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Klimakovs, Sergejs
FM🇱🇻FIDE 11602066· Male· Latvia· Born in 1985
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Sergejs Klimakovs, a 41-year-old Latvian FIDE Master, is rated 2330 — just 9 short of his peak of 2339 (Oct 2023, age 38) and ranked 9th among Latvian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 3 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2. Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Staffel A April 2026 and Rigas cempionats 2025 clasic. Also played 3 rapid (including Coach Aivars Stasans 4th Memorial Rapid Cup) and 2 blitz events (including Coach Aivars Stasans 4th Memorial blitz Cup) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 23 months (2002–2004), 23 months (2006–2008), 28 months (2008–2011) and 30 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). He reached Latvian #9 in Sep 2025.
Awarded FM in 2017 (age 32). At junior level, he reached #1 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2330
Standard
Rpd2266·Blz2196
All-time high
2339
−9 pts below
Oct 2023 · age 38
Oct 2023 · age 38
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#9
#9 · Latvian players · of 376
Career timeline
18 entries2026
2nd Latvian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2330
May 2026
2025
Peak Latvian rank: #9
at age 40 · rated 2337
Sep 2025
2023
All-time peak 2339
at age 38 · −9 from today
Oct 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 37
Sep 2022
2019
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 2316 → returned at 2266
Nov 2019
2017
Best 12-month gain (+72 Elo)
2228 → 2300
May 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-7
2337 → 2330
Tournaments
6
11 games
Score
7/ 1163.6%
4W6D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 2440 | +6.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #55 | 2241 | -2.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #16 | 2348 | +1.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #20 | 2230 | -5.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #19 | 2398 | +5.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #18 | 2076 | -12.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMatiss MustapsFM
🇱🇻LAT·2371
+7 −8 =6
21 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsVladimir SveshnikovIM
🇱🇻LAT·2417
+3 −11 =5
19 games·last met Mar 2019
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vsArturs BernotasFM
🇱🇻LAT·2311
+3 −11 =2
16 games·last met Aug 2018
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vsKristaps Kretainis
🇱🇻LAT·2168
+5 −2 =7
14 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsEriks Mierins
🇱🇻LAT·2041
+8 −4 =2
14 games·last met Dec 2023
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Rankings
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Latvia
#9
out of 965 players
Europe
#2,078
in continent
World
#3,186
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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