Kazakhstan at the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026

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Rank 19 of 206 — 15 match points, 27.5 game points. Full standings

Players

Board 1: GM Denis Makhnev (2568) — 7/10
Board 2: IM Sauat Nurgaliyev (2493) — 7/10
Board 3: IM Daniyal Sapenov (2510) — 4.5/8
Board 3: GM Aldiyar Ansat (2485) — 4.5/9
Board 4: GM Zhandos Agmanov (2490) — 4.5/7

Matches

Round 1: Kazakhstan 4 – 0 Haiti
1	IM Sauat Nurgaliyev (2493)	0-1	FM Davidson Gabriel (2114)	game
2	IM Daniyal Sapenov (2510)	1-0	FM Marckens Jean Louis (2007)	game
3	GM Aldiyar Ansat (2485)	0-1	CM Kemly Germinal (1955)	game
4	GM Zhandos Agmanov (2490)	1-0	Ritchy David Volcimus (1908)	game
Round 2: Kazakhstan 3.5 – 0.5 Nigeria
1	GM Denis Makhnev (2568)	1-0	FM Abdulrahman Akintoye ABDULRAHEEM (2316)	game
2	IM Daniyal Sapenov (2510)	1/2-1/2	IM Odion AIKHOJE (2246)	game
3	GM Aldiyar Ansat (2485)	1-0	Bartholomew Emmanuel OKHIPO (2246)	game
4	GM Zhandos Agmanov (2490)	0-1	Odey Goodness EKUNKE (2280)	game
Round 3: Kazakhstan 0.5 – 3.5 France
1	GM Denis Makhnev (2568)	1/2-1/2	GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2717)	game
2	IM Sauat Nurgaliyev (2493)	1-0	GM Etienne Bacrot (2612)	game
3	GM Aldiyar Ansat (2485)	0-1	GM Maxime Lagarde (2597)	game
4	GM Zhandos Agmanov (2490)	1-0	GM MarcAndria Maurizzi (2624)	game
Round 4: Kazakhstan 3.5 – 0.5 Japan
1	GM Denis Makhnev (2568)	0-1	IM Thanh Tu Tran (2406)	game
2	IM Sauat Nurgaliyev (2493)	1-0	FM Shou Otsuka (2314)	game
3	IM Daniyal Sapenov (2510)	0-1	IM Ryosuke Nanjo (2299)	game
4	GM Zhandos Agmanov (2490)	1/2-1/2	IM Shinya Kojima (2273)	game
Round 5: Kazakhstan 2 – 2 Estonia
1	GM Denis Makhnev (2568)	1/2-1/2	IM Ilja Sirosh (2385)	game
2	IM Sauat Nurgaliyev (2493)	0-1	FM Kirill Chukavin (2362)	game
3	IM Daniyal Sapenov (2510)	1/2-1/2	GM Meelis Kanep (2353)	game
4	GM Aldiyar Ansat (2485)	1-0	FM Dion Krivenko (2319)	game
Round 6: Kazakhstan 3.5 – 0.5 Colombia
1	GM Denis Makhnev (2568)	0-1	IM Santiago Lopez Rayo (2431)	game
2	IM Sauat Nurgaliyev (2493)	1-0	IM Esteban Alb Valderrama Quiceno (2390)	game
3	IM Daniyal Sapenov (2510)	0-1	IM Manuel Campos Gomez (2428)	game
4	GM Zhandos Agmanov (2490)	1/2-1/2	GM Cristhian Camilo Rios Gomez (2412)	game
Round 7: Kazakhstan 0.5 – 3.5 Serbia
1	GM Denis Makhnev (2568)	1-0	GM Alexey Sarana (2671)	game
2	IM Sauat Nurgaliyev (2493)	0-1	GM Aleksandar Indjic (2606)	game
3	IM Daniyal Sapenov (2510)	1-0	GM Alexandr Predke (2612)	game
4	GM Aldiyar Ansat (2485)	1/2-1/2	GM Velimir Ivic (2581)	game
Round 8: Kazakhstan 3 – 1 Bosnia & Herzegovina
1	GM Denis Makhnev (2568)	1-0	IM Sanjin Culum (2441)	game
2	IM Sauat Nurgaliyev (2493)	0-1	IM Rijad Burovic (2414)	game
3	IM Daniyal Sapenov (2510)	1/2-1/2	IM Dejan Marjanovic (2390)	game
4	GM Aldiyar Ansat (2485)	1/2-1/2	GM Dalibor Stojanovic (2402)	game
Round 9: Kazakhstan 2 – 2 Poland
1	GM Denis Makhnev (2568)	1/2-1/2	GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2743)	game
2	IM Sauat Nurgaliyev (2493)	1/2-1/2	GM Szymon Gumularz (2609)	game
3	IM Daniyal Sapenov (2510)	1-0	GM Jan Malek (2587)	game
4	GM Aldiyar Ansat (2485)	1-0	GM Jakub Seemann (2512)	game
Round 10: Kazakhstan 3 – 1 Turkmenistan
1	GM Denis Makhnev (2568)	1/2-1/2	GM Saparmyrat Atabayev (2503)	game
2	IM Sauat Nurgaliyev (2493)	0-1	GM Meylis Annaberdiyev (2402)	game
3	GM Aldiyar Ansat (2485)	1/2-1/2	FM Amanmuhammet Hommadov (2389)	game
4	GM Zhandos Agmanov (2490)	0-1	Shahruh Turayev (2222)	game
Round 11: Kazakhstan 2 – 2 Vietnam
1	GM Denis Makhnev (2568)	1-0	IM Dau Khuong Duy (2513)	game
2	IM Sauat Nurgaliyev (2493)	1/2-1/2	IM Banh Gia Huy (2464)	game
3	GM Aldiyar Ansat (2485)	0-1	IM Quoc Hy Nguyen (2428)	game
4	GM Zhandos Agmanov (2490)	1/2-1/2	IM Pham Tran Gia Phuc (2424)	game

Women

Rank 2 of 189 — 18 match points, 29 game points. Full standings

Players

Board 1: GM Bibisara Assaubayeva (2536) — 6.5/10
Board 2: IM Alua Nurman (2455) — 7/10
Board 3: IM Meruert Kamalidenova (2413) — 5/10
Board 4: WIM Elnaz Kaliakhmet (2347) — 7.5/9
Board 4: WIM Zarina Nurgaliyeva (2297) — 3/5

Matches

Round 1: Kazakhstan 4 – 0 Botswana
1	IM Alua Nurman (2455)	1-0	WIM Onkemetse Francis (1874)	game
2	IM Meruert Kamalidenova (2413)	0-1	WFM Banda Natalie Katlo (1952)	game
3	WIM Elnaz Kaliakhmet (2347)	1-0	WFM Thapelo Francis (1754)	game
4	WIM Zarina Nurgaliyeva (2297)	0-1	WCM Otimile Maya (1806)	game
Round 2: Kazakhstan 3 – 1 Bosnia & Herzegovina
1	GM Bibisara Assaubayeva (2536)	1/2-1/2	WFM Milana Babic (2196)	game
2	IM Meruert Kamalidenova (2413)	1-0	WFM Masa Babic (2147)	game
3	WIM Elnaz Kaliakhmet (2347)	0-1	WFM Masa Maksimovic (2105)	game
4	WIM Zarina Nurgaliyeva (2297)	1/2-1/2	WFM Sara Jacimovic (2002)	game
Round 3: Kazakhstan 3.5 – 0.5 Slovenia
1	GM Bibisara Assaubayeva (2536)	1/2-1/2	IM Laura Unuk (2318)	game
2	IM Alua Nurman (2455)	0-1	WIM Zala Urh (2208)	game
3	WIM Elnaz Kaliakhmet (2347)	1-0	WIM Nadiia Shpanko (2182)	game
4	WIM Zarina Nurgaliyeva (2297)	0-1	WFM Anja Beber (2272)	game
Round 4: Kazakhstan 3 – 1 Armenia
1	GM Bibisara Assaubayeva (2536)	0-1	IM Lilit Mkrtchian (2353)	game
2	IM Alua Nurman (2455)	1/2-1/2	WGM Mariam Mkrtchyan (2374)	game
3	IM Meruert Kamalidenova (2413)	1/2-1/2	GM Elina Danielian (2385)	game
4	WIM Elnaz Kaliakhmet (2347)	1-0	WIM Susanna Gaboyan (2179)	game
Round 5: Kazakhstan 2.5 – 1.5 Germany
1	GM Bibisara Assaubayeva (2536)	1/2-1/2	IM Dinara Wagner (2392)	game
2	IM Alua Nurman (2455)	1/2-1/2	GM Elisabeth Paehtz (2404)	game
3	IM Meruert Kamalidenova (2413)	1-0	WGM Hanna Marie Klek (2293)	game
4	WIM Elnaz Kaliakhmet (2347)	1/2-1/2	FM Jana Schneider (2302)	game
Round 6: Kazakhstan 2.5 – 1.5 Azerbaijan
1	GM Bibisara Assaubayeva (2536)	1/2-1/2	IM Govhar Beydullayeva (2392)	game
2	IM Alua Nurman (2455)	1-0	IM Gunay Mammadzada (2348)	game
3	IM Meruert Kamalidenova (2413)	1/2-1/2	IM Khanim Balajayeva (2357)	game
4	WIM Zarina Nurgaliyeva (2297)	1/2-1/2	IM Gulnar Mammadova (2309)	game
Round 7: Kazakhstan 2 – 2 China
1	GM Bibisara Assaubayeva (2536)	1/2-1/2	GM Jiner Zhu (2444)	game
2	IM Alua Nurman (2455)	1/2-1/2	IM Yuxin Song (2457)	game
3	IM Meruert Kamalidenova (2413)	1-0	IM Miaoyi Lu (2400)	game
4	WIM Elnaz Kaliakhmet (2347)	1-0	WIM Tianqi Yan (2340)	game
Round 8: Kazakhstan 2 – 2 India
1	GM Bibisara Assaubayeva (2536)	1/2-1/2	GM Humpy Koneru (2518)	game
2	IM Alua Nurman (2455)	0-1	GM Rameshbabu Vaishali (2469)	game
3	IM Meruert Kamalidenova (2413)	1/2-1/2	GM Divya Deshmukh (2490)	game
4	WIM Elnaz Kaliakhmet (2347)	1-0	IM Savitha Shri B (2382)	game
Round 9: Kazakhstan 2 – 2 Mongolia
1	GM Bibisara Assaubayeva (2536)	0-1	WIM Bat-Erdene Mungunzul (2402)	game
2	IM Alua Nurman (2455)	1-0	WGM Turmunkh Munkhzul (2290)	game
3	IM Meruert Kamalidenova (2413)	1-0	WCM Khishigbaatar Bayasgalan (2285)	game
4	WIM Zarina Nurgaliyeva (2297)	0-1	IM Batkhuyag Munguntuul (2317)	game
Round 10: Kazakhstan 2.5 – 1.5 France
1	GM Bibisara Assaubayeva (2536)	1-0	IM Deimante Daulyte-Cornette (2385)	game
2	IM Alua Nurman (2455)	1/2-1/2	GM Marie Sebag (2401)	game
3	IM Meruert Kamalidenova (2413)	0-1	IM Sophie Milliet (2348)	game
4	WIM Elnaz Kaliakhmet (2347)	0-1	IM Pauline Guichard (2344)	game
Round 11: Kazakhstan 2 – 2 Poland
1	GM Bibisara Assaubayeva (2536)	1/2-1/2	IM Oliwia Kiolbasa (2386)	game
2	IM Alua Nurman (2455)	0-1	IM Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (2382)	game
3	IM Meruert Kamalidenova (2413)	1/2-1/2	IM Klaudia Kulon (2378)	game
4	WIM Elnaz Kaliakhmet (2347)	1-0	WGM Alicja Sliwicka (2302)	game