Kazakhstan

In numbers

place of 206 after round 11

match points from 11 matches

27½

game points; TB1 299, TB3 132

2511

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±
1	GM Denis Makhnev	2568	10	7	2660	+13
2	IM Sauat Nurgaliyev	2493	10	7	2575	+12
3	IM Daniyal Sapenov	2510	8	4½	2406	−8
4	GM Aldiyar Ansat	2495	9	4½	2384	−10
5	GM Zhandos Agmanov	2490	7	4½	2406	−3

Boards follow the order the players have appeared in, as the team list keeps it; board 5 is the reserve. Games and scores count played games only. Performance and rating change come from Lichess. A name opens the player’s page.

Who carries the team

Each board from the player’s rating (hollow) to the performance so far (filled); red, the largest lift, grey, a board below its rating. The grey line is the team’s average rating, the score closes the row. A performance on few games moves a long way.

Matches

Round 1 v Haiti HAI

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1FM Davidson Gabriel 21140IM Sauat Nurgaliyev 24931 2IM Daniyal Sapenov 25101FM Marckens Jean Louis 20070 3CM Kemly Germinal 19550GM Aldiyar Ansat 24951 4GM Zhandos Agmanov 24901Ritchy David Volcimus 19080

Round 2 v Nigeria NGR

3½–½

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1GM Denis Makhnev 25681FM Abdulrahman Akintoye Abdulraheem 23160 2IM Odion Aikhoje 2246½IM Daniyal Sapenov 2510½ 3GM Aldiyar Ansat 24951Bartholomew Emmanuel Okhipo 22460 4Odey Goodness Ekunke 22800GM Zhandos Agmanov 24901

Round 3 v France FRA

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1GM Denis Makhnev 2568½GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 2718½ 2GM Etienne Bacrot 26201IM Sauat Nurgaliyev 24930 3GM Aldiyar Ansat 24950GM Maxime Lagarde 25931 4GM MarcAndria Maurizzi 26121GM Zhandos Agmanov 24900

Round 4 v Japan JPN

3½–½

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1IM Thanh Tu Tran 24060GM Denis Makhnev 25681 2IM Sauat Nurgaliyev 24931FM Shou Otsuka 23140 3IM Ryosuke Nanjo 22990IM Daniyal Sapenov 25101 4GM Zhandos Agmanov 2490½IM Shinya Kojima 2273½

Round 5 v Estonia EST

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointWhite on board 1

1GM Denis Makhnev 2568½IM Ilja Sirosh 2385½ 2FM Kirill Chukavin 23620IM Sauat Nurgaliyev 24931 3IM Daniyal Sapenov 2510½GM Meelis Kanep 2353½ 4FM Dion Krivenko 23191GM Aldiyar Ansat 24950

Round 6 v Colombia COL

3½–½

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1IM Santiago Lopez Rayo 24310GM Denis Makhnev 25681 2IM Sauat Nurgaliyev 24931IM Esteban Alb Valderrama Quiceno 23900 3IM Manuel Campos Gomez 24280IM Daniyal Sapenov 25101 4GM Zhandos Agmanov 2490½GM Cristhian Camilo Rios Gomez 2412½

Round 7 v Serbia SRB

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1GM Alexey Sarana 26661GM Denis Makhnev 25680 2IM Sauat Nurgaliyev 24930GM Aleksandar Indjic 25981 3GM Alexandr Predke 25981IM Daniyal Sapenov 25100 4GM Aldiyar Ansat 2495½GM Velimir Ivic 2601½

Round 8 v Bosnia & Herzegovina BIH

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1GM Denis Makhnev 25681IM Sanjin Culum 24410 2IM Rijad Burovic 24140IM Sauat Nurgaliyev 24931 3IM Daniyal Sapenov 2510½IM Dejan Marjanovic 2390½ 4GM Dalibor Stojanovic 2412½GM Aldiyar Ansat 2495½

Round 9 v Poland POL

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1

1GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda 2743½GM Denis Makhnev 2568½ 2IM Sauat Nurgaliyev 2493½GM Szymon Gumularz 2608½ 3GM Jan Malek 25871IM Daniyal Sapenov 25100 4GM Aldiyar Ansat 24951GM Jakub Seemann 25150

Round 10 v Turkmenistan TKM

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1GM Denis Makhnev 2568½GM Saparmyrat Atabayev 2503½ 2GM Meylis Annaberdiyev 23840IM Sauat Nurgaliyev 24931 3GM Aldiyar Ansat 2495½FM Amanmuhammet Hommadov 2389½ 4Shahruh Turayev 22220GM Zhandos Agmanov 24901

Round 11 v Vietnam VIE

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointWhite on board 1

1GM Denis Makhnev 25681IM Dau Khuong Duy 25090 2IM Banh Gia Huy 2464½IM Sauat Nurgaliyev 2493½ 3GM Aldiyar Ansat 24950IM Quoc Hy Nguyen 24281 4IM Pham Tran Gia Phuc 2424½GM Zhandos Agmanov 2490½

Team awards

Whitewash

Round 1
Kazakhstan KAZ4Haiti HAI0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Quietest Match

52captures

Round 2
Kazakhstan KAZ3½Nigeria NGR½

The match with the fewest captures over its four boards.

Déjà Vu

3½identical moves

Round 5, with Black: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4
Kazakhstan KAZ

Two of the team's games with the same colour that followed the same moves for longest; both are listed.

Creatures of Habit

0.3opening families per game

13 families in 44 games: Caro-Kann Defense, French Defense, Grünfeld Defense, Indian Defense, Italian Game, King's Indian Defense, Philidor Defense, Queen's Gambit Declined, Queen's Indian Accelerated, Queen's Pawn Game, Ruy Lopez, Semi-Slav Defense, Sicilian Defense
Kazakhstan KAZ

Fewest different opening families per game over the event so far.