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Starostits, Ilmars
GM🇱🇻FIDE 11600748· Male· Latvia· Born in 1979
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Ilmars Starostits, a 47-year-old Latvian Grandmaster, is rated 2337 and ranked 9th among Latvian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 13 months. 80 rated games in the past year (≈113/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9, Lithuanian chess league (higest division) 2026 round 6-7, and II Arche Chess Open A. Also played 4 rapid (including IV Chess Festival Cesis 2025 - Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including IV Chess Festival Cesis 2025 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 2511 was reached at age 28 (Oct 2007, Latvian #3 at the time); he spent 57 months in Latvian top 5.
Awarded GM in 2010 (age 31) and IM in 2001 (age 22).
Current rating
2337
Standard
Rpd2342·Blz2288
All-time high
2511
−174 pts below
Oct 2007 · age 28
Oct 2007 · age 28
Activity
110
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
80 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#9
#9 · Latvian players · of 374
57 months in National top 5 (2007–2022)
57 months in National top 5 (2007–2022)
Career timeline
21 entries2025
1st Latvian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2364
Jan 2025
2023
2,500 career games
at age 44
Feb 2023
2022
57 months in national top 5
longest streak 22 months · since Apr 2007
Oct 2022
Re-crossed 2400
at age 43
Sep 2022
2020
72nd 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2490
Jul 2020
2016
7-month rising streak
+57 Elo
Apr 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-10
2347 → 2337
Tournaments
12
80 games
Score
39/ 8048.8%
38W21D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #196 | 2319 | -0.7 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #44 | 2133 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2265 | -2.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #15 | 2493 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/9 | #21 | 2271 | -3.8 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #3 | 2379 | +6.1 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #13 | 3075 | +8.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #120 | 2250 | -1.7 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #165 | 2292 | -1.0 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 5/9 | #3 | 2331 | +2.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsArturs NeiksansGM
🇱🇻LAT·2559
+1 −9 =10
20 games·last met May 2026
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vsTomas LaurusasGM
🇱🇹LTU·2523
+3 −9 =8
20 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsRoland BerzinshIM
🇱🇻LAT·2361
+6 −1 =12
19 games·last met Apr 2022
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vsNormunds MiezisGM
🇱🇻LAT·2418
+3 −1 =14
18 games·last met May 2026
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vsToms KantansGM
🇱🇻LAT·2560
+5 −8 =5
18 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Latvia
#9
out of 966 players
Europe
#1,953
in continent
World
#3,016
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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