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.