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Meeting between President of the Republic of
Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and
Kazchess President T. Turlov, 2023
Opening
of KazChess House
President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev with the youth
team, world champions, 2025
ABOUT KAZAKHSTAN
Chess Federation (kazchess)
AREAS OF ACTIVITY OF THE FEDERATION
Chess
in education
01
Support
of young talents
02
Support of professional chess players
03
Organizing tournaments
among professionals
and amateurs
04
International
cooperation
05
National Chess Development
Plan 2023-2027 was approved
by instruction of the President
of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Bibisara Asaubayeva is a three-time world blitz champion.
The KazChess team won the silver medal at the 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship, London.
The women's national team won the 2nd place at the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest.
14 y.o. Edgar Mamedov
becomes Kazakhstan's
youngest Grandmaster.
Kazybek Nogerbek is the U-20 world champion.
THE FEDERATION’S SYSTEMATIC WORK HAS LED TO A RAPID INCREASE IN KEY INDICATORS
PRESTIGIOUS INTERNATIONAL
TOURNAMENTS HELD BY KAZCHESS
World Championship Match
Astana Arpil-May, 2023
Prize fund:
2 000 000
EURO
The 26th Asian Youth
Chess Championships
Almaty – June, 2024
KAZAKHSTANI PLAYERS
230
TOTAL NUMBER OF PLAYERS
650
NUMBER OF COUNTRIES
33
12 - 19.06.2024 / Almaty
FIDE World Teams Rapid
and Blitz Championships
Astana – August, 2023
KAZAKHSTANI PLAYERS
151
TOTAL NUMBER OF PLAYERS
295
NUMBER OF COUNTRIES
34
02 - 05.08.2024 / AStana
The 26th Asian Youth
Chess Championships
Almaty – June, 2024
KAZAKHSTANI PLAYERS
229
TOTAL NUMBER OF PLAYERS
842
NUMBER OF COUNTRIES
88
19 - 30.09.2025 / Almaty
The 2nd FIDE Chess Olympiad
for people with Disabilities
Astana – October, 2025
KAZAKHSTANI PLAYERS
18
TOTAL NUMBER OF PLAYERS
157
NUMBER OF COUNTRIES
29
20 - 25.10.2025 / AStana
FIDE World University Team Chess
Championships
Almaty – August, 2026
KAZAKHSTANI PLAYERS
12
TOTAL NUMBER OF PLAYERS
64
NUMBER OF COUNTRIES
24
04- 09.08.2026 / Almaty
The women's national team won the 2nd place at The World Women’s Team Championship (2023)
The women's national team won the 3rd place at the 2022 Asian Games (2023)
In 2025 national team won 5 out of 7 World Cup spots. Ansat Aldiyar took the first place in the Asian Zonal Championship
The women's national team won the 2nd place at the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest (2024)
Alua Nurman is an Asian blitz
champion in 2025
Bibisara Asaubayeva is a three-time world
blitz champiob (2021, 2022, 2025)
THE NATIONAL TEAM'S SUCCESS
ON THE WORLD STAGE
WE CONSTANTLY TAKE 1ST TEAM PLACES AT MAJOR
AND PRESTIGIOUS COMPETITIONS
THE YOUTH TEAM IS ONE OF THE BEST in the world
World Cadet Championship, Kazakhstan - G8, O8, O12
World Cadet Championship U18, Albania - O14, O16
FIDE World School Chess Championship, Serbia - O7, G9, O11, O17
FIDE World Cadet and Youth Rapid & Blitz Championships, Greece
O8, G8, O10, G14, G16, O18
West Asian Championship, Tajikistan
O8, G8, O10, G10, O12, O12, G14, O16, G16
Asian Championship in Almaty – 5 out of 6 categories
O8, O10, O12, G12, O14, G14, O16, O18, G18
World Cadet Championship, Italy - G10, O12
World Schools Rapid&Blitz Championships, Uzbekistan
O9, O11, O13, G13, G15, G17
Asian Schools Rapid&Blitz Championship, Thailand
G7, G9, O9, O11, G13, O15, G17
+3rd place in the U14, U16, and U18 World Championship Brazil
THE NATIONAL TEAM'S SUCCESS
ON THE WORLD STAGE
Organization of trainings camps
Financial support for promising players
Accreditation of external trainers
Talents identification and recognition
THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN LAUNCHED SINCE 2023
The Young Talent Support Program is the foundation of these international successes
IN 2026 THE SYSTEM OFFERS FOUR TYPES OF SUPPORT PACKAGES
SINCE 2023,~$4 MILLION HAS BEEN ALLOCATEDTO SUPPORT YOUNG CHESS PLAYERS
TRAINERS ARE GRANDMASTERS, INTERNATIONAL MASTERS.
ANNUALLY TRAINING SESSIONS ARE HELD INEACH REGION OF KAZAKHSTAN TO CULTIVATE THE FUTURERESERVE OF THE PROGRAM
20
Regions
25
Participants at the training camp
KAZCHESS HOUSE'S OWN BASE
CREATES UNIQUE CONDITIONS
FOR INTENSIVE TRAINING
20
10 days of 6 hours
of training.
Regular
Training camps for young
chess players from
different regions of the
Republic of Kazakhstan
20
Capacity for up to
20 participants
5
Meals a day,
extracurricular
activities, sport
President of the Republic of Kazakhstan at the opening of KazChess House with National teams
TARGET INDICATORS FOR SCHOOL COVERAGE ACCORDING TO THE PLAN
2500
Schools
1-4
Grates
100 000+
Pupils
6 000
Teachers
The “Chess in Education” is a comprehensive
ecosystem that covers all key areas:
• Implementation of chess as a subject in 1–4 grades;
• Professional development courses for teachers;
• Teacher training programs based at universities;
• Methodological materials (books, workbooks, teaching programs);
• Scientific research;
• Tournaments for pupils, students and primary school teachers;
• Outreach and promotion activities.
First direction of the National Chess Development
PlanisChess in education
Plan exceeded: in 2026
Program covered more than
THE “CHESS IN EDUCATION”
PROGRAM
Federation-based training
programmes include:
Online and onsite trainings twice a year 5 modules, 420 academic hours totally Methodological support for teachers
Program peculiarity-chess in schools is taught by primary school teachers as a subject of the class's choice.
6000
Teachers trained in
August 2026
Minister of Science and Higher Education S. Nurbek at the opening of KazChessLab with Kazchess President T. R. Turlov, First Vice-President D. K. Sadvakasov and Rector of QyzPU B.S. Karimova
FACI
KAZCHESS IS ALREADY SHARING IT’S
BEST COACHING EXPERIENCE WITH
OTHER COUNTRIES
Freedom Asian Chess Initiatives (FACI) is an international chess project of the Kazakhstan Chess Federation that supports chess development in Asian countries, supported by Freedom Holding Corp. and implemented together with FIDE and the Asian Chess Federation.
Kazakhstani trainers conduct training camps for these countries both in their respective countries and in Kazakhstan.
More about the project:
https://faci.kazchess.kz
Chess federations:
SINCE 2024, THE FACI PROJECT HAS
SUPPORTED THE FOLLOWING
NATIONAL CHESS FEDERATIONS
KYRGYZSTAN
Joined in 2026
Coach: Pyotr Kostenko
(GM)/2531
  • Offline trainings from August in Bishkek

  • Preparation for the Olympiad

  • Captain during Olympiad 2026
TURKMENISTAN
Joined in 2026
Coach: Alexandr Rakhmanov
(IM)/2676
  • May and September: Trainings in KazChess House, Kokshetau

  • Online support in July

  • Preparation for the Olympiad

  • Results: Central and North Asian Chess Championship: 2 silver medals U20, G20
Japan
Joined in 2026
Coach: Dmitriy StatiVkin (CM)
  • Work with the national team and school groups: November 2024 – May 2025

  • International tournament “Oman – Kazakhstan”

  • Darmen Sadvakassov conducted a simultaneous exhibition

  • Travel grant: 1 player + delegation head for the World Cadets Championship (Almaty)
JORDAN
Support in 2025-2026
2025
Coach: Anton Filippov
(IM)/2592
  • Training camp: July 8–28, with coach Alexei Kuzmin (GM)

  • Result: 2 gold and 2 silver medals at the Arab Youth Championship.
2026
Coach: Alexander Moiseenko
(IM)/2569
  • Online support

  • Preparation for Arab Individual Youth Championship

  • As a result: 2 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze medals
PAKISTAN
Support in 2025-2026
2025
Coach: Zhanibek Amanov
(IM)/2275
ONLINE TRAINING FOR PAKISTAN PLAYERS: JULY 16–29
  • Visit to Pakistan: April 2025

  • Equipment provided for the chess room at the “Dosky” sports complex

  • Travel grant: 3 players + delegation head for the World Cadets Championship (Almaty)
2026
Coach: Bakhtiyar Askarov
(IM)/2281
  • Preparation for the Olympiad
CAMBODIA
Support in 2024-2026
2025
Coach: Rustam Kaiyrbekov
(IM)/2242
  • Offline training for the youth national team: May 9–28

  • Online sessions: August 5 – September 5

  • ChessBase and Swiss Manager licenses were provided.
2026
  • Offline training in May, online – in June-Sept.

  • Chess clubs in Paragon University and Giving Tree School

  • Players increased their ratings by 200 points

  • Preparation for the Olympiad

  • Captain during Olympiad 2026
Nepal
Support in 2024-2026
2025
Coach: Bakhtiyar Askarov
(IM)/2281
  • Offline training: May 17–31, Aug 25 – Sept 7

  • August 28–31: masterclass, simultaneous exhibition, and national tournament

  • A prize fund of USD 2,200 was provided for the national tournament.
2026
Coach: Kirill Kuderinov
(IM)/2504
  • Offline training in May, online – in June-Sept.

  • Chess clubs in Paragon University and Giving Tree School

  • Players increased their ratings by 200 points

  • Preparation for the Olympiad

  • Captain during Olympiad 2026
Sri Lanka
Support in 2024-2025
Coach: Zhanibek Amanov
(IM)/2275
  • Offline training: May 19 – June 16

  • Online preparation for international competitions: July, September

  • Travel grant: 1 player for the World Cadets Championship (Almaty)

  • Result: 2 silver and 1 bronze medals at the U20 Asian Championship
OMAN
Support in 2024-2025
Coach: Dmitriy StatiVkin (CM)
  • Work with the national team and school groups: November 2024 – May 2025

  • International tournament “Oman – Kazakhstan”

  • Darmen Sadvakassov conducted a simultaneous exhibition

  • Travel grant: 1 player + delegation head for the World Cadets Championship (Almaty)
In 2025, under the FACI project, travel grants totaling
USD 12,000 were provided to support participation in the World Cadet Chess Championship.
SUPPORT WAS PROVIDED TO THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES:
PARTICIPATION OF PLAYERS FROM FACI COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD CADET CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP IN ALMATY
Sri Lanka —
one player
Oman —
one player and the head of delegation
Tajikistan —
two playerson
Nepal —
two players and the head of delegation
Pakistan —
three players
and the head
of delegation
TOURNAMENTS UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE TSCCA
TURKIC-SPEAKING COUNTRIES’
CHESS ASSOCIATION
KAZAKHSTAN AZERBAIJAN TÜRKIYE UZBEKISTAN TURKMENISTAN KYRGYZSTAN
Headquarters: Located in the sacred and historic city of Turkistan (Kazakhstan).

Presidency (2026): Officially transitioned to Kazakhstan, driving a new wave of regional initiatives.
TSCCA U16 Championship
December 13, 2025 | Gaziantep, Türkiye TSCVA youth tournament.
Turkic Teams Championship & U16 Olympiad
May 14−17, 2026 | Astana, Kazakhstan
The year’s main cup, supported by the Kazakhstan Chess Federation.
Kids Expo-Chess Cup 2026
August 19−20, 2026 | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan A major international children’s festival funded by a FACI grant.
Kazchess operates the Infinite Chess program in collaboration with FIDE and the Bolashak Foundation to provide inclusive chess education for children with autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disabilities.
April 2025, Almaty, Kazakhstan held the third annual Autism Talks as part of the Asian Championship of Zone 3.4. The event, dedicated to the World Autism Awareness Day celebrated inspiring stories of parents of special children.
AUTISM TALKS,
INFINITE CHESS PROGRAM