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Kurpnieks, Vairis

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FIDEFIDE 11602074· Male· Latvia· Born in 1976

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Vairis Kurpnieks, a 50-year-old Latvian player, is rated 1981. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 32 months (2007–2010), 19 months (2010–2012), 12 months (2012–2013), 12 months (2014–2015), 45 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 17 months (2023–2025). Recent appearances: LCL 2026 First Division- Final and LCL 2026 First Division- North. Also played 12 rapid (including Latvian 2025 Team Rapid Chess Championship) and 1 blitz events (including 6 Aluksnes Saha festivals blitz-2025) recently. His peak of 2191 was reached at age 26 (Oct 2002); he also reached Latvian #51 in Apr 2008.

Current rating

1981

Standard

Rpd1892·Blz1922

All-time high

2191

−210 pts below
Oct 2002 · age 26

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#30,636

#30,636 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2026
3rd Latvian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1981
Jun 2026
2023
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1964 → returned at 1965
Oct 2023
2020
9th Latvian 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1983
Jun 2020
2019
Inactive for 45 months
paused at 1983 → returned at 1974
Jul 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 41
Mar 2017
2014
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2018 → returned at 2030
May 2014

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Arvydas Mickus 2,074
LCL 2026 First Division- Final · Apr 2026 · +2.6 Elo
Evolution
+16
1965 → 1981
Tournaments
2
6 games
Score
3/ 650.0%
2W2D2L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsAndrius Sarauskas2,026·LCL 2026 First Division- North·R2·-8.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
LCL 2026 First Division- Final
Team
Apr 20262/3#52160+16.2
LCL 2026 First Division- North
Team
Feb 20261/2#201973+0.4

Most-Played Opponents

vsAivars Laizans
🇱🇻LAT·1934
+4 −7 =22
33 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsUldis Melderis
🇱🇻LAT·1892
+5 −6 =11
22 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsYuri Dr Agafonov
🇱🇻LAT·2030
+2 −10 =4
16 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsJanis Isakovs
🇱🇻LAT·1892
+0 −0 =14
14 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsGuntars AntomsIM
🇱🇻LAT·2303
+0 −12 =2
14 games·last met Jun 2024
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Rankings

/
Latvia
#69
out of 965 players
Europe
#22,648
in continent
World
#30,635
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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7
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9
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World
1
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2
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7
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8
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