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Golubovskis, Maksims
FM🇱🇻FIDE 11608528· Male· Latvia· Born in 2003
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Maksims Golubovskis, a 23-year-old Latvian FIDE Master, is rated 2208 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 9 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1st FUJAIRAH Global Chess Championships - Masters, CZECH OPEN 2025 - A - GM open, and IV Chess Festival Cesis 2025 Classic. Also played 4 rapid (including IV Chess Festival Cesis 2025 Rapid (and standard)) and 6 blitz events (including Almaty Blitz Cup 2026 1st stage) recently. He took a 21-month break between Nov 2022 and Sep 2024. His peak of 2302 was reached at age 17 (Oct 2020, Latvian #20 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2020 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #3, #1, #2, #2 and #5 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2208
Standard
Rpd2294·Blz2187
All-time high
2302
−94 pts below
Oct 2020 · age 17
Oct 2020 · age 17
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#7,746 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 22
Oct 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 21
Dec 2024
2022
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2176 → returned at 2192
Nov 2022
3rd Latvian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2219
Jul 2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 19
Jun 2022
2021
1st Latvian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2302
Jan 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-46
2254 → 2208
Tournaments
4
32 games
Score
16.5/ 3251.6%
12W9D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsKushagra JainCM2,051·Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R4·-15.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #109 | 2311 | +13.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/9 | #154 | 2004 | -60.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/5 | #5 | 2567 | +43.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/9 | #45 | 2147 | -17.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAleksandrs JazdanovsCM
🇱🇻LAT·1988
+11 −6 =8
25 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsKonstantins Gudovskis
🇱🇻LAT·2005
+13 −2 =7
22 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsUldis Melderis
🇱🇻LAT·1892
+12 −5 =2
19 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsArsens Batashevs
🇱🇻LAT·2206
+5 −10 =4
19 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsMatiss MustapsFM
🇱🇻LAT·2371
+4 −12 =1
17 games·last met Jul 2022
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Rankings
/
Latvia
#26
out of 965 players
Europe
#5,401
in continent
World
#7,746
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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