"VAN" (Sports Desk - 26.12.2023) :: From December 13 to 23, the Kazakhstan Chess Championship took place in As-
tana, the capital city of Kazakhstan. The participants needed 13 rounds to determine
the winner, and for the first time in the history of the championship, five chess play-
ers had the same number of points.
According to the Regulations of the Championship, Aldiyar Ansat, Arystanbek Uraza-
ev, Denis Makhnev, Alisher Suleimenov, and Abilmansur Abdilkhair had to play a tie-
break in rapid chess to finally determine the ranking among themselves.
Winning the first two games, Aldiyar Ansat confidently maintained his leadership and
became the champion of Kazakhstan. It's important to note that the chess player
broke an 85-year-old record, which had been held since 1938 when Shamsidin
Murzagaliyev became the champion of Kazakhstan at the age of 16, while the capital
city's master is only 15 years old.
Arystanbek Urazaev and Denis Makhnev shared the second and third places.
Among women, the winner was determined long before the final round. Ksenia Bal-
abaeva demonstrated very confident play throughout the tournament, and in the last
round, she only needed to draw her game to win the gold medal. The player from
Almaty coped with this task and became the national champion for the first time. The
second place also went to an Almaty master – Alua Nurmanova. Third place was
shared by three participants – Madina Davletbayeva, Liya Kurmangaliyeva, and
Zeynep Sultanbek. According to additional indicators, the bronze medal went to the
experienced M. Davletbayeva (Taraz).
"I sincerely congratulate the winners and prize-winners. The championship showed
the strength of the Kazakhstani youth and its excellent prospects. This is the result of
the great work done by the players themselves and their coaches. An important role
was played by the experience gained in participating in major international champi-
onships, as well as training camps with the involvement of leading specialists. I am
confident that tomorrow the new champions will represent our country with dignity at
the world championships," says Timur Turlov, the president of the Kazakhstan Chess Federation.
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