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Berzina, Ilze
WGM🇱🇻FIDE 11601345· Female· Latvia· Born in 1984
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Ilze Berzina, a 42-year-old Latvian Woman Grandmaster, is rated 2183 and ranked 414th among women worldwide. She has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 14 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier zum Weltfrauentag 2026 Gruppe A, 2. Frauenbundesliga Ost 2025-2026 Februar 2026, and Riga Christmas Chess Festival - WIM tournament-2025. Also played 11 rapid (including IV Chess Festival Cesis 2025 - Rapid) and 7 blitz events (including IV Chess Festival Cesis 2025 - Blitz) recently. Her peak of 2323 was reached at age 32 (Dec 2016); she also reached Latvian #14 in Jul 2008.
Awarded WGM in 2009 (age 25), WIM in 2003 (age 19), and WFM in 2001 (age 17). At junior level, she reached #3 and #2 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2183
Standard
Rpd2111·Blz2113
All-time high
2323
−140 pts below
Dec 2016 · age 32
Dec 2016 · age 32
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Women #414
#414 · women worldwide · of 23,136
Career timeline
25 entries2025
5th Latvian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2206
Apr 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 41
Mar 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 40
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 40
Sep 2024
2020
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 2192 → returned at 2194
Mar 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2200
at age 34
Aug 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
2. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier zum Weltfrauentag 2026 Gruppe Aperf 2239 (+56) · 5.5/9 · #5
Top opponent
Evolution
+28
2155 → 2183
Tournaments
7
30 games
Score
19/ 3063.3%
13W12D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMariia MankoWIM2,288·2. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier zum Weltfrauentag 2026 Gruppe A·R9·+12.9
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsLaura UnukIM2,314·2. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier zum Weltfrauentag 2026 Gruppe A·R4·-6.4
3.[L]vsBeloslava KrastevaFM2,323·2. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier zum Weltfrauentag 2026 Gruppe A·R6·-6.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #5 | 2239 | +19.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #11 | 2198 | +1.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2690 | +3.6 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #4 | 2177 | +7.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #11 | 2025 | -3.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #13 | 2110 | -1.8 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsLaura RoguleWGM
🇱🇻LAT·2252
+4 −7 =27
38 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsDana ReiznieceWGM
🇱🇻LAT·2245
+6 −9 =9
24 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsMatiss MustapsFM
🇱🇻LAT·2371
+3 −14 =6
23 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsUldis Melderis
🇱🇻LAT·1892
+17 −2 =3
22 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsRenate VidruskaWFM
🇱🇻LAT·2001
+7 −4 =6
17 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Latvia
#29
out of 965 players
Europe
#6,424
in continent
World
#9,107
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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