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Bitenieks, Dominiks
🇱🇻FIDE 11629134· Male· Latvia· Born in 2007
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Dominiks Bitenieks, a 19-year-old Latvian player, is rated 1598 — just 24 short of his peak of 1622 (Dec 2025, age 18). He is climbing fast, having gained +106 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent appearances: RSF open 1800- 2026 I posms and RSF IV stage 1800-2025. Also played 13 rapid (including XIX Saha lietus-2026) and 3 blitz events (including Coach Aivars Stasans 4th Memorial blitz Cup) recently. He took a 16-month break between May 2024 and Oct 2025.
At junior level, he reached #14, #22 and #28 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1598
Standard
Rpd1730·Blz1638
All-time high
1622
−24 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 18
Dec 2025 · age 18
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#147,797
#147,797 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Feb 2026
14th Latvian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1622
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1622
at age 18 · −24 from today
Dec 2025
22nd Latvian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1621
Oct 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Oct 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 18
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+106
1492 → 1598
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
14.5/ 2169.0%
12W5D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 5/7 | #2 | 1839 | +45.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/7 | #20 | 1563 | -23.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/7 | #2 | 1882 | +129.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAndris Jakobsons
🇱🇻LAT·1702
+2 −7 =1
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsUldis Melderis
🇱🇻LAT·1892
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMaksims Otrohovs
🇱🇻LAT·1841
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsKristaps Eglitis
🇱🇻LAT·1614
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsKristaps Ozolins
🇱🇻LAT·1815
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Latvia
#208
out of 965 players
Europe
#98,734
in continent
World
#147,784
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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