Ramazan Zhalmakhanov is a Kazakhstani chess grandmaster. He was awarded the FIDE master title in 2017 and the international master title in 2021.
| Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | |
|---|---|
 Zhalmakhanov in 2023 | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Born | November 6, 2002[1] Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| Title | Grandmaster (2024) |
| FIDE rating | 2497 (September 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2510 (July 2024) |
Chess career
editZhalmakhanov played in the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2021 as part of Kazakhstan's juniors team. The team faced the American team in the first quarterfinals, where Zhalmakhanov defeated Awonder Liang.[2] The team took first place in Group A of the Top Division.[3]
Zhalmakhanov played for Kazakhstan in the team section of the 2022 Asian Games. They faced India in the third round, where he held super-grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi to a draw.[4]
Zhalmakhanov competed in the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2023.[5] In the first two rounds of the event, he defeated Alan Pichot and Bassem Amin, both of whom were rated over 200 points higher than him.[6] He then held super-grandmaster Alireza Firouzja to a draw in the third round. He finished the event in 69th place out of 114 competitors, with a score of 5/11.[7]
Zhalmakhanov competed in the 2024 Sardinia World Chess Festival, placing 16th with a score of 6/9. With a performance rating of 2614, he gained 15.2 rating points to pass the 2500 rating barrier for the first time.[8] This also marked his final GM norm, and he was formally awarded the GM title in August 2024.[9]
References
edit- ^ ChessBase India (October 28, 2023). "This IM has beaten two 2650+ players and drawn with Firouzja - IM Ramazan Zhalmakhanov". YouTube. Timestamp 2:02.
- ^ "FIDE Online Olympiad Quarterfinals: China, India, Russia, USA Advance To Semifinals". September 13, 2021.
- ^ Shayakhmetova, Zhanna (September 13, 2021). "Kazakhstan Chess Team Leads in FIDE Online Chess Olympiad Before Playoffs".
- ^ Ahmed, Shahid (October 2, 2023). "19th Asian Games 2022 Team R3: India decimates Kazakhstan and Indonesia".
- ^ "Grand Swiss and Women's Grand Swiss 2023: preliminary lineups and World Cup passes". www.fide.com. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
- ^ Colodro, Carlos (October 27, 2023). "Grand Swiss: Seven perfect scores".
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 2023 FIDE Grand Swiss". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Sardinia World Chess Festival - Open A". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Daniel Dardha wins Sardinia World Chess Festival 2024 - ChessBase India". www.chessbase.in. 2024-05-08. Retrieved 2024-07-26.