GMRamazan Zhalmakhanov
- FIDE ID
- 13706357
About Ramazan Zhalmakhanov
Ramazan Zhalmakhanov was born in Kazakhstan in 2002 and became an IM in 2021. He represented Kazakhstan in that year's Online Olympiad, defeating Awonder Liang in the quarterfinal against the United States. Show more
Ramazan Zhalmakhanov was born in Kazakhstan in 2002 and became an IM in 2021. He represented Kazakhstan in that year's Online Olympiad, defeating Awonder Liang in the quarterfinal against the United States. At the 2023 Grand Swiss he opened with wins over Alan Pichot and Bassem Amin and a draw against Alireza Firouzja. He also represented Kazakhstan in the Asian Games team competition. At the 2024 Sardinia festival he completed his final GM norm and passed the required rating threshold. FIDE formally awarded him the title in August 2024.
FIDE ratings
Rapid
2428Published FIDE
Blitz
2445Published FIDE
Official classical ranks
- World rank
- #953
- National rank · KAZ
- #15
Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ
Rating milestones
- Highest recorded rating
- 2510 Jun 2024
- Recorded years
- 2011–2026
- Archived games
- 831
Based on available monthly lists and saved games.
Rating history
FIDE rating history
Published rating lists through Nov 2026.
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Games
Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (UTC).
Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).
| # | Date | Event | Site | Round | White | Black | Result | Moves | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | 2025-08-10 | Qonaev Cup Masters 2025 | Almaty KAZ | 7.7 | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Dmitry Bocharov | Won: 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 102 | 2025-08-09 | Qonaev Cup Masters 2025 | Almaty KAZ | 6.1 | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Mihail Nikitenko | Won: 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 103 | 2025-08-08 | Qonaev Cup Masters 2025 | Almaty KAZ | 5.11 | Vitaly Sivuk | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 30 | Open |
| 104 | 2025-08-07 | Qonaev Cup Masters 2025 | Almaty KAZ | 4.14 | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Denis Makhnev | Won: 1-0 | 45 | Open |
| 105 | 2025-08-06 | Qonaev Cup Masters 2025 | Almaty KAZ | 3.6 | Aleksey Grebnev | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Lost: 1-0 | 67 | Open |
| 106 | 2025-08-05 | Qonaev Cup Masters 2025 | Almaty KAZ | 2.3 | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Brandon Jacobson | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 65 | Open |
| 107 | 2025-08-04 | Qonaev Cup Masters 2025 | Almaty KAZ | 1.8 | Sergei Azarov | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Won: 0-1 | 59 | Open |
| 108 | 2025-07-29 | Oskemen Open Masters 2025 | Oskemen KAZ | 9.16 | Sergei Azarov | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 14 | Open |
| 109 | 2025-07-28 | Oskemen Open Masters 2025 | Oskemen KAZ | 8.23 | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Batkhuyag Munguntuul | Won: 1-0 | 37 | Open |
| 110 | 2025-07-27 | Oskemen Open Masters 2025 | Oskemen KAZ | 7.16 | Rohith Krishna S | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Lost: 1-0 | 54 | Open |
| 111 | 2025-07-26 | Oskemen Open Masters 2025 | Oskemen KAZ | 6.19 | Sahib Singh | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 43 | Open |
| 112 | 2025-07-25 | Oskemen Open Masters 2025 | Oskemen KAZ | 5.24 | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Zarina Nurgaliyeva | Won: 1-0 | 34 | Open |
| 113 | 2025-07-24 | Oskemen Open Masters 2025 | Oskemen KAZ | 4.2 | Artem Pingin | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Lost: 1-0 | 37 | Open |
| 114 | 2025-07-24 | Oskemen Open Masters 2025 | Oskemen KAZ | 3.12 | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Arkadij Naiditsch | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 15 | Open |
| 115 | 2025-07-22 | Oskemen Open Masters 2025 | Oskemen KAZ | 2.3 | Meruert Kamalidenova | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Won: 0-1 | 60 | Open |
| 116 | 2025-07-21 | Oskemen Open Masters 2025 | Oskemen KAZ | 1.31 | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Amina Kairbekova | Lost: 0-1 | 30 | Open |
| 117 | 2025-06-30 | Vladimir Dvorkovich Open | Aktobe KAZ | 9.28 | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Zarina Nurgaliyeva | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 54 | Open |
| 118 | 2025-06-29 | Vladimir Dvorkovich Open | Aktobe KAZ | 8.3 | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Maksim Chertkov | Won: 1-0 | 29 | Open |
| 119 | 2025-06-28 | Vladimir Dvorkovich Open | Aktobe KAZ | 7.31 | Alimzhan Amirkul | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 10 | Open |
| 120 | 2025-06-27 | Vladimir Dvorkovich Open | Aktobe KAZ | 6.28 | Arystan Isanzhulov | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Lost: 1-0 | 37 | Open |
| 121 | 2025-06-26 | Vladimir Dvorkovich Open | Aktobe KAZ | 5.28 | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Iren Lyutsinger | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 89 | Open |
| 122 | 2025-06-25 | Vladimir Dvorkovich Open | Aktobe KAZ | 4.23 | Henry Edward Tudor | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Lost: 1-0 | 100 | Open |
| 123 | 2025-06-24 | Vladimir Dvorkovich Open | Aktobe KAZ | 3.16 | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Bardiya Daneshvar | Lost: 0-1 | 56 | Open |
| 124 | 2025-06-24 | Titled Tue 24th Jun Early | chess.com INT | 1 | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Yakubjon Xalmatov | Lost: 0-1 | 15 | Open |
| 125 | 2025-06-23 | Vladimir Dvorkovich Open | Aktobe KAZ | 2.6 | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Mustafa Yilmaz | Lost: 0-1 | 69 | Open |
| 126 | 2025-06-22 | Vladimir Dvorkovich Open | Aktobe KAZ | 1.29 | Liya Kurmangaliyeva | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Won: 0-1 | 57 | Open |
| 127 | 2025-06-01 | ch-KAZ 2025 | Astana KAZ | 13.7 | Abilmansur Abdilkhair | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 16 | Open |
| 128 | 2025-05-31 | ch-KAZ 2025 | Astana KAZ | 12.2 | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Aldiyar Ansat | Lost: 0-1 | 55 | Open |
| 129 | 2025-05-29 | ch-KAZ 2025 | Astana KAZ | 10.3 | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Satbek Akhmedinov | Lost: 0-1 | 71 | Open |
| 130 | 2025-05-27 | ch-KAZ 2025 | Astana KAZ | 9.5 | Denis Makhnev | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 10 | Open |
| 131 | 2025-05-27 | ch-KAZ 2025 | Astana KAZ | 8.4 | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Daniyal Sapenov | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 28 | Open |
| 132 | 2025-05-26 | ch-KAZ 2025 | Astana KAZ | 7.4 | Ayan Akhmetov | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 22 | Open |
| 133 | 2025-05-25 | ch-KAZ 2025 | Astana KAZ | 6.5 | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Kazybek Nogerbek | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 16 | Open |
| 134 | 2025-05-24 | ch-KAZ 2025 | Astana KAZ | 5.3 | Yerlan Tleukhanov | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 49 | Open |
| 135 | 2025-05-23 | ch-KAZ 2025 | Astana KAZ | 4.6 | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Ergali Suleimen | Won: 1-0 | 57 | Open |
| 136 | 2025-05-22 | ch-KAZ 2025 | Astana KAZ | 3.2 | Zhauynbay Aldiyar | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Won: 0-1 | 55 | Open |
| 137 | 2025-05-22 | ch-KAZ 2025 | Astana KAZ | 2.7 | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Zhandos Agmanov | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 11 | Open |
| 138 | 2025-05-21 | ch-KAZ 2025 | Astana KAZ | 1.1 | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Alisher Suleymenov | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 21 | Open |
| 139 | 2025-05-15 | Asian Individual 2025 | Al Ain UAE | 9.2 | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Surya Shekhar Ganguly | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 43 | Open |
| 140 | 2025-05-14 | Asian Individual 2025 | Al Ain UAE | 8.14 | Pa Iniyan | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Lost: 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 141 | 2025-05-13 | Asian Individual 2025 | Al Ain UAE | 7.17 | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Aleksey Grebnev | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 36 | Open |
| 142 | 2025-05-12 | Asian Individual 2025 | Al Ain UAE | 6.23 | Abhijeet Gupta | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Won: 0-1 | 19 | Open |
| 143 | 2025-05-11 | Asian Individual 2025 | Al Ain UAE | 5.47 | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Azarya Jodi Setyaki | Won: 1-0 | 22 | Open |
| 144 | 2025-05-10 | Asian Individual Blitz | Al Ain UAE | 8.15 | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Sunle Gong | Lost: 0-1 | 43 | Open |
| 145 | 2025-05-10 | Asian Individual Blitz | Al Ain UAE | 2.31 | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Mahdi Nikookar | Lost: 0-1 | 31 | Open |
| 146 | 2025-05-09 | Asian Individual 2025 | Al Ain UAE | 3.16 | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Pranav Anand | Lost: 0-1 | 23 | Open |
| 147 | 2025-05-08 | Asian Individual 2025 | Al Ain UAE | 2.12 | Ivan Zemlyanskii | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 23 | Open |
| 148 | 2025-05-07 | Asian Individual 2025 | Al Ain UAE | 1.66 | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | K K Dinujaya Kodithuwakku | Won: 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 149 | 2025-04-26 | IV Menorca Open A 2025 | Ciutadella de Menorca ESP | 7.9 | Viktor Matviishen | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Lost: 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 150 | 2025-04-23 | IV Menorca Open A 2025 | Ciutadella de Menorca ESP | 3.1 | Nihal Sarin | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | Lost: 1-0 | 26 | Open |
- vs Dmitry BocharovWon · 1-0White · 2025-08-10 · Round 7.7Qonaev Cup Masters 2025
- vs Mihail NikitenkoWon · 1-0White · 2025-08-09 · Round 6.1Qonaev Cup Masters 2025
- vs Vitaly SivukDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-08-08 · Round 5.11Qonaev Cup Masters 2025
- vs Denis MakhnevWon · 1-0White · 2025-08-07 · Round 4.14Qonaev Cup Masters 2025
- vs Aleksey GrebnevLost · 1-0Black · 2025-08-06 · Round 3.6Qonaev Cup Masters 2025
- vs Brandon JacobsonDraw · ½–½White · 2025-08-05 · Round 2.3Qonaev Cup Masters 2025
- vs Sergei AzarovWon · 0-1Black · 2025-08-04 · Round 1.8Qonaev Cup Masters 2025
- vs Sergei AzarovDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-07-29 · Round 9.16Oskemen Open Masters 2025
- vs Batkhuyag MunguntuulWon · 1-0White · 2025-07-28 · Round 8.23Oskemen Open Masters 2025
- vs Rohith Krishna SLost · 1-0Black · 2025-07-27 · Round 7.16Oskemen Open Masters 2025
- vs Sahib SinghDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-07-26 · Round 6.19Oskemen Open Masters 2025
- vs Zarina NurgaliyevaWon · 1-0White · 2025-07-25 · Round 5.24Oskemen Open Masters 2025
- vs Artem PinginLost · 1-0Black · 2025-07-24 · Round 4.2Oskemen Open Masters 2025
- vs Arkadij NaiditschDraw · ½–½White · 2025-07-24 · Round 3.12Oskemen Open Masters 2025
- vs Meruert KamalidenovaWon · 0-1Black · 2025-07-22 · Round 2.3Oskemen Open Masters 2025
- vs Amina KairbekovaLost · 0-1White · 2025-07-21 · Round 1.31Oskemen Open Masters 2025
- vs Zarina NurgaliyevaDraw · ½–½White · 2025-06-30 · Round 9.28Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
- vs Maksim ChertkovWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-29 · Round 8.3Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
- vs Alimzhan AmirkulDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-06-28 · Round 7.31Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
- vs Arystan IsanzhulovLost · 1-0Black · 2025-06-27 · Round 6.28Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
- vs Iren LyutsingerDraw · ½–½White · 2025-06-26 · Round 5.28Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
- vs Henry Edward TudorLost · 1-0Black · 2025-06-25 · Round 4.23Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
- vs Bardiya DaneshvarLost · 0-1White · 2025-06-24 · Round 3.16Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
- vs Yakubjon XalmatovLost · 0-1White · 2025-06-24 · Round 1Titled Tue 24th Jun Early
- vs Mustafa YilmazLost · 0-1White · 2025-06-23 · Round 2.6Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
- vs Liya KurmangaliyevaWon · 0-1Black · 2025-06-22 · Round 1.29Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
- vs Abilmansur AbdilkhairDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-06-01 · Round 13.7ch-KAZ 2025
- vs Aldiyar AnsatLost · 0-1White · 2025-05-31 · Round 12.2ch-KAZ 2025
- vs Satbek AkhmedinovLost · 0-1White · 2025-05-29 · Round 10.3ch-KAZ 2025
- vs Denis MakhnevDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-05-27 · Round 9.5ch-KAZ 2025
- vs Daniyal SapenovDraw · ½–½White · 2025-05-27 · Round 8.4ch-KAZ 2025
- vs Ayan AkhmetovDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-05-26 · Round 7.4ch-KAZ 2025
- vs Kazybek NogerbekDraw · ½–½White · 2025-05-25 · Round 6.5ch-KAZ 2025
- vs Yerlan TleukhanovDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-05-24 · Round 5.3ch-KAZ 2025
- vs Ergali SuleimenWon · 1-0White · 2025-05-23 · Round 4.6ch-KAZ 2025
- vs Zhauynbay AldiyarWon · 0-1Black · 2025-05-22 · Round 3.2ch-KAZ 2025
- vs Zhandos AgmanovDraw · ½–½White · 2025-05-22 · Round 2.7ch-KAZ 2025
- vs Alisher SuleymenovDraw · ½–½White · 2025-05-21 · Round 1.1ch-KAZ 2025
- vs Surya Shekhar GangulyDraw · ½–½White · 2025-05-15 · Round 9.2Asian Individual 2025
- vs Pa IniyanLost · 1-0Black · 2025-05-14 · Round 8.14Asian Individual 2025
- vs Aleksey GrebnevDraw · ½–½White · 2025-05-13 · Round 7.17Asian Individual 2025
- vs Abhijeet GuptaWon · 0-1Black · 2025-05-12 · Round 6.23Asian Individual 2025
- vs Azarya Jodi SetyakiWon · 1-0White · 2025-05-11 · Round 5.47Asian Individual 2025
- vs Sunle GongLost · 0-1White · 2025-05-10 · Round 8.15Asian Individual Blitz
- vs Mahdi NikookarLost · 0-1White · 2025-05-10 · Round 2.31Asian Individual Blitz
- vs Pranav AnandLost · 0-1White · 2025-05-09 · Round 3.16Asian Individual 2025
- vs Ivan ZemlyanskiiDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-05-08 · Round 2.12Asian Individual 2025
- vs K K Dinujaya KodithuwakkuWon · 1-0White · 2025-05-07 · Round 1.66Asian Individual 2025
- vs Viktor MatviishenLost · 1-0Black · 2025-04-26 · Round 7.9IV Menorca Open A 2025
- vs Nihal SarinLost · 1-0Black · 2025-04-23 · Round 3.1IV Menorca Open A 2025
FIDE tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 | Blitz Marathon KazChess 19 stage 2026 | Blitz | 7½ |
| 2026-10-11 | Aliance MTS rapid 8 stage (final) | Rapid | 4 |
| 2026-10-10 | Aliance MTS rapid 8 stage (semifinal) | Rapid | 5½ |
| 2026-10-08 | Blitz in CShK october 1 2026 | Blitz | 9 |