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GM Kazybek Nogerbek

Kazybek Nogerbek

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Full name

Kazybek Nogerbek

Born

1/1/2004 (age 20)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Kazakhstan

Rating

Bio

IM Kazybek Nogerbek is a Kazakhstani international master and the 2024 under-20 world champion, surpassing a field that contained 13 grandmasters.

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Réti Opening (12 games)

English Opening: Anglo-Indian, King's Knight Variation (8 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres, Breyer, Zaitsev Hybrid Variation (6 games)

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (5 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical, Noa Variation (4 games)

Black Pieces

Queen's Gambit Declined (10 games)

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (8 games)

English Opening: King's English Variation (5 games)

Modern Defense with 1.d4 (3 games)

Réti Opening (3 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Kazybek Nogerbek (2927) Lorenzo Perea Fruet (2739)	1-0	37	2024
Kazybek Nogerbek (2924) Samuel Jesus P Goncalves (2493)	1-0	48	2024
Kazybek Nogerbek (2502) Vepaly Halynyazow (2058)	1-0	20	2024
Kazybek Nogerbek (2502) Hamed Wafa (2396)	1-0	49	2024
Kazybek Nogerbek (2502) Ilamparthi A R (2446)	1-0	87	2024
Kazybek Nogerbek (2502) L M S T De Silva (2364)	1-0	51	2024
Kazybek Nogerbek (2502) Mamikon Gharibyan (2492)	1-0	71	2024
Kazybek Nogerbek (2520) Misratdin Iskandarov (2524)	1-0	42	2024
Kazybek Nogerbek (2519) Erdene Baasansuren (2368)	1-0	110	2024
Kazybek Nogerbek (2937) Andrew Z Hong (3067)	0-1	47	2024

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