Elnaz Kaliakhmet
Elnaz Kaliakhmet | |
|---|---|
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Born | 2010 (age 14–15) |
| Title | Woman International Master (2025) |
| Peak rating | 2306 (July 2025) |
Elnaz Kaliakhmet (born 2010) is a Kazakhstani chess player who holds the title of Woman International Master, which she earned in 2025.
Chess career
[edit]In November 2023, Kaliakhmet earned silver in the U14 Girls section of the World Junior Chess Championship,[1] and in April 2025, became the U16 Girls World Youth Rapid Chess Champion, finishing two points clear of the silver medalist.[2]
In June 2025, aged 14, Kaliakhmet became the youngest Kazakhstani Women's Chess Championship winner.[3]
She qualfied for the Women's Chess World Cup 2025, defeating Khanim Balajayeva in the first round and Grandmaster Nino Batsiashvili in the second round.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "World Youth champions crowned in Montesilvano". Chess News. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ^ Sergio (15 April 2025). "Elnaz Kaliakhmet is World Youth Rapid Chess Champion U16 for girls – Chessdom". Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ^ "Elnaz Kaliakhmet and Kazybek Nogerbek become new chess champions of Kazakhstan". Qazinform.com. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ^ "WFM Elnaz Kaliakhmet (born in 2010) eliminates local GM Nino Batsiashvili! – FIDE Women's World Cup 2025 – Batumi, Georgia". Retrieved 11 July 2025.
External links
[edit]- Elnaz Kaliakhmet rating card at FIDE
- Elnaz Kaliakhmet player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Elnaz Kaliakhmet chess games at 365Chess.com