Asanov Bolat (07.05.1961)
Kazakh Grandmaster (1994), International Arbiter (1998). PHD in History. Coach and writer.
Champion of Kazakhstan in 1992, 4th at the USSR Junior Championships in 1979. FIDE Senior Trainer (2004). Honorary Coach of Russia (2003). Honorary coach of Kazakhstan Coach of Khalifman in the 1990s.
Best result: Winner of Saddam Hussein Cup in 1992.
A participant in the 1992 Olympiad and a member of the Kazakh team which won the Asian Team Championship in 1993.
Peak rating: 2505 in 1995.