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Kretainis, Kristaps
🇱🇻FIDE 11602163· Male· Latvia· Born in 1982
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Kristaps Kretainis, a 44-year-old Latvian player, is rated 2168 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 2 years. 16 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent appearances: Rigas cempionats 2025 clasic and IV Chess Festival Cesis 2025 Classic. Also played 5 rapid (including IV Chess Festival Cesis 2025 - Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including IV Chess Festival Cesis 2025 - Blitz) recently. He took a 20-month break between Apr 2007 and Jan 2009. His peak of 2292 was reached at age 31 (May 2013, Latvian #20 at the time).
Earned a IM norm at Riga Technical University Open 2021 - Tournament A.
Current rating
2168
Standard
Rpd2126·Blz2157
All-time high
2292
−124 pts below
May 2013 · age 31
May 2013 · age 31
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,047 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
4th Latvian 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2168
Oct 2025
2021
500 career games
at age 39
Oct 2021
Re-crossed 2200
at age 39
Sep 2021
2017
Best 12-month gain (+72 Elo)
2197 → 2269
Jul 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2200
at age 34
Sep 2016
2013
Peak Latvian rank: #20
at age 31 · rated 2292
Jun 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+9
2159 → 2168
Tournaments
2
7 games
Score
5/ 771.4%
4W2D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #9 | 2322 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/5 | #8 | 2200 | +9.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKonstantins Gudovskis
🇱🇻LAT·2005
+46 −14 =17
77 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsUldis Melderis
🇱🇻LAT·1892
+50 −5 =14
69 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsAivars Laizans
🇱🇻LAT·1934
+30 −11 =21
62 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsVitaly LevchenkovFM
🇱🇻LAT
+25 −8 =26
59 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsGuntars AntomsIM
🇱🇻LAT·2303
+6 −13 =36
55 games·last met Feb 2024
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Rankings
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Latvia
#30
out of 965 players
Europe
#7,143
in continent
World
#10,047
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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