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.