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Kantans, Jekabs

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FIDEFIDE 11629304· Male· Latvia· Born in 2011

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Jekabs Kantans, a 15-year-old Latvian player, is rated 1633 — just 8 short of his peak of 1641 (Mar 2026, age 15). He is rising rapidly, having gained +159 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Int. Graz Open 2026 - B, 2025. gada Rigas jauniesu atklatas meistarsacikstes saha, and Rigas cempionats 2025 clasic. Also played 10 rapid (including Latvian 2025 Team Rapid Chess Championship) and 4 blitz events (including IV Chess Festival Cesis 2025 - Blitz) recently.

At junior level, he reached #20, #30, #13 and #3 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.

Current rating

1633

Standard

Rpd1657·Blz1520

All-time high

1641

−8 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 15

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#134,042

#134,042 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
20th Latvian U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1641
Apr 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1641
at age 15 · −8 from today
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 14
Sep 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+379 Elo)
1094 → 1473
May 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
RSF III stage 1800-2025
perf 1841 (+288) · 4.5/6 · #18
Top opponent
vs Blaz Korosec 1,809
Int. Graz Open 2026 - B · Feb 2026 · +9.0 Elo
Evolution
+152
1481 → 1633
Tournaments
4
27 games
Score
13.5/ 2750.0%
10W7D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsGunar Schmidt1,799·Int. Graz Open 2026 - B·R9·+28.5
2.[W]vsManfred Aumann1,773·Int. Graz Open 2026 - B·R3·+27.3
3.[W]vsGustavs Stinka1,667·RSF III stage 1800-2025·R5·+26.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Int. Graz Open 2026 - B
Open Swiss
Feb 20264/9#851750+87.6
2025. gada Rigas jauniesu atklatas meistarsacikstes saha
Open Swiss
Oct 20254.5/7#4017700.0
Rigas cempionats 2025 clasic
Swiss
Sep 20250.5/2#281550-5.2
RSF III stage 1800-2025
Swiss
Aug 20254.5/6#181841+73.6

Rankings

/
Latvia
#190
out of 966 players
Europe
#91,221
in continent
World
#134,034
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,362
8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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3
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2,759
3
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5
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6
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7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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