Rinat Jumabayev | |
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 Jumabayev in 2008 | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Born | (1989-07-23)23 July 1989 (age 35) Shymkent,Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (2009) |
| FIDE rating | 2549 (March 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2658 (October 2021) |
| Peak ranking | No. 79 (October 2021) |
Rinat Jumabayev (Kazakh:Ринат Жұмабаев (Rinat Jūmabaev), also spelledRinat Dzhumabaev;[1] born 23 July 1989) is a Kazakhstanichess player. He was awarded the title ofGrandmaster byFIDE in 2009.
Many times Jumabayev represented Kazakhstan at the Asian Youth Chess Championships andWorld Youth Chess Championships in different age categories. He won theKazakhstani Chess Championship in 2014, and has also won two silver (2010, 2011), and two bronze (2007, 2013) medals.[2]
Jumabayev has played for Kazakhstan in fourChess Olympiads (2012, 2016, 2018, and 2022)[1] and the Asian Team Chess Championship in 2012.[3]
In 2005, Jumabayev won the international chess tournament inMezhdurechensk. He completed thenorms required for the Grandmaster title inZvenigorod (2008),Moscow (2009) andGyumri (2009).[4] In 2009, he took 3rd place in the Asian zonal tournament forChess World Cup inTashkent. In 2010, Jumabayev shared 1st place inGeorgy Agzamov memorial in Tashkent.[5] In 2011, he took 4th place inAsian Chess Championship inMashhad. In 2011, Jumabayev lost in the first round toLaurent Fressinet inChess World Cup.[6] In 2012, he shared 3rd place in theMikhail Chigorin memorial inSaint Petersburg. In 2013 he shared 1st place inPavlodar.[7] In 2015, Jumabayev won 3rd prize inRiga Technical University Open.[8]
Jumabayev caused a major upset by eliminatingFabiano Caruana, then ranked #2 in the world, in the third round of theChess World Cup 2021.[9] Jumabayev was eliminated in the following round bySam Shankland.
In 2024, Jumabaev won the Open Master Tournament at theBiel International Chess Festival.[10]
