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Krakops, Martijs
🇱🇻FIDE 11621290· Male· Latvia· Born in 2010
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Martijs Krakops, a 16-year-old Latvian player, is rated 1828 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +96 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Latvijas 2026. gada pusfinals, Latvijas 2026. gada viriesu cempionats Latgales regionalas atlases turnirs, and Latvijas 2026 gada jauniesu cempionata finals-U-16. Also played 10 rapid (including XIV Sigulda District Open Rapid Chess Championship) and 1 blitz events (including Milda Lauberte Memorial Blitz 2025) recently. He took a 21-month break between Sep 2020 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #12, #8, #7 and #7 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1828
Standard
Rpd2023·Blz1861
All-time high
1828
at best
May 2026 · age 16
May 2026 · age 16
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#67,784
#67,784 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 1828
at age 16
May 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 16
Apr 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 15
Apr 2025
12th Latvian U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1824
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 14
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+411 Elo)
1351 → 1762
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Latvijas 2026. gada viriesu cempionats Latgales regionalas atlases turnirsperf 2324 (+516) · 5/5 · #2
Evolution
+96
1732 → 1828
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
13/ 2454.2%
10W6D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/9 | #35 | 1878 | +24.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/5 | #2 | 2324 | +9.2 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 5/8 | #4 | 1943 | +62.8 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsEdvards Gaidis
🇱🇻LAT·1511
+12 −1 =2
15 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsRomans Tolmacevs
🇱🇻LAT·1987
+2 −6 =4
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsNaomi MaklakovaWCM
🇱🇻LAT·2088
+3 −7 =1
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsToms Jeronovics
🇱🇻LAT·2008
+3 −4 =4
11 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsAleksandrs Vasilkovs
🇱🇻LAT·1496
+8 −2 =0
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Latvia
#115
out of 965 players
Europe
#49,386
in continent
World
#67,783
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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