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Simcaks, Sergejs

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FIDEFIDE 11603755· Male· Latvia· Born in 1969

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Sergejs Simcaks, a 57-year-old Latvian player, is rated 1939 — just 16 short of his peak of 1955 (Mar 2024, age 55). He is on a steady climb with +39 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent appearances: 3. Internationales Schachopen Graal-Mueritz and Lichtenberger Sommer 2025. He had 3 career breaks: 52 months (2015–2019), 20 months (2021–2023) and 14 months (2023–2024). He reached Latvian #72 in Apr 2022.

Current rating

1939

Standard

Rpd1943·Blz1905

All-time high

1955

−16 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 55

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#38,981

#38,981 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
1st Latvian 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1939
Jun 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 56
Apr 2025
2024
5th Latvian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1955
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+60 Elo)
1895 → 1955
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1955
at age 55 · −16 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1925 → returned at 1867
Jun 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
13. Potsdamer Sommeropen 2026
perf 2083 (+144) · 5/6 · #13
Top opponent
vs Axel Moser 2,111
3. Internationales Schachopen Graal-Mueritz · Mar 2026 · +5.1 Elo
Evolution
+37
1902 → 1939
Tournaments
3
22 games
Score
13.5/ 2261.4%
12W3D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
13. Potsdamer Sommeropen 2026
Open Swiss
May 20265/6#132083+23.0
3. Internationales Schachopen Graal-Mueritz
Open Swiss
Mar 20263.5/7#601964+9.6
Lichtenberger Sommer 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20255/9#731921+3.8
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
Latvia
#78
out of 965 players
Europe
#28,794
in continent
World
#38,980
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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Europe
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2
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