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Elsts, Rihards
🇱🇻FIDE 11641398· Male· Latvia· Born in 2010
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Rihards Elsts, a 16-year-old Latvian player, is rated 1699 — just 2 short of his peak of 1701 (Oct 2025, age 15). He is on a steady climb with +48 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent appearance: RSF open 1800 Stage-II-2025. Also played 6 rapid (including Coach Aivars Stasans 4th Memorial Rapid Cup) and 1 blitz events (including Chess Thursday-2025-XIX) recently.
At junior level, he reached #15 and #14 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1699
Standard
Rpd1723·Blz1559
All-time high
1701
−2 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 15
Oct 2025 · age 15
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#110,034
#110,034 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
15th Latvian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1693
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1701
at age 15 · −2 from today
Oct 2025
2024
14th Latvian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1648
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+642 Elo)
1006 → 1648
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Sep 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+9
1690 → 1699
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
2W5D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/6 | #8 | 1786 | +12.4 |
Rankings
/
Latvia
#161
out of 966 players
Europe
#77,188
in continent
World
#110,032
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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