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Zalcmane, Vija

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FIDEFIDE 11603445· Female· Latvia· Born in 1939

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Vija Zalcmane, a 87-year-old Latvian player, is rated 1572. She plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 24 months (2008–2010) and 45 months (2010–2014). Also played 21 rapid (including Latvijas 2026 gada senioru cempionats) and 7 blitz events (including Chess Thursday-2025-XXVI) recently. Her peak of 1747 was reached at age 69 (Oct 2008, Latvian #74 at the time).

Competes as a woman since 2014.

Current rating

1572

Standard

Rpd1530·Blz1524

All-time high

1747

−175 pts below
Oct 2008 · age 69

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#156,978

#156,978 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

23 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+287 Elo)
1351 → 1638
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 85
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 85
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 85
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1400
at age 84
Sep 2023
2021
Re-crossed 1400
at age 82
Oct 2021

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-1
1573 → 1572

Last 12 months — tournaments

0 events

Most-Played Opponents

vsSergejs Nevickis
🇱🇻LAT·1529
+87 −21 =7
115 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsUldis Melderis
🇱🇻LAT·1892
+2 −102 =9
113 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsAleksandrs Lacis
🇱🇻LAT·1749
+53 −35 =8
96 games·last met Oct 2021
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vsKonstantins Gudovskis
🇱🇻LAT·2005
+6 −85 =4
95 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsAnatolijs Birjukovs
🇱🇻LAT·1551
+57 −29 =6
92 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings

/
Latvia
#225
out of 966 players
Europe
#103,481
in continent
World
#156,961
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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6
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2,373
7
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2,362
8
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2,340
9
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10
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2,330
...
225🇱🇻Zalcmane, Vija1,572
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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103481🇱🇻Zalcmane, Vija1,572
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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156961🇱🇻Zalcmane, Vija1,572