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GM Alisher Suleymenov

Alisher Suleymenov
Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com.
Full name
Alisher Suleymenov
Born
2000 (age 26)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Kazakhstan
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2523
Classical
2418
Rapid
2356
Blitz

Bio

Alisher Suleymenov is a Kazakhstani grandmaster who scored an upset win over GM Magnus Carlsen in the second round of the 2023 Qatar Masters.

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Queen's Gambit Declined (9 games)
Semi-Slav Defense (6 games)
King's Indian Defense: Makogonov Variation (6 games)
Catalan Opening: Closed (5 games)
Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line (5 games)
Black Pieces
Indian Game: Black Knights' Tango (8 games)
Indian Game: Knights Variation (7 games)
Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (7 games)
Benoni Defense (6 games)
Indian Game: Accelerated Variation (6 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Alisher Suleymenov (2505)
Talab Rami (2173)
1-0 39 2026
Alisher Suleymenov (2505)
Aaron Jacobson (2371)
1-0 28 2026
Alisher Suleymenov (2500)
Joseph Girel (2499)
1-0 42 2026
Alisher Suleymenov (2500)
Mahel Boyer (2486)
1-0 168 2026
Alisher Suleymenov (2500)
Borgaonkar Akshay (2381)
1-0 48 2026
Alisher Suleymenov (2523)
Liya Kurmangaliyeva (2319)
1-0 68 2026
Alisher Suleymenov (2523)
Bei Liu (1963)
1-0 38 2026
Alisher Suleymenov (2523)
Andres Jesus Guerrero Vargas (2285)
1-0 39 2026
Alisher Suleymenov (2505)
Mohammad Mehdi Abbasi Abeluie (2241)
0-1 74 2026
Alisher Suleymenov (2505)
Leon Luke Mendonca (2615)
0-1 46 2026
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