The 2014 Kazakhstan Chess Championship for men was held from 3rd to 12th May, 2014 in Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan.

The tournament was a 12 player FIDE round robin with an average rating 2417 (seventh category).

GM Rinat Jumabayev finished on top with the impressive score of 9/11 points, a full point ahead of the runner-up.

Second place is for GM Anuar Ismagambetov with 8/11 points, while GM Murtas Kazhgaleyev takes the bronze.

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Final standings:

1 GM Rinat Jumabayev 2561 9
2 GM Anuar Ismagambetov 2508 8
3 GM Murtas Kazhgaleyev 2570 7,5
4-6 IM Aslan Aitbayev 2420 6
IM Kirill Kuderinov 2442 6
GM Rustam Khusnutdinov 2495 6

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