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Kazakhstan’s Bibisara Assaubayeva Breaks into FIDE Women’s Top Five

By Dana Omirgazy  on 1 July 2026

ASTANA – Kazakh Grandmaster Bibisara Assaubayeva has reached a career-high fifth place in the latest FIDE women’s world rankings, breaking into the global top five for the first time in her career.   According to FIDE’s July rankings, the 22-year-old earned 2,538 rating points, climbing two places from the previous...