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Gailums, Makss
🇱🇻FIDE 11637951· Male· Latvia· Born in 2014
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Makss Gailums, a 12-year-old Latvian player, is rated 1705. He is on a steady climb with +69 Elo over the past 12 months. 98 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include RSF open 1800- 2026 II posms, Latvijas 2026 gada jauniesu cempionata finals-U-12, and RSF Klasifikacija II sp.kl.un augstak-I posms-2026. Also played 22 rapid (including 6th Paul Keres Memorial Festival 2025 - Rapid Tournament) and 5 blitz events (including 6th Paul Keres Memorial Festival 2025 - Blitz Tournament) recently. His peak of 1748 was reached at age 11 (Aug 2025).
At junior level, he reached #5, #12 and #4 nationally in U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1705
Standard
Rpd1851·Blz1664
All-time high
1748
−43 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 11
Aug 2025 · age 11
Activity
46
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
91 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#108,167
#108,167 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
100 career games
at age 11
Dec 2025
5th Latvian U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1748
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1748
at age 11 · −43 from today
Aug 2025
6-month rising streak
+277 Elo
Aug 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 11
Jun 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 11
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
1712 → 1705
Tournaments
15
97 games
Score
62/ 9763.9%
49W26D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/4 | #11 | 1853 | +29.2 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #10 | 1694 | -46.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/7 | #4 | 1739 | +13.6 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 4.5/9 | #6 | 1670 | -33.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/5 | #6 | 2050 | +16.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 1717 | +35.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/7 | #1 | 1842 | +86.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsArturs Liepins
🇱🇻LAT·1626
+1 −6 =3
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMatvejs Murinovs
🇱🇻LAT·1633
+2 −1 =7
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsErnests Strekalovs
🇱🇻LAT·1777
+0 −8 =1
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsZahars Afanasjevs
🇱🇻LAT·1645
+3 −1 =5
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsMaksimilians Bodaks
🇱🇻LAT·1796
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2026
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Rankings
/
Latvia
#154
out of 965 players
Europe
#76,049
in continent
World
#108,164
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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