Coaching staff
Our coaches have the titles of CMS, Master of Sports, International Masters,
and among them there are also International Grandmasters, the best chess players in the world.
GENERAL MANAGER
Ablai Yesimgalievich
TASTAMBEKOV
General Director of the Central Chess Club “ASTANA”.
For more than 10 years he was the Vice President of the Chess Federation of Kazakhstan, President of the Chess Federation of Astana.
Head coach
Erzhan Zhaksylykovich SHAKENOV
Honored coach of the Republic of Kazakhstan, international arbiter, FIDE master, university professor, FIDE senior coach (highest coaching category)
Branch Directors
Gulnara Serikovna ZHUMAGULOVA
Financial Director
Azamat Gabitovich AUBAKIROV
International arbiter, FIDE coach, CCM, director of the branch at Ulpan, 2
Dias Tokashevich ISABAEV
International Arbiter, FIDE Master, Director of the branch at Zhirentaeva, 5
Nurlan Bolatovich IBRAEV
International Grandmaster, State Chess Trainer, Director of the Kaissa Foundation
Trainers
Erkin Amanbauly KOZGANBAY
FIDE Master. 10 years of experience, students: champions of Kazakhstan, prize winners of the Asian and World Championships, participants of the World Chess Olympiad
Arnur Toleubayuly ZHANDILDINOV
CMS, students: prize winners and champions of the city, republic
Vugar Muslimoglu GUSEYNOV
CMS, tournament judge
Madiyar Amantaevich ZHUSUPBEKOV
CMS
Andrey Visarionovich KVAN
CMS, students: prize winners and champions of the city, republic, director of the branch at Bokeikhana, 25b
Serik Ramakovich ABDRAKHMANOV
CMS, students: prize winners and champions of the city, republic
Akzhan Kenzhetaevich SHOPANOV
Candidate Master of Sports, played in the national team together with the world champion in rapid chess Daniil Dubov
Murat Kubaidollinovich KASHEV
CMS, students: world, Asian, republican and city champions
Aldiyar ANSAT
International Master, Champion of Kazakhstan among men, medalist of the World Championship under 18, Champion of Asia (rapid, classic)
Nogerbek KAZYBEK
International Grandmaster, World Champion U20, World Rapid and Blitz Champion, member of the National Team of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Amina KAIRBEKOVA
Women's International Master, World Champion among schoolchildren under 17 years old
Meruert KAMALIDENOVA
Women's International Grandmaster, member of the women's national team of the Republic of Kazakhstan