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Sveshnikov, Vladimir

IM🇱🇻INACTIVE · since June 2024

FIDEFIDE 11601884· Male· Latvia· Born in 1986

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Vladimir Sveshnikov, a 40-year-old Latvian International Master, is rated 2417 — just 23 short of his peak of 2440 (May 2012, age 26) and ranked 5th among Latvian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays around 34 rated games per year and had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2002–2004) and 24 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). Also played 2 rapid (including V GM Sveshnikov Evgeny rapid memorial-2026) and 3 blitz events (including GM Sveshnikov Evgeny blitz memorial-2026) recently. He reached Latvian #5 in Aug 2022 and has been in Latvian top 5 for 23 months and counting.

Awarded IM in 2011 (age 25) and FM in 2007 (age 21). At junior level, he reached #1, #4 and #2 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2417

Standard

Rpd2389·Blz2198

All-time high

2440

−23 pts below
May 2012 · age 26

Activity

1

games / yr avg.

classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#5

#5 · Latvian players · of 376
National top 5 since Jun 2024

Career timeline

25 entries
2026
23 months in national top 5 (ongoing)
longest streak 12 months · since Aug 2022
Jun 2026
2024
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2417 → still inactive
Jun 2024
2022
Peak Latvian rank: #5
at age 36 · rated 2418
Aug 2022
2020
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 2418 → returned at 2412
Oct 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2400
at age 32
Sep 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2400
at age 31
Jan 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Renars Muzis 2,196
Latvijas 2026. gada pusfinals · Apr 2026 · +2.2 Elo
Evolution
0
2417 → 2417
Score
0/ 50.0%
2W2D1L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsRenars Muzis2,196·Latvijas 2026. gada pusfinals·R2·+2.2
2.[W]vsVadims Aleidzans1,997·Latvijas 2026. gada pusfinals·R1·+0.8
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsMarija KuznecovaFM2,252·Latvijas 2026. gada pusfinals·R4·-7.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

0 events

Most-Played Opponents

vsMatiss MustapsFM
🇱🇻LAT·2371
+17 −17 =18
52 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsEvgeny Sveshnikovg
🇱🇻LAT
+4 −7 =36
47 games·last met Aug 2020
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vsArturs BernotasFM
🇱🇻LAT·2311
+11 −7 =15
33 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsRoland BerzinshIM
🇱🇻LAT·2361
+8 −5 =16
29 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsYuri Dr Agafonov
🇱🇻LAT·2030
+21 −3 =3
27 games·last met Jun 2026
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Rankings

/
Latvia
#5
out of 965 players
Europe
#1,032
in continent
World
#1,456
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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