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Berzinsh, Roland
IM🇱🇻INACTIVE · since February 2024FIDE 11600357· Male· Latvia· Born in 1975
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Roland Berzinsh, a 51-year-old Latvian International Master, is rated 2361 and ranked 8th among Latvian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays around 42 rated games per year and took a 14-month break between Nov 2022 and Feb 2024. Also played 3 rapid (including In Memoriam Richardas Banaitis A 2026) and 2 blitz events (including Vilnius Open Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2478 was reached at age 26 (Jul 2001); he also reached Latvian #6 in Aug 2017 and has been in Latvian top 10 for 111 months and counting (2 consecutive years on his current run).
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 26).
Current rating
2361
Standard
Rpd2319·Blz2262
All-time high
2478
−117 pts below
Jul 2001 · age 26
Jul 2001 · age 26
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
classical only
Occasional
Occasional
Signature stat
#8
#8 · Latvian players · of 374
National top 10 since Oct 2022
National top 10 since Oct 2022
Career timeline
22 entries2026
111 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 31 months · since Jan 2001
May 2026
2024
1st Latvian 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2361
Nov 2024
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 2361 → still inactive
Feb 2024
2022
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2368 → returned at 2361
Nov 2022
2020
1,000 career games
at age 45
Jul 2020
2017
Peak Latvian rank: #6
at age 42 · rated 2444
Aug 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2361 → 2361
Last 12 months — tournaments
0 eventsMost-Played Opponents
vsMatiss MustapsFM
🇱🇻LAT·2373
+13 −9 =17
39 games·last met Apr 2022
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vsArturs NeiksansGM
🇱🇻LAT·2559
+3 −17 =14
34 games·last met Oct 2020
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vsArturs BernotasFM
🇱🇻LAT·2315
+13 −6 =11
30 games·last met Nov 2018
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vsVladimir SveshnikovIM
🇱🇻LAT·2417
+5 −8 =16
29 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsNormunds MiezisGM
🇱🇻LAT·2418
+6 −11 =12
29 games·last met Jul 2022
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Rankings
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Latvia
#9
out of 966 players
Europe
#1,769
in continent
World
#2,476
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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