Chess players

Bibisara Assaubayeva

Grandmaster, Kazakhstan. FIDE rating 2532, October 2026.

Bibisara Assaubayeva is a grandmaster from Kazakhstan and a three-time women's world blitz champion. She is rated 2532 and ranked seventh among women on the FIDE list of October 2026. Her next event is the Total Chess pilot in Budapest from 10 to 20 November 2026.

FIDE title: Grandmaster
Federation: Kazakhstan
Born: 26 February 2004, Taraz, Kazakhstan
Classical rating: 2532 (October 2026)
Rapid rating: 2441
Blitz rating: 2424
Peak rating: 2538 (July 2026)
FIDE id: 13708694

Assaubayeva was born in Taraz, Kazakhstan. She became an international master in 2020 and then won the women's world blitz title in two straight years: 14/17 in 2021, clinched with a round to spare, and 13/17 in 2022 in her home country. She won a third women's world blitz title in 2025. Her third grandmaster norm came at the 2025 Sharjah Masters, and the title was confirmed on 18 July 2025; she is the 43rd woman to hold it and the second from Kazakhstan.

In January 2026 she scored 7.5/13 and finished fifth in the Tata Steel Challengers. At the Women's Candidates in Pegeia she took second place with 8/14, half a point behind Vaishali Rameshbabu. In Oslo she won Norway Chess Women with 16.5 points and a round to spare; a last-round loss to Ju Wenjun ended her unbeaten classical run there but did not change the result. Her classical rating reached its peak, 2538, on the July 2026 list.

In the last round of the Candidates, needing a win with Black against Divya Deshmukh, she sacrificed a knight on f2, a move that loses to 27.Nd6. Divya missed the reply with five minutes on her clock, and Assaubayeva then forced a draw by repetition, which left her second. On the October 2026 list her rapid rating is 2441 and her blitz rating 2424, seventh and eighth among women.

After Norway she shared third place with Carissa Yip on 5/9 at the Cairns Cup in Saint Louis in August, played for the FYERS American Gambits, third at the Global Chess League in Bengaluru, and scored 6.5/10 on board one at the Samarkand Olympiad as Kazakhstan took the women's silver medals. Next is the Total Chess pilot in Budapest from 10 to 20 November, where she and Vaishali Rameshbabu are the two women in a field of 24.

Next events

1.Total Chess World Championship Tour pilot: 10 to 20 November 2026, Anantara New York Palace Hotel, Budapest, Hungary. One of two women in the 24-player field.

Recent results

Assaubayeva's recent results
Event	Dates	Result
46th Chess Olympiad (women), Samarkand	16 to 27 September 2026	6.5/10 on board one for Kazakhstan; Kazakhstan took team silver
Global Chess League 2026, Bengaluru (FYERS American Gambits)	5 to 13 September 2026	Third; the Gambits beat the CheQ Mumba Masters in the third-place play-off
Cairns Cup 2026, Saint Louis	August 2026	Shared 3rd with Carissa Yip on 5/9
Norway Chess Women 2026, Oslo	25 May to 5 June 2026	1st with 16.5 points
FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament 2026, Pegeia	29 March to 16 April 2026	2nd with 8/14
Tata Steel Challengers 2026, Wijk aan Zee	16 January to 1 February 2026	5th of 14 with 7.5/13

Career highlights

1.Became an international master in 2020.
2.Won the women's world blitz title in 2021 with 14/17, clinched with a round to spare.
3.Won the women's world blitz title again in 2022 with 13/17, in Kazakhstan.
4.Won a third women's world blitz title in 2025.
5.Gained the grandmaster title on 18 July 2025, the 43rd woman and the second from Kazakhstan to hold it.
6.Finished second at the 2026 Women's Candidates with 8/14.
7.Won Norway Chess Women 2026 with a round to spare.

Assaubayeva's season-by-season record in the league is on the Global Chess League profile.

Frequently asked questions

What is Bibisara Assaubayeva's next tournament?

The Total Chess World Championship Tour pilot in Budapest from 10 to 20 November 2026. The 24 players start with a nine-round blitz Swiss on 10 November, play groups of 45-minute games from 11 to 15 November, and the knockout stage runs from 17 to 20 November.

What is Bibisara Assaubayeva's FIDE rating?

On the October 2026 FIDE list Assaubayeva is rated 2532 in classical chess, 2441 in rapid and 2424 in blitz, and she is seventh among women in classical. Her highest classical rating is 2538, first reached on the July 2026 list.

How old is Bibisara Assaubayeva?

Assaubayeva was born on 26 February 2004 in Taraz, Kazakhstan, so she is 22.

How many world blitz titles has Bibisara Assaubayeva won?

Three women's world blitz titles: 2021 with 14/17, 2022 with 13/17 in Kazakhstan, and 2025. In 2026 she also won Norway Chess Women.

Did Bibisara Assaubayeva qualify for the women's world championship match?

No. She finished second at the 2026 Women's Candidates in Pegeia with 8/14, half a point behind Vaishali Rameshbabu, who plays Ju Wenjun for the title. She needed a last-round win with Black against Divya Deshmukh, and the game was drawn.

Sources

Facts checked on 20 October 2026. Ratings are from the FIDE list of October 2026.

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