Format
LG
Lielmezs, Girts
🇱🇻FIDE 11600500· Male· Latvia· Born in 1977
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Girts Lielmezs, a 49-year-old Latvian player, is rated 1959 — just 8 short of his peak of 1967 (Nov 2024, age 47). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 21 months (2010–2012), 31 months (2014–2016), 25 months (2016–2018), 47 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included) and 23 months (2022–2024). Recent appearance: XXII Calvia Chess Festival 2025 - Amateur Open U2350. Also played 4 rapid (including IV Chess Festival Cesis 2025 - Rapid) and 4 blitz events (including IV Chess Festival Cesis 2025 - Blitz) recently. He reached Latvian #74 in Jun 2026.
Current rating
1959
Standard
Rpd1843·Blz1844
All-time high
1967
−8 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 47
Nov 2024 · age 47
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#34,834
#34,834 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
Peak Latvian rank: #74
at age 49 · rated 1959
Jun 2026
2025
6th Latvian 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 1967
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+45 Elo)
1922 → 1967
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1967
at age 47 · −8 from today
Nov 2024
2022
9th Latvian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1922
Nov 2022
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1922 → returned at 1967
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-8
1967 → 1959
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
4/ 850.0%
4W0D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/8 | #63 | 1936 | -8.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsUldis Melderis
🇱🇻LAT·1892
+4 −6 =1
11 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsJanis Visockis
🇱🇻LAT·1969
+3 −5 =2
10 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsJanis Daudzvardis
🇱🇻LAT
+0 −8 =2
10 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsMaris Zvaunis
🇱🇻LAT·1594
+4 −1 =4
9 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsAivars Laizans
🇱🇻LAT·1934
+0 −8 =0
8 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
Latvia
#74
out of 965 players
Europe
#25,752
in continent
World
#34,833
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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