Kazakhstan Chess Championships 2014
May 4, 2014
The 2014 Kazakhstan Chess Championships for men and women are taking place from 3rd to 12th May, 2014 in Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan.
The Men championship is a 12 player FIDE round robin with an average rating 2417 (seventh category). GM Murtas Kazhgaleyev is the first seed. The tournament is valid for achieving GM and IM norms.
The Women Section is a 9 round Swiss, including 28 players. WGM Guliskhan Nakhbayeva is the top seed. See the list of participants below.
List of participants in Men Section:
1. GM Murtas Kazhgaleyev 2570
2. GM Rinat Jumabayev 2561
3. GM Anuar Ismagambetov 2508
4. GM Petr Kostenko 2507
5. GM Rustam Khusnutdinov 2495
6. IM Kirill Kuderinov 2442
7. IM Aslan Aitbayev 2420
8. Ayan Akhmetov 2386
9. Erkin Kozganbay 2362
10. IM Evgeny Egorov 2356
11. Anton Gurkin 2206
12. Denis Makhnyov 2187
List of participants in Women Section:
1. WGM Guliskhan Nakhbayeva 2317
2. WIM Madina Davletbayeva 2275
3. WIM Gulmira Dauletova 2244
4. WGM Fluyra Khasanova 2238
5. WIM Dana Aketayeva 2155
6. WGM Yelena Ankudinova 2145
7. WIM Alfiya Turebayeva 2086
8. WFM Bakhit Balakanova 2062
9. Sholpan Zhylkaidarova 2058
10. Zhanar Bayzhanova 2030
11. Aisezym Mukhit 1944
12. WFM Bibissara Assaubayeva 1934
Impressive line up.