Murtas Kazhgaleyev
Encyclopedia
Murtas Kazhgaleyev is a chess
Grandmaster
(1998) from Kazakhstan
.
He played for Kazakhstan in the Chess Olympiad
s of 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2008. In 2004, he tied for first with Slim Belkhodja
in the 27th Syre Memorial in Issy les Moulineaux. In 2006 he won the men's rapid tournament in the 15th Asian Games
in Doha
. In 2007 he tied for 3rd–9th with Dmitry Svetushkin
, Vladimir Malakhov, Evgeny Vorobiov, Pavel Smirnov
, Vladimir Dobrov and Aleksej Aleksandrov
in the 3rd Moscow Open tournament. In September 2009 he came first in the Paris Championship. In 2011 he tied for 2nd–5th with Parimarjan Negi
, Csaba Balogh
and Jon Ludvig Hammer
in the 13th Dubai Open Chess Championship.
In the January 2011 FIDE list, he had an Elo rating of 2637, making him Kazakhstan's number one.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
Grandmaster
International Grandmaster
The title Grandmaster is awarded to strong chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain....
(1998) from Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
.
He played for Kazakhstan in the Chess Olympiad
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...
s of 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2008. In 2004, he tied for first with Slim Belkhodja
Slim Belkhodja
Slim Belkhodja is a Tunisian chess Grandmaster .In 1985 he won the 58th Paris City Chess Championship. In 2001, came first in the Arab Chess Championship. He took part in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2002, but was knocked out in the first round by Rafael Vaganian...
in the 27th Syre Memorial in Issy les Moulineaux. In 2006 he won the men's rapid tournament in the 15th Asian Games
2006 Asian Games
The 15th Asian Games, officially known as the XV Asiad, is Asia's Olympic-style sporting event that was held in Doha, Qatar from December 1 to December 15, 2006. Doha was the first city in its region and only the second in West Asia to host the games...
in Doha
Doha
Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...
. In 2007 he tied for 3rd–9th with Dmitry Svetushkin
Dmitry Svetushkin
Dmitry Svetushkin is a Moldovan chess grandmaster .He tied for 1st-3rd with Johan Hellsten and Marcin Szymanski in the Ikaros Chess Festival 2003....
, Vladimir Malakhov, Evgeny Vorobiov, Pavel Smirnov
Pavel Smirnov
Pavel Smirnov is a Russian chess Grandmaster .In 2004 he reached the 4th round of the FIDE World Chess Championship, but lost to Teimour Radjabov. In the same year he came first in the Tigran Petrosian Memorial in Yerevan...
, Vladimir Dobrov and Aleksej Aleksandrov
Aleksej Aleksandrov
Aleksej Aleksandrov is a chess grandmaster .-Selected tournament results:* 1991: Victory at the USSR Junior Chess Championship* 1992: Victory at the European Junior Chess Championship...
in the 3rd Moscow Open tournament. In September 2009 he came first in the Paris Championship. In 2011 he tied for 2nd–5th with Parimarjan Negi
Parimarjan Negi
Parimarjan Negi is a chess Grandmaster from India. In July 2005, he earned his third and final International Master norm at the Sort International open chess tournament in Sort, Spain...
, Csaba Balogh
Csaba Balogh
Csaba Balogh is a Hungarian chess player. Balogh earned his International Master title in 2002 and in 2004 he was recognized as a Grandmaster. He won the U-16 section of the 2003 European Youth Chess Championship. Balogh was also a member of the national team that won both the U-16 World Team...
and Jon Ludvig Hammer
Jon Ludvig Hammer
Jon Ludvig Nilssen Hammer is a Norwegian chess player who holds the title of Grandmaster , the tenth Norwegian to do so...
in the 13th Dubai Open Chess Championship.
In the January 2011 FIDE list, he had an Elo rating of 2637, making him Kazakhstan's number one.
Notable games
- Bin-Sattar Reefat vs Murtas Kazhgaleyev, Asian Championships 2001, Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65), 0-1
- Joel Lautier vs Murtas Kazhgaleyev, Grand Prix d'Echecs 2004, King's Indian Defense: Saemisch Variation (E81), 0-1
- Teimour Radjabov vs Murtas Kazhgaleyev, FIDE World Cup 2005, Spanish Game: Exchange (C69), 0-1
- Murtas Kazhgaleyev vs Pawel Jaracz, Ordix Open 2008, Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation (E32), 1-0