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Ni, Polina
🇱🇻FIDE 11602481· Female· Latvia· Born in 1971
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Polina Ni, a 55-year-old Latvian player, is rated 1878. She is on a steady climb with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50 - Women, EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - WOMEN cat. 50 plus, and OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER 2025 - C. Also played 10 rapid (including 3rd Tartu Chess Festival: Alexela Cup; 3rd Toomas Virro memorial in rapid chess) and 1 blitz events (including Mikhail Tal memorial blitz-2025) recently. She had 3 career breaks: 16 months (2013–2014), 43 months (2015–2018) and 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). Her peak of 1974 was reached at age 35 (Oct 2006); she also reached Latvian #59 in Oct 2008.
Current rating
1878
Standard
Rpd1846·Blz1772
All-time high
1974
−96 pts below
Oct 2006 · age 35
Oct 2006 · age 35
Activity
53
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#53,707
#53,707 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+86 Elo)
1817 → 1903
Jun 2024
2023
8th Latvian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1894
Jan 2023
2020
9th Latvian 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1871
Aug 2020
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1871 → returned at 1894
Sep 2019
2015
Inactive for 43 months
paused at 1848 → returned at 1877
Jan 2015
2013
11th Latvian 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 1869
Apr 2013
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+28
1850 → 1878
Tournaments
5
46 games
Score
23/ 4650.0%
17W12D17L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsElena KrasenkowaWIM2,100·EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - WOMEN cat. 50 plus·R9·+15.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSigurl. Regina Fridthjofsdottir1,740·World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50 - Women·R10·-13.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/11 | #19 | 1842 | -6.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/8 | #3 | 1942 | +17.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #32 | 1842 | -6.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #37 | 1824 | -10.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/9 | #29 | 1999 | +34.0 |
Rankings
/
Latvia
#103
out of 966 players
Europe
#39,450
in continent
World
#53,707
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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