Murtas Kazhgaleyev

Murtas Kazhgaleyev (Kazakh: Мұртас Мұратұлы Қажығалиев; born 17 November 1973) is a Kazakhstani chess Grandmaster. In 2004, he tied for first with Slim Belkhodja in the 27th Syre Memorial in Issy les Moulineaux. Kazhgaleyev competed in the Chess World Cup 2005: he knocked out Evgeny Alekseev in the first round to reach round two, losing to Teimour Radjabov and thus exiting the competition.He won the men's individual rapid tournament at the 15th Asian Games in Doha. In September 2009 he finished first in the Paris City Chess Championship for the second time, having won it also in 2006.

Murtas Kazhgaleyev

Murtas Kazhgaleyev (Kazakh: Мұртас Мұратұлы Қажығалиев; born 17 November 1973) is a Kazakhstani chess Grandmaster. In 2004, he tied for first with Slim Belkhodja in the 27th Syre Memorial in Issy les Moulineaux. Kazhgaleyev competed in the Chess World Cup 2005: he knocked out Evgeny Alekseev in the first round to reach round two, losing to Teimour Radjabov and thus exiting the competition.He won the men's individual rapid tournament at the 15th Asian Games in Doha. In September 2009 he finished first in the Paris City Chess Championship for the second time, having won it also in 2006.