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Agafonov, Yuri Dr
🇱🇻FIDE 11602104· Male· Latvia· Born in 1956
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Yuri Dr Agafonov, a 70-year-old Latvian player, is rated 2030. He has slipped back 66 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Paskturneringen 2026 std, Lithuanian chess league (higest division) 2026 round 6-7, and Lithuanian Chess League 2025 Highest Division round 3-5. Also played 20 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 13 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool C) recently. He took a 38-month break between Apr 2008 and Jul 2011. His peak of 2243 was reached at age 49 (Oct 2005); he also reached Latvian #25 in Oct 2008.
Previously known as Yuri Agafonov (until Mar 2017).
Current rating
2030
Standard
Rpd2041·Blz2033
All-time high
2243
−213 pts below
Oct 2005 · age 49
Oct 2005 · age 49
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#23,245
#23,245 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2024
1st Latvian 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 2095
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+42 Elo)
2049 → 2091
Sep 2024
2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 63
Dec 2019
2018
2nd Latvian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2151
Aug 2018
2017
Renamed to Dr Agafonov, Yuri
at age 61
Mar 2017
2014
100 career games
at age 58
Jun 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-66
2096 → 2030
Tournaments
5
19 games
Score
9/ 1947.4%
6W6D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/6 | #104 | 1824 | -39.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #28 | 2067 | 0.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/3 | #49 | 1987 | -4.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 2315 | +11.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/5 | #51 | 1909 | -33.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsUldis Melderis
🇱🇻LAT·1892
+27 −13 =13
53 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMatiss MustapsFM
🇱🇻LAT·2371
+5 −32 =5
42 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsAivars Laizans
🇱🇻LAT·1934
+17 −15 =9
41 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsGuntars AntomsIM
🇱🇻LAT·2303
+5 −19 =6
30 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsVladimir SveshnikovIM
🇱🇻LAT·2417
+3 −20 =3
26 games·last met Feb 2024
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Rankings
/
Latvia
#52
out of 965 players
Europe
#17,117
in continent
World
#23,245
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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