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Neiksans, Arturs
GM🇱🇻FIDE 11601388· Male· Latvia· Born in 1983
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Arturs Neiksans, a 43-year-old Latvian Grandmaster, is rated 2559 and ranked 2nd among Latvian players, and 270th worldwide. He is currently in the 2550–2575 range. 40 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Elitserien r7-9, and FIDE World Cup 2025. Also played 6 rapid (including FIDE World Cup 2025 Rapid TB) and 6 blitz events (including Tallinn Chess Festival - III TalTech Blitz) recently. He took a 17-month break between Oct 2003 and Apr 2005. His peak of 2631 was reached at age 33 (Dec 2016); he also reached World #149 in Apr 2023 and spent 138 months as Latvian #1, with a longest streak of 5 consecutive years.
Awarded GM in 2012 (age 29) and IM in 2001 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #46 in U20 and World #35 in U18.
Current rating
2559
Standard
Rpd2522·Blz2553
All-time high
2631
−72 pts below
Dec 2016 · age 33
Dec 2016 · age 33
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · Latvian players · of 374
138 months in #1 nationally (2013–2026)
138 months in #1 nationally (2013–2026)
Career timeline
21 entries2026
138 months in National #1
longest streak 61 months · since Jun 2013
Apr 2026
2025
13th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 42 · rated 2585
Oct 2025
2023
Peak World rank: #149
at age 40 · rated 2615
Apr 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2600
at age 39
Dec 2022
2019
1,000 career games
at age 36
Aug 2019
2016
All-time peak 2631
at age 33 · −72 from today
Dec 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-25
2584 → 2559
Tournaments
9
40 games
Score
15.5/ 4038.8%
10W23D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/3 | #129 | 2315 | -8.9 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #31 | 2579 | +0.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #139 | 2370 | -5.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #27 | 2551 | -0.1 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #122 | 1762 | -10.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #20 | 2791 | +5.5 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/3 | #21 | 2477 | -3.1 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | R256 | 2491 | -2.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 6/11 | #22 | 2588 | +0.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNormunds MiezisGM
🇱🇻LAT·2418
+23 −2 =26
51 games·last met May 2026
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vsNikita MeshkovsGM
🇱🇻LAT·2540
+18 −11 =17
46 games·last met May 2026
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vsToms KantansGM
🇱🇻LAT·2560
+20 −6 =16
42 games·last met May 2026
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vsIgor KovalenkoGM
🇺🇦UKR·2672
+2 −18 =18
38 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsMatiss MustapsFM
🇱🇻LAT·2373
+20 −3 =11
34 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Latvia
#2
out of 966 players
Europe
#153
in continent
World
#270
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Latvia
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