Xeniya Balabayeva (born 26 December 2005) is a Kazakhstani chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) (2024).
| Xeniya Balabayeva | |
|---|---|
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Born | December 26, 2005[1] |
| Title | Woman Grandmaster (2024) |
| Peak rating | 2335 (August 2024) |
Biography
editIn 2018 Xeniya Balabayeva won Western Asia Youth Chess Championship in G14 age group.[2] In 2019 she won Asian Youth Rapid Chess Championship in G14 age group.[3] In 2020 Xeniya Balabayeva won Kazakhstani Youth Chess Championship in G16 age group with a hundred percent result - 9 out of 9.[4] In 2021 she won Asia Youth Chess Championship in G16 age group.[5]
In 2021 Xeniya Balabayeva ranked in 2nd place in Kazakhstani Youth Chess Championship in G20 age group[6] and Kazakhstani Women's Chess Championship.[7] In this same year she won Online World Youth Chess Championship in Girls under 16 age group.
Xeniya Balabayeva played for Kazakhstan in the Women's Chess Olympiads:
- In 2022, at third board in the 44th Chess Olympiad (women) in Chennai (+3, =5, -2);[8]
- In 2024, at third board in the 45th Chess Olympiad (women) in Budapest (+4, =5, -0) and won team silver medal.[9]
In 2021, she was awarded the FIDE Women International Master (WIM) title and received the FIDE Women Grandmaster (WGM) title three years later.
References
edit- ^ [1]
- ^ Western Asia Youth Championship 2018 - U14 Girls
- ^ Asian Youth Chess Championships - 2019 Under 14 Girls | Rapid
- ^ Чемпионат РК по классическим шахматам среди девушек до 16 лет
- ^ Asia Youth Chess Championship - Under 16 Girls
- ^ Чемпионат Республики Казахстан 2021 по классическим шахматам до 20 лет-девушки
- ^ Чемпионат Республики Казахстан по классическим шахматам среди женщин 2021
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 44th Olympiad Chennai 2022 Women". chess-results.com.
- ^ 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024 Women
External links
edit- Xeniya Balabayeva rating card at FIDE
- Xeniya Balabayeva player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Xeniya Balabayeva chess games at 365Chess.com
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