On the 27th of April 2025, the qualifying chess tournament of the II Cup of the Senate of the Republic of Kazakhstan was held, more than 100 chess players of the West Kazakhstan region took part in it: deputies of maslikhats, civil servants, members of public councils, media representatives and veterans. Professor Kadyrgaliyev Nurbulat Mendygalievich took gold in the team, “Silver in the individual championship”, won a ticket to the semi-finals of the Senate Cup of the Republic of Kazakhstan.