The Kazakhstani Chess Championship is currently organized by the Kazakhstan Chess Federation. Chess was one of the sports contested at the second Kazakhstan Spartakiad held in Alma-Ata in 1933: Gubaydula Mendeshev was the winner.[1] The first official Kazakhstani championships for men, women and juniors were held in Alma-Ata in 1934.[2] Anatoly Ufimtsev holds the record for the most titles won with eleven.
| Year | Champion[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Isidor Lopatnikov | |
| 1935 | Sergey Freiman | |
| 1937 | Aleksey Shapovalov | |
| 1938 | Shamshidov Murzagaliev | |
| 1939 | Shamshidov Murzagaliev | Murzagaliev defeated Konstantin Kokhanov in a match after they tied for first in the round robin. |
| 1940 | Shamshidov Murzagaliev | |
| 1947 | Anatoly Ufimtsev | |
| 1948 | Anatoly Ufimtsev | |
| 1949 | Anatoly Ufimtsev | |
| 1950 | Anatoly Ufimtsev | Vitaly Tarasov and Ratmir Kholmov participated as non-Kazakhstani invitees. Tarasov won the overall tournament; Ufimtsev tied for second with Kholmov and received the national title as a result. |
| 1951 | Anatoly Ufimtsev | |
| 1952 | Anatoly Ufimtsev | |
| 1953 | Anatoly Ufimtsev | |
| 1954 | Anatoly Ufimtsev, K. Kurkleitis | Ufimtsev and Kurkleitis were declared co-champions. |
| 1955 | Anatoly Ufimtsev | |
| 1956 | Yury Nikolaevich Yakovlev | Yakovlev defeated Anatoly Ufimtsev in a match after they tied for first in the round robin. |
| 1957 | Anatoly Ufimtsev | Evgeny Vasiukov participated as a non-Kazakhstani invitee and won the overall tournament; Ufimtsev tied for second with V. Marantsman and defeated him in a playoff match. |
| 1958 | Boris Katalimov, Isay Goliak | Katalimov and Goliak were declared co-champions. |
| 1959 | Vladimir Muratov | |
| 1960 | Boris Katalimov | |
| 1961 | Boris Katalimov | |
| 1962 | Gennady Movshovich | |
| 1963 | Valentin Konstantinov | |
| 1964 | Alexander Noskov | Noskov won a playoff over Yuri Nikitin and Nikolai Gusev after all three players tied for first in the round robin. |
| 1965 | Valentin Konstantinov | |
| 1966 | Vladimir Seredenko | Vladimir Antoshin participated as a non-Kazakhstani invitee and won the overall tournament; Seredenko finished second overall and received the national title. |
| 1967 | Alexander Noskov | |
| 1968 | Yuri Nikitin | |
| 1969 | Yuri Nikitin | |
| 1970 | Anatoly Ufimtsev | |
| 1971 | Vladimir Muratov | |
| 1972 | Mikhail Mukhin | |
| 1973 | Vladimir Liavdansky | Liavdansky was from Leningrad, not Kazakhstan, but was nonetheless recognized as the winner; Eduard Bukhman, also from Leningrad, placed second; Oleg Dzuban finished third and was the highest-placed Kazakhstani player.[8] |
| 1974 | Boris Katalimov | |
| 1975 | ? | |
| 1976 | Boris Katalimov | |
| 1977 | Boris Katalimov, Vladimir Seredenko | Katalimov and Seredenko were declared co-champions. |
| 1978 | Oleg Dzuban | |
| 1980 | Boris Katalimov | |
| 1981 | Oleg Dzuban | |
| 1982 | Oleg Dzuban, Bolat Asanov | Dzuban and Asanov were declared co-champions. |
| 1983 | Oleg Dzuban | |
| 1984 | Nukhim Rashkovsky | |
| 1985 | Serikbay Temirbayev | |
| 1986 | Serikbay Temirbayev | |
| 1987 | Yevgeniy Vladimirov | |
| 1988 | Yevgeniy Vladimirov | |
| 1989 | Vladimir Seredenko | |
| 1990 | Oleg Dzuban | |
| 1991 | Vladislav Tkachiev | |
| 1992 | Vladislav Tkachiev | The first national championship of independent Kazakhstan. |
| 1993 | Serikbay Temirbayev | |
| 1994 | Pavel Kotsur | |
| 1995 | Serikbay Temirbayev | |
| 1996 | Serikbay Temirbayev | |
| 1997 | Pavel Kotsur | |
| 1998 | Petr Kostenko | |
| 2000 | Petr Kostenko | |
| 2001 | Darmen Sadvakasov | |
| 2002 | Petr Kostenko | Kostenko defeated Pavel Kotsur in a playoff match after they tied for first in the main tournament.[9] |
| 2003 | Darmen Sadvakasov | |
| 2004 | Darmen Sadvakasov | |
| 2005 | Ospan Omarov | |
| 2006 | Darmen Sadvakasov | |
| 2007 | Darmen Sadvakasov | |
| 2008 | Anuar Ismagambetov | |
| 2009 | Yevgeniy Pak | |
| 2010 | Kirill Kuderinov | |
| 2011 | Pavel Kotsur | Kotsur finished ahead of Rinat Jumabayev on tiebreaks. |
| 2012 | Anuar Ismagambetov | |
| 2013 | Kirill Kuderinov | |
| 2014 | Rinat Jumabayev | |
| 2015 | Murtas Kazhgaleyev | |
| 2016 | Petr Kostenko | Kostenko finished ahead of Rinat Jumabayev and Murtas Kazhgaleyev on tiebreaks.[10] |
| 2017 | Rinat Jumabayev | |
| 2018 | Murtas Kazhgaleyev | Kazhgaleyev finished ahead of Denis Makhnev on tiebreaks. |
| 2019 | Nurlan Ibrayev | |
| 2020 | Murtas Kazhgaleyev | |
| 2021 | Denis Makhnev | |
| 2022 | Ramazan Zhalmakhanov | |