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GM Murtas Kazhgaleyev

Murtas Kazhgaleyev

Full name

Murtas Kazhgaleyev

Born

1/1/1973 (age 51)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Kazakhstan

Rating

Bio

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Most Played Openings

White Pieces

King's Indian Defense: Makogonov Variation (38 games)

Slav Defense (36 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense (14 games)

King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (13 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Bishop Attack, Classical Defense (12 games)

Black Pieces

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Columbus Variation (28 games)

Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation (22 games)

Pirc Defense (14 games)

King's Indian Defense: Orthodox, Glek Defense (13 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres, Breyer, Zaitsev Hybrid Variation (10 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Murtas Kazhgaleyev (2481) Zhauynbay Aldiyar (2050)	1-0	52	2024
Murtas Kazhgaleyev (2481) Osman Pshmahov (2270)	1-0	58	2024
Murtas Kazhgaleyev (2481) Mustafa Yilmaz (2566)	0-1	30	2024
Murtas Kazhgaleyev (2458) Abhimanyu Sameer Puranik (2634)	½-½	63	2024
Murtas Kazhgaleyev (2458) Daniil Yuffa (2609)	½-½	58	2024
Murtas Kazhgaleyev (2481) Timur Gareyev (2541)	½-½	77	2024
Murtas Kazhgaleyev (2503) Maksim Tsaruk (2393)	1-0	45	2023
Murtas Kazhgaleyev (2483) Vugar Rasulov (2415)	1-0	52	2023
Murtas Kazhgaleyev (2490) Ramazan Zhalmakhanov (2464)	1-0	45	2023
Murtas Kazhgaleyev (2490) Alisher Suleymenov (2513)	1-0	32	2023

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