Torneo De Candidatas FIDE 2026: Bibisara Assaubayeva (Kazakhstan, 2516)

 

Bibisara Assaubayeva es uno de los talentos más singulares del ajedrez femenino; una jugadora cuya carrera ha sido forjada por instintos intrépidos, un cálculo agudo y un éxito reiterado bajo presión. Tras despuntar con la obtención de múltiples títulos mundiales juveniles, se consolidó en la categoría absoluta como una fuerza dominante en el ajedrez *blitz*, ganando el Campeonato Mundial Femenino de *Blitz* en 2021 y 2022, y recuperando el título nuevamente en 2025. Representando a Kazajistán, Assaubayeva ha demostrado una compostura excepcional en formatos de eliminación directa y de ritmo rápido, donde la velocidad en la toma de decisiones resulta primordial. Paralelamente a su dominio en el ajedrez rápido, sus resultados en partidas clásicas han progresado de manera constante, culminando con la obtención del título de Gran Maestra y un lugar entre las mujeres mejor clasificadas del mundo. Llega al Torneo de Candidatas como una campeona mundial consagrada, investida de la confianza que emana de sus repetidos éxitos en los escenarios más importantes.

[Event "Tata Steel Challengers"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2026.01.17"] [Round "1"] [White "Bibisara Assaubayeva"] [Black "Andy Woodward"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D38"] [WhiteElo "2497"] [BlackElo "2608"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2026.01.16"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 c6 9. Qb3 Qe7 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. O-O Bd6 12. Rfd1 g6 13. h3 Kg7 14. Qc2 f5 15. a3 b6 16. b4 Bb7 17. Qb3 g5 18. b5 c5 19. cxd5 g4 20. Ne1 e5 21. hxg4 cxd4 22. exd4 e4 23. Bb1 e3 24. gxf5 exf2+ 25. Kxf2 Nf6 26. Nf3 Ng4+ 27. Kf1 Qe3 28. Qa2 Rae8 29. Re1 Qf4 30. Kg1 Nh2 31. Qf2 Nxf3+ 32. gxf3 Kh8 33. Rxe8 Rxe8 34. Rd1 Qg5+ 35. Kf1 Qh5 36. Be4 Bxd5 37. Bxd5 Qxf5 38. Qh4 Bf4 39. Qg4 Qf8 40. Ne4 Rd8 41. Be6 1-0 [Event "Tata Steel Challengers"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2026.01.18"] [Round "2"] [White "Aydin Suleymanli"] [Black "Bibisara Assaubayeva"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A11"] [WhiteElo "2628"] [BlackElo "2497"] [PlyCount "162"] [EventDate "2026.01.16"] 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. O-O Nbd7 6. Qc2 Nb6 7. Rd1 g6 8. d3 cxd3 9. Rxd3 Nbd5 10. Nfd2 Bd7 11. a3 Bg7 12. e4 Nc7 13. Nc4 Qc8 14. Bf4 O-O 15. Nc3 Ne6 16. e5 Ng4 17. Qd1 Nc5 18. Rd4 Be6 19. b4 Nd7 20. Qe2 Bxc4 21. Qxg4 Be6 22. Qe2 Qc7 23. Re1 Rfd8 24. b5 Nb6 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. bxc6 bxc6 27. Rc1 Nc4 28. Ne4 Bxe5 29. Ng5 Bd5 30. Rxc4 Bxc4 31. Qxc4 Rd1+ 32. Bf1 Rd5 33. Be3 Bf6 34. h4 h6 35. Nf3 Qd6 36. Kg2 Kg7 37. a4 a5 38. Qc1 g5 39. hxg5 hxg5 40. Bc4 g4 41. Nh2 Rh5 42. Nxg4 Bd4 43. Qd2 Bxe3 44. Qxe3 Qd1 45. Nh2 Qd6 46. Qf3 Qg6 47. Ng4 Qf5 48. Qe2 Rg5 49. Nh2 Qe5 50. Qd3 Rh5 51. Nf3 Qf5 52. Qc3+ Kf8 53. Nh4 Qe4+ 54. Kg1 Re5 55. Kh2 Rh5 56. Kg1 Re5 57. Bf1 Kg8 58. Qb3 Qb4 59. Qc2 Qc5 60. Qd1 Rg5 61. Qd8+ Kg7 62. Qd3 e6 63. Ng2 Qd5 64. Qc3+ Kg8 65. Ne3 Qe4 66. Bd3 Qxa4 67. Qf6 Qh4 68. Kf1 Qh5 69. g4 Qh4 70. Ke2 Rh5 71. Qd4 Rg5 72. Qd8+ Kg7 73. Qd4+ Kg8 74. Be4 c5 75. Qd8+ Kg7 76. Qxa5 Qh2 77. Qd8 Qf4 78. f3 Qh2+ 79. Kd3 Qf4 80. Ke2 Qh2+ 81. Kd3 Qf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tata Steel Challengers"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2026.01.19"] [Round "3"] [White "Bibisara Assaubayeva"] [Black "Faustino Oro"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D24"] [WhiteElo "2497"] [BlackElo "2516"] [PlyCount "72"] [EventDate "2026.01.16"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 b5 6. e5 Nd5 7. Nxb5 Nb6 8. Be2 Nc6 9. O-O Be7 10. Rb1 Bb7 11. b3 cxb3 12. Rxb3 a6 13. Nc3 Rb8 14. Re1 Qd7 15. Bd3 Rd8 16. Be4 Na5 17. Bxb7 Nxb7 18. d5 Nc5 19. d6 Nxb3 20. Qxb3 cxd6 21. Qxb6 O-O 22. Qxa6 dxe5 23. h4 Qd3 24. Qxd3 Rxd3 25. Ne4 f6 26. Be3 Ra3 27. Rb1 Rxa2 28. Rb7 Re8 29. Bc5 Bxc5 30. Nxc5 Rc2 31. Ne4 Rcc8 32. h5 Rb8 33. Ra7 Ra8 34. Rb7 Rab8 35. Ra7 Ra8 36. Rb7 Rab8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tata Steel Challengers"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2026.01.20"] [Round "4"] [White "D Yuffa"] [Black "Bibisara Assaubayeva"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A34"] [WhiteElo "2604"] [BlackElo "2497"] [PlyCount "133"] [EventDate "2026.01.16"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qa4 Nb6 9. Qh4 e5 10. Qxd8 Rxd8 11. d3 c4 12. dxc4 Nxc4 13. Bg5 f6 14. Rad1 Nc6 15. Rxd8+ Nxd8 16. b3 Nd6 17. Be3 Nf5 18. Rd1 Nc6 19. Bc5 Be6 20. Nb5 Rc8 21. g4 Nh6 22. g5 Nf5 23. gxf6 Bxf6 24. Nd2 b6 25. Ne4 Bh4 26. Bd6 Ncd4 27. Nxd4 exd4 28. Ba3 a5 29. Rc1 Rxc1+ 30. Bxc1 a4 31. bxa4 Bxa2 32. Bf4 Bb3 33. Bc7 Bxa4 34. Bxb6 Bb5 35. Bf1 Kf7 36. Nc5 Bc4 37. e4 Bxf1 38. Kxf1 Nd6 39. f3 Nc4 40. Bc7 Bf6 41. Ke2 g5 42. Bg3 h5 43. Bf2 Be5 44. h3 Nb2 45. Nd3 Nc4 46. Nxe5+ Nxe5 47. Bxd4 Ng6 48. Kf2 h4 49. Be3 Kf6 50. Bc1 Nf8 51. f4 gxf4 52. Bxf4 Ne6 53. Kf3 Kg6 54. Bc1 Kf6 55. Bd2 Kg6 56. Kg4 Kf6 57. Bc3+ Kg6 58. Kxh4 Ng5 59. e5 Kf5 60. Bb2 Ne6 61. Ba1 Nf4 62. Bc3 Ng6+ 63. Kh5 Nf4+ 64. Kh4 Ng6+ 65. Kg3 Nxe5 66. Bxe5 Kxe5 67. Kg4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tata Steel Challengers"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2026.01.21"] [Round "5"] [White "Bibisara Assaubayeva"] [Black "V Ivanchuk"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D38"] [WhiteElo "2497"] [BlackElo "2605"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2026.01.16"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Ne4 Qe7 12. Nxd4 Bd7 13. Bd3 Nc6 14. Nb3 Rfd8 15. a3 Ba5 16. Nd6 Bc8 17. Nxc8 Raxc8 18. Nxa5 Nxa5 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20. Qa4 Nc6 21. Be4 a6 22. h3 Qc5 23. Rd1 g5 24. g3 Qe5 25. Bxc6 Rxc6 26. Rd8+ Kg7 27. Qd4 Qxd4 28. Rxd4 Rc2 29. b4 Ra2 30. Rd6 Rxa3 31. Rb6 Rb3 32. Rxb7 a5 33. b5 a4 34. Ra7 Rxb5 35. Rxa4 Rb2 36. Ra7 Rc2 37. Rb7 Rd2 38. Ra7 Rc2 39. Rb7 Rd2 40. Ra7 Rc2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tata Steel Challengers"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2026.01.23"] [Round "6"] [White "MarcAndria Maurizzi"] [Black "Bibisara Assaubayeva"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2611"] [BlackElo "2497"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "2026.01.16"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Qd3 Nbd7 7. Be2 g6 8. Bg5 Bg7 9. f4 Qc7 10. O-O-O b5 11. g4 Bb7 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. g5 Nd7 14. h4 Rc8 15. Rd2 Nc5 16. Qe3 Ne6 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Rh3 Qa5 19. Kb1 Qb4 20. e5 dxe5 21. Qb6 Bc6 22. a3 Qxf4 23. Rd8+ Kf7 24. Rxh8 Bxh8 25. Qxa6 Rc7 26. Nxb5 Bxb5 27. Qxb5 e4 28. c3 Rc8 29. Rh1 Qe5 30. Rf1+ Kg8 31. Qd7 Rb8 32. Bc4 Bg7 33. Qxe6+ Kh8 34. Qxe5 Bxe5 35. Kc2 Bg3 36. Rh1 Rf8 37. a4 e3 38. a5 Rf4 39. Be2 Ra4 40. a6 e5 41. b4 Ra2+ 42. Kb3 1-0 [Event "Tata Steel Challengers"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2026.01.24"] [Round "7"] [White "Bibisara Assaubayeva"] [Black "Velimir Ivic"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E12"] [WhiteElo "2497"] [BlackElo "2638"] [PlyCount "58"] [EventDate "2026.01.16"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 Ne4 6. Nxe4 Bxe4 7. h4 h6 8. d5 Qf6 9. Nd2 exd5 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Qd5 Nc6 12. Qxe4+ Qe6 13. Qxe6+ dxe6 14. Bd2 Nd4 15. O-O-O Nb3+ 16. Kc2 Nxd2 17. Rxd2 Rd8 18. Rxd8+ Kxd8 19. g3 Bc5 20. e3 a5 21. Bg2 Ke7 22. Rd1 Rd8 23. Rxd8 Kxd8 24. Bc6 Ke7 25. Kd3 Kd6 26. Be8 Ke7 27. Bc6 Kd6 28. Be8 Ke7 29. Bc6 Kd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tata Steel Challengers"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2026.01.25"] [Round "8"] [White "L'Ami, E."] [Black "Bibisara Assaubayeva"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B96"] [WhiteElo "2634"] [BlackElo "2497"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "2026.01.16"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 h6 8. Bh4 Qb6 9. a3 Nbd7 10. Bf2 Qc7 11. Qf3 b5 12. O-O-O Rb8 13. Bd3 b4 14. axb4 Rxb4 15. Rhe1 Be7 16. Nd5 exd5 17. exd5 Nb8 18. h3 h5 19. Re2 Ra4 20. Kb1 Qa5 21. Nb3 Qxd5 22. Qg3 Kf8 23. Rxe7 Kxe7 24. Re1+ Kf8 25. Qe3 g6 26. Bxg6 Bf5 27. Bxf5 Qxf5 28. g4 hxg4 29. hxg4 Qxf4 30. Qe7+ Kg7 31. Be3 Nc6 32. Qc7 Qg3 0-1 [Event "Tata Steel Challengers"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2026.01.27"] [Round "9"] [White "Bibisara Assaubayeva"] [Black "Carissa Yip"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E11"] [WhiteElo "2497"] [BlackElo "2466"] [PlyCount "144"] [EventDate "2026.01.16"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 b6 7. Nc3 Bb7 8. e3 Ne4 9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 d6 12. h4 Nd7 13. h5 h6 14. Rh3 a4 15. Nd2 Ra5 16. Ne4 Nf6 17. Nc3 O-O 18. O-O-O d5 19. Kb1 Qa8 20. g4 dxc4 21. Qxc4 Ne4 22. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 23. Ka1 Qxg4 24. Rdh1 Qf5 25. f4 c5 26. Rg3 Kh8 27. dxc5 Qxc5 28. Qe2 Ra7 29. Rhg1 f6 30. Rg6 Rd8 31. Qg4 f5 32. Qh4 Qe7 33. Qh1 Qe8 34. Qg2 Rad7 35. Qc2 b5 36. Qc3 Rd1+ 37. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 38. Ka2 Qd7 39. Qe5 Qd5+ 40. Qxd5 exd5 41. Rb6 d4 42. exd4 Rxd4 43. Rxb5 Rxf4 44. Kb1 g5 45. hxg6 Kg7 46. Kc2 Kxg6 47. Kd2 Re4 48. b3 h5 49. bxa4 h4 50. a5 Kg5 51. a6 Ra4 52. Rb6 h3 53. Ke2 h2 54. Rb1 Kg4 55. Kf2 Rxa3 56. Kg2 Ra2+ 57. Kh1 f4 58. Rb7 f3 59. Rg7+ Kh3 60. Rh7+ Kg3 61. Rg7+ Kf2 62. a7 Ra6 63. Rf7 Ra1+ 64. Kxh2 Ra6 65. Kh3 Ke2 66. Re7+ Kf1 67. Rb7 f2 68. Rb1+ Ke2 69. Rb2+ Ke3 70. Rb3+ Ke2 71. Rb2+ Ke1 72. Rb1+ Ke2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tata Steel Challengers"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2026.01.28"] [Round "10"] [White "Bibisara Assaubayeva"] [Black "Eline Roebers"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2497"] [BlackElo "2398"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "2026.01.16"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 c6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bf5 7. e3 Be7 8. h3 O-O 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nbd7 11. O-O Re8 12. Qc2 Bf8 13. Nd2 a5 14. Rfe1 h6 15. a3 Nb6 16. Rad1 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Qb3 Nbd7 19. Nf1 b5 20. Nd2 Nb6 21. Qc2 Rac8 22. Nb3 Nc4 23. Nc5 Nd7 24. Nxd7 Qxd7 25. a4 b4 26. Ne2 b3 27. Qc3 Rb8 28. Nc1 Qc7 29. Nd3 Qb6 30. Nc5 Re7 31. Qc1 Qa7 32. Rd3 Rb4 33. Rc3 Re8 34. Rd1 Reb8 35. Rdd3 Nb6 36. Qa1 Nc4 37. Qc1 Nb6 38. Qa1 Nc4 39. Rd1 Qe7 40. Na6 R8b6 41. Nxb4 Rxb4 42. Rdd3 Qb7 43. Qc1 f5 44. f3 Qb8 45. e4 fxe4 46. fxe4 dxe4 47. Rd1 Nd6 48. Rxc6 1-0 [Event "Tata Steel Challengers"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2026.01.30"] [Round "11"] [White "Miaoyi Lu"] [Black "Bibisara Assaubayeva"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B53"] [WhiteElo "2431"] [BlackElo "2497"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2026.01.16"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8. Bg5 e6 9. O-O-O Be7 10. Rhe1 O-O 11. e5 dxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxd4 13. Rxd4 Rfc8 14. Nxc6 Rxc6 15. Ne4 Rac8 16. Re2 a6 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Red2 Kg7 20. a4 R8c7 21. c3 f5 22. Kc2 e5 23. Rd6 Rc4 24. Kb3 Rh4 25. h3 f4 26. f3 Rh6 27. c4 Rg6 28. Kb4 f5 29. c5 e4 30. Re2 Re7 31. Kc4 Kf7 32. Kd5 e3 33. b4 Rg8 34. Kc4 a5 35. Rd4 axb4 36. Kxb4 Kg6 37. Rxf4 h5 38. Rd4 Rc8 39. Rd6+ Kg5 40. Rd5 Kf4 41. a5 h4 42. Kb5 Re6 43. Rd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tata Steel Challengers"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2026.01.31"] [Round "12"] [White "Bibisara Assaubayeva"] [Black "Max Warmerdam"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E80"] [WhiteElo "2497"] [BlackElo "2576"] [PlyCount "158"] [EventDate "2026.01.16"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d6 4. e4 a6 5. Be3 c6 6. Bd3 Bg7 7. a4 a5 8. Nc3 Na6 9. Rc1 Nd7 10. Nge2 e5 11. d5 Bh6 12. Bf2 Bxc1 13. Nxc1 Ndc5 14. Bb1 O-O 15. O-O f5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Nd3 Nxd3 18. Bxd3 Nb4 19. Bxf5 gxf5 20. f4 Qf6 21. fxe5 dxe5 22. d6 Rad8 23. c5 b6 24. Qe2 e4 25. Be3 bxc5 26. Bxc5 Qe5 27. Qc4+ Rf7 28. g4 Nd5 29. gxf5 Rxf5 30. Rxf5 Qxf5 31. Nxe4 Qg4+ 32. Kh1 Qf3+ 33. Kg1 Qg4+ 34. Kh1 Qf3+ 35. Kg1 Rd7 36. Ng3 Rf7 37. Qe2 Qxe2 38. Nxe2 Rb7 39. Nd4 Nf6 40. Nxc6 Rxb2 41. Nxa5 Ne4 42. Ba3 Rd2 43. Nb7 Kf7 44. Bb4 Rd1+ 45. Kg2 Ke8 46. a5 Rb1 47. d7+ Kxd7 48. Nc5+ Ke8 49. Nxe4 Rxb4 50. Kf3 Ke7 51. Ng5 h6 52. Ne4 Ra4 53. Nf2 Kf6 54. Ne4+ Kg6 55. Ng3 Rxa5 56. Ne4 Ra4 57. Ng3 Kg5 58. Ne4+ Kg6 59. Ng3 Ra2 60. h3 Kg5 61. Ne4+ Kh4 62. Nf2 Ra3+ 63. Kg2 h5 64. Kh2 Ra2 65. Kg2 Kg5 66. Kf3 Ra3+ 67. Kg2 Kf4 68. h4 Rb3 69. Nh3+ Kg4 70. Nf2+ Kxh4 71. Kh2 Kg5 72. Kg2 Kf5 73. Nh3 Ra3 74. Nf2 h4 75. Nh3 Rg3+ 76. Kh2 Ke4 77. Nf2+ Ke3 78. Nh3 Kf3 79. Ng1+ Kg4 0-1 [Event "Tata Steel Challengers"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2026.02.01"] [Round "13"] [White "Vedant Panesar"] [Black "Bibisara Assaubayeva"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2406"] [BlackElo "2497"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2026.01.16"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 h5 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. exd5 Bf5 11. Be2 Be7 12. Qd2 Bh4+ 13. g3 Be7 14. O-O-O a5 15. Bd3 Bd7 16. Qe1 a4 17. Nd2 O-O 18. f4 Bg4 19. Be2 Bf5 20. Nc4 Nd7 21. Qb4 exf4 22. Bxf4 Nc5 23. Bxh5 a3 24. b3 Bg5 25. Ne3 Be4 26. Rhf1 Rc8 27. Kb1 Qf6 28. Qd4 Qh6 29. Bg4 f5 30. Bxg5 Qxg5 31. Be2 Rfe8 32. Bb5 Nxb3 33. axb3 Qxe3 34. Bxe8 Rxe8 35. Qc4 b5 36. Qb4 Rc8 37. Rc1 Bxc2+ 38. Rxc2 a2+ 39. Rxa2 Qd3+ 40. Kb2 Qe2+ 0-1