titles, 5 medals, newest first

  • Asian Team Championship 2016Silver, board 3 · Kazakhstan
  • Asian Team Championship 2016Bronze, team · Kazakhstan
  • Asian Team Championship 1999Bronze, board 3 · Kazakhstan
  • Asian Team Championship 1999Silver, team · Kazakhstan
  • World Team Championship 1997Silver, board 3 · Kazakhstan

Luft classical rating

Not ranked yet: the Luft classical rating needs at least 10 classical games in top events over the last year.

Openings

Their most-played, from 31 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined350%
Nimzo-Indian Defense250%
Queen's Gambit Accepted225%
Queen's Pawn Game225%
Sicilian Defense1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 3 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation250%
Ragozin Defense150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With White: 2 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Three Knights Variation150%
Normal Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

With White: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Defense225%

Queen's Pawn Game

With White: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation225%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Closed1100%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 0 · 70%

VariationGamesScore
Kan Variation275%
Accelerated Dragon1100%
Delayed Alapin Variation150%
Godiva Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 3 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 0 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation275%
Three Knights Variation150%

Indian Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated London System1100%
London System150%

French Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation150%
Steinitz Variation150%

Zukertort Opening

With Black: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Kingside Fianchetto1100%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
Atyrau Open 202620 Oct 20263½/7−10−9
Aktobe Open 202530 Jun 2025=2nd+16+14
World Senior Team Chess Championship26 Feb 20253½/6+6+5
Qatar Masters 202412 Dec 2024=35th+4+5
Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 202428 Jul 20243½/5+19+19

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMI. Zemlyanskii30 Jun 2025 · Aktobe Open 20252585
GMA. Mittal29 Jun 2025 · Aktobe Open 20252563
GMI. Gorshtein25 Jul 2024 · Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 20242563
GMT. Stremavicius24 Jul 2024 · Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 20242538
GMJ. Hjartarson20 Feb 2025 · World Senior Team Chess Championship2464

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMT. StremaviciusLast 24 Jul 2024 · Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 20241100
GMI. GorshteinLast 25 Jul 2024 · Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 20241100
GMA. PuranikLast 26 Jul 2024 · Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 20241010
GMN. TheodorouLast 27 Jul 2024 · Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 20241010
GMD. YuffaLast 28 Jul 2024 · Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 20241010

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