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Rizihs, Valerijs
🇱🇻FIDE 11603380· Male· Latvia· Born in 1983
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Valerijs Rizihs, a 43-year-old Latvian player, is rated 1750. He is progressing steadily with +37 Elo over the past 12 months. 48 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include RSF open 1800- 2026 II posms, RSF open 1800- 2026 I posms, and RSF V stage 1800-2025. Also played 5 rapid (including Latvijas 2026 gada ceturtdalfinals) and 2 blitz events (including Coach Aivars Stasans 4th Memorial blitz Cup) recently. His peak of 1846 was reached at age 34 (Sep 2017).
Current rating
1750
Standard
Rpd1806·Blz1715
All-time high
1846
−96 pts below
Sep 2017 · age 34
Sep 2017 · age 34
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#92,524
#92,524 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
15th Latvian 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 1750
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+186 Elo)
1542 → 1728
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 41
Mar 2024
2022
14th Latvian 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 1665
Mar 2022
2017
34th Latvian 20-35 player
at age 34 · rated 1839
Oct 2017
100 career games
at age 34
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+38
1712 → 1750
Tournaments
6
42 games
Score
29.5/ 4270.2%
27W5D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/6 | #1 | 2463 | +43.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/7 | #15 | 1574 | -30.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/7 | #5 | 1798 | +15.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/5 | #6 | 2053 | -8.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/7 | #1 | 1962 | +24.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/7 | #14 | 1670 | -7.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKonstantins Gudovskis
🇱🇻LAT·2005
+0 −13 =0
13 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsUldis Melderis
🇱🇻LAT·1892
+4 −7 =0
11 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsGustavs Rupais
🇱🇻LAT·1863
+6 −4 =0
10 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsMaksims Otrohovs
🇱🇻LAT·1841
+4 −5 =1
10 games·last met May 2024
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vsRenate VidruskaWFM
🇱🇻LAT·2001
+2 −7 =0
9 games·last met Jun 2026
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Rankings
/
Latvia
#137
out of 965 players
Europe
#66,081
in continent
World
#92,522
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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