Elnaz Kaliakhmet

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Elnaz Kaliakhmet
Personal information
Born2010 (age 1415)
Chess career
CountryKazakhstan
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.

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Chess career

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 qualified 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

  1. "World Youth champions crowned in Montesilvano". Chess News. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  2. Sergio (15 April 2025). "Elnaz Kaliakhmet is World Youth Rapid Chess Champion U16 for girls – Chessdom" . Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  3. "Elnaz Kaliakhmet and Kazybek Nogerbek become new chess champions of Kazakhstan". Qazinform.com. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  4. "WFM Elnaz Kaliakhmet (born in 2010) eliminates local GM Nino Batsiashvili! – FIDE Women's World Cup 2025 – Batumi, Georgia" . Retrieved 11 July 2025.