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Skuja, Aivars

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FIDEFIDE 11600977· Male· Latvia· Born in 1943

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Aivars Skuja, a 83-year-old Latvian player, is rated 1920. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 20 months (2007–2009), 23 months (2009–2011), 15 months (2018–2019) and 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: RSF open 2400- II posms. Also played 4 rapid events (including Saulkrasti rapid chess championship 2026 Latvian master Janis Klavins memorial) recently. His peak of 2279 was reached at age 58 (Oct 2001); he also reached Latvian #22 in Jul 2008.

Current rating

1920

Standard

Rpd1873·Blz1942

All-time high

2279

−359 pts below
Oct 2001 · age 58

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#43,243

#43,243 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

20 entries
2024
2nd Latvian 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1971
Mar 2024
2023
1st Latvian 75-80 player
at age 80 · rated 2015
Dec 2023
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1987 → returned at 1998
Sep 2019
2018
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2016 → returned at 1987
May 2018
2015
2nd Latvian 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 2179
Dec 2015
Best 12-month gain (+44 Elo)
2135 → 2179
Sep 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Makss Gailums 1,748
RSF open 2400- II posms · Aug 2025 · +5.4 Elo
Evolution
-9
1929 → 1920
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
3/ 560.0%
2W2D1L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsMakss Gailums1,748·RSF open 2400- II posms·R2·+5.4
2.[W]vsMaxim Andryushin1,709·RSF open 2400- II posms·R1·+4.6
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsKrisjanis LazarsCM1,845·RSF open 2400- II posms·R5·-12.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
RSF open 2400- II posms
Swiss
Aug 20253/5#51872-8.6

Most-Played Opponents

vsAivars Laizans
🇱🇻LAT·1934
+1 −7 =2
10 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsPeteris Breikss
🇱🇻LAT·1785
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsYuri Dr Agafonov
🇱🇻LAT·2030
+3 −6 =0
9 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsAndris Jakobsons
🇱🇻LAT·1702
+6 −2 =1
9 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsUldis Melderis
🇱🇻LAT·1892
+0 −5 =3
8 games·last met Apr 2024
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Rankings

/
Latvia
#87
out of 965 players
Europe
#31,918
in continent
World
#43,242
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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87🇱🇻Skuja, Aivars1,920
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,721
9
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10
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31918🇱🇻Skuja, Aivars1,920
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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43242🇱🇻Skuja, Aivars1,920