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Kengis, Edvins
GM🇱🇻FIDE 11600039· Male· Latvia· Born in 1959
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Edvins Kengis, a 67-year-old Latvian Grandmaster, is rated 2493 and ranked 4th among Latvian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 34 months (2006–2009), 104 months (2010–2018) and 45 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: IV Chess Festival Cesis 2025 Classic. Also played 5 rapid (including V GM Sveshnikov Evgeny rapid memorial-2026) and 2 blitz events (including IV Chess Festival Cesis 2025 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 2594 was reached at age 43 (Jul 2002, World #104 at the time); he spent 30 months as Latvian #1.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 42).
Current rating
2493
Standard
Rpd2343·Blz2407
All-time high
2594
−101 pts below
Jul 2002 · age 43
Jul 2002 · age 43
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#4
#4 · Latvian players · of 374
30 months in #1 nationally (2001–2010)
30 months in #1 nationally (2001–2010)
Career timeline
18 entries2026
4th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 67 · rated 2493
Mar 2026
2020
4th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 61 · rated 2536
May 2020
2019
Inactive for 45 months
paused at 2536 → returned at 2527
Jul 2019
2018
7th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 59 · rated 2547
Dec 2018
2010
10th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 51 · rated 2545
Nov 2010
30 months in National #1
longest streak 13 months · since Jan 2001
Sep 2010
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-15
2508 → 2493
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
3/ 560.0%
2W2D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/5 | #24 | 2141 | -14.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVladimir SveshnikovIM
🇱🇻LAT·2417
+0 −3 =5
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsTomas Povilaitis
🇱🇹LTU·2150
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsIlze BerzinaWGM
🇱🇻LAT·2183
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsNikolajs Krilovs
🇱🇻LAT·2117
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsNormunds MiezisGM
🇱🇻LAT·2418
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met Apr 2024
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Rankings
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Latvia
#4
out of 966 players
Europe
#369
in continent
World
#634
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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