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Birjukovs, Anatolijs
🇱🇻FIDE 11604638· Male· Latvia· Born in 1947
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Anatolijs Birjukovs, a 79-year-old Latvian player, is rated 1551. He has slipped back 57 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: RSF Klasifikacija II sp.kl.un augstak-I posms-2026 and RSF open 1800- 2026 I posms. Also played 19 rapid (including V GM Sveshnikov Evgeny rapid memorial-2026) and 2 blitz events (including Mikhail Tal memorial blitz-2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2014–2016), 71 months (2016–2022) and 12 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1772 was reached at age 66 (Feb 2013).
Current rating
1551
Standard
Rpd1527·Blz1477
All-time high
1772
−221 pts below
Feb 2013 · age 66
Feb 2013 · age 66
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#165,899
#165,899 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+233 Elo)
1409 → 1642
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 77
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 77
Mar 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1403 → returned at 1623
Jan 2024
2023
3rd Latvian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1478
Jan 2023
2022
4th Latvian 70-75 player
at age 75 · rated 1673
Mar 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-60
1611 → 1551
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
6.5/ 1446.4%
6W1D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #9 | 1682 | -29.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/7 | #23 | 1474 | -25.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVija Zalcmane
🇱🇻LAT·1572
+29 −57 =6
92 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsUldis Melderis
🇱🇻LAT·1892
+0 −55 =2
57 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsSergejs Nevickis
🇱🇻LAT·1529
+42 −8 =2
52 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsAleksandrs Lacis
🇱🇻LAT·1749
+11 −27 =4
42 games·last met Mar 2022
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vsZiedonis Pomahs
🇱🇻LAT·1509
+18 −21 =1
40 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Latvia
#240
out of 965 players
Europe
#107,968
in continent
World
#165,877
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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