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Miezis, Normunds
GM🇱🇻FIDE 11600136· Male· Latvia· Born in 1971
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Normunds Miezis, a 55-year-old Latvian Grandmaster, is rated 2417 and ranked 5th among Latvian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2366 and 2418 over the past 2 years. 151 rated games in the past year (≈117/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Fagernes Chess International 2026 GM group, Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 14-15. Also played 11 rapid (including 3rd Tartu Chess Festival: Alexela Cup; 3rd Toomas Virro memorial in rapid chess) and 7 blitz events (including Tallinn Chess Festival - III TalTech Blitz) recently. His peak of 2596 was reached at age 30 (Apr 2001, World #101 at the time); he spent 32 months as Latvian #1.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 30).
Current rating
2417
Standard
Rpd2382·Blz2364
All-time high
2596
−179 pts below
Apr 2001 · age 30
Apr 2001 · age 30
Activity
119
games / yr avg. · ≈10/mo
160 past 12 mo · ≈13/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#5
#5 · Latvian players · of 376
32 months in #1 nationally (2001–2013)
32 months in #1 nationally (2001–2013)
Career timeline
22 entries2022
58th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 51 · rated 2446
Oct 2022
2021
2,500 career games
at age 50
Sep 2021
2017
51st 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2507
Jan 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2500
at age 45
Aug 2016
Re-crossed 2500
at age 45
Mar 2016
2015
Re-crossed 2500
at age 44
Aug 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+47
2370 → 2417
Tournaments
25
142 games
Score
89.5/ 14263.0%
62W60D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2377 | +0.9 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 4.5/9 | #5 | 2404 | -1.7 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/8 | #7 | 2509 | +11.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #76 | 2506 | +2.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #85 | 2305 | -2.2 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #3 | 2404 | +1.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #26 | 2529 | +5.3 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #73 | 2984 | +2.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #51 | 3286 | +6.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 3.5/10 | #6 | 2391 | -0.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsArturs NeiksansGM
🇱🇻LAT·2555
+2 −23 =26
51 games·last met May 2026
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vsMatiss MustapsFM
🇱🇻LAT·2371
+16 −7 =19
42 games·last met May 2026
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vsNikita MeshkovsGM
🇱🇻LAT·2543
+6 −18 =10
34 games·last met May 2026
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vsGuntars AntomsIM
🇱🇻LAT·2303
+20 −2 =11
33 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsToms KantansGM
🇱🇻LAT·2571
+8 −12 =10
30 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Latvia
#5
out of 965 players
Europe
#869
in continent
World
#1,396
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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