Kazakhstani Chess Championship


The Kazakhstani Chess Championship is currently organized by the Kazakhstan Chess Federation. Chess was one of the sports contested at the second Kazakhstan Spartakiad held in Alma-Ata in 1933: Gubaydula Mendeshev was the winner. The first official Kazakhstani championships for men, women and juniors were held in Alma-Ata in 1934. Anatoly Ufimtsev holds the record for the most titles won with eleven.

List of national championship winners

YearOpenWomenNotes
1934Isidor Lopatnikov-
1935Sergey Freiman-
1937Aleksey Shapovalov-
1938Shamshidov Murzagaliev-
1939Shamshidov MurzagalievMurzagaliev defeated Konstantin Kokhanov in a match after they tied for first in the round robin.
1940Shamshidov Murzagaliev-
1947Anatoly Ufimtsev-
1948Anatoly Ufimtsev-
1949Anatoly Ufimtsev-
1950Anatoly UfimtsevVitaly Tarasov and Ratmir Kholmov participated as non-Kazakhstani invitees. Tarasov won the overall tournament; Ufimtsev tied for second with Kholmov and received the national title as a result.
1951Anatoly Ufimtsev-
1952Anatoly Ufimtsev-
1953Anatoly Ufimtsev-
1954Anatoly Ufimtsev, K. KurkleitisUfimtsev and Kurkleitis were declared co-champions.
1955Anatoly Ufimtsev-
1956Yury Nikolaevich YakovlevYakovlev defeated Anatoly Ufimtsev in a match after they tied for first in the round robin.
1957Anatoly UfimtsevEvgeny Vasiukov participated as a non-Kazakhstani invitee and won the overall tournament; Ufimtsev tied for second with V. Marantsman and defeated him in a playoff match.
1958Boris Katalimov, Isay GoliakKatalimov and Goliak were declared co-champions.
1959Vladimir Muratov-
1960Boris Katalimov-
1961Boris Katalimov-
1962Gennady Movshovich-
1963Valentin Konstantinov-
1964Alexander NoskovNoskov won a playoff over Yuri Nikitin and Nikolai Gusev after all three players tied for first in the round robin.
1965Valentin Konstantinov-
1966Vladimir SeredenkoVladimir Antoshin participated as a non-Kazakhstani invitee and won the overall tournament; Seredenko finished second overall and received the national title.
1967Alexander Noskov-
1968Yuri Nikitin-
1969Yuri Nikitin-
1970Anatoly Ufimtsev-
1971Vladimir Muratov-
1972Mikhail Mukhin-
1973Vladimir LiavdanskyLiavdansky was from Leningrad, not Kazakhstan, but was nonetheless recognized as the winner; Eduard Bukhman, also from Leningrad, placed second; Oleg Dzuban finished third and was the highest-placed Kazakhstani player.
1974Boris Katalimov-
1975?-
1976Boris Katalimov-
1977Boris Katalimov, Vladimir SeredenkoKatalimov and Seredenko were declared co-champions.
1978Oleg Dzuban-
1980Boris Katalimov-
1981Oleg Dzuban-
1982Oleg Dzuban, Bolat AsanovDzuban and Asanov were declared co-champions.
1983Oleg Dzuban-
1984Nukhim Rashkovsky-
1985Serikbay Temirbayev-
1986Serikbay Temirbayev-
1987Yevgeniy Vladimirov-
1988Yevgeniy Vladimirov-
1989Vladimir Seredenko-
1990Oleg Dzuban-
1991Vladislav Tkachiev-
1992Vladislav TkachievThe first national championship of independent Kazakhstan.
1993Serikbay Temirbayev-
1994Pavel Kotsur-
1995Serikbay Temirbayev-
1996Serikbay Temirbayev-
1997Pavel Kotsur-
1998Petr Kostenko-
2000Petr Kostenko-
2001Darmen Sadvakasov-
2002Petr KostenkoKostenko defeated Pavel Kotsur in a playoff match after they tied for first in the main tournament.
2003Darmen Sadvakasov-
2004Darmen Sadvakasov-
2005Ospan Omarov-
2006Darmen Sadvakasov-
2007Darmen Sadvakasov-
2008Anuar Ismagambetov-
2009Yevgeniy Pak-
2010Kirill Kuderinov-
2011Pavel KotsurKotsur finished ahead of Rinat Jumabayev on tiebreaks.
2012Anuar Ismagambetov-
2013Kirill Kuderinov-
2014Rinat Jumabayev-
2015Murtas Kazhgaleyev-
2016Petr KostenkoKostenko finished ahead of Rinat Jumabayev and Murtas Kazhgaleyev on tiebreaks.
2017Rinat Jumabayev-
2018Murtas KazhgaleyevKazhgaleyev finished ahead of Denis Makhnev on tiebreaks.
2019Nurlan Ibrayev-
2020Murtas Kazhgaleyev-
2021Denis Makhnev-
2022Ramazan Zhalmakhanov-
2023Aldiyar Ansat-
2024Denis Makhnev-
2025Kazybek NogerbekElnaz KaliakhmetAged 14, Kaliakhmet became the youngest Kazakhstani champion