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Afanasjevs, Zahars
🇱🇻FIDE 11645172· Male· Latvia· Born in 2014
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Zahars Afanasjevs, a 12-year-old Latvian player, is rated 1645 — just 8 short of his peak of 1653 (Apr 2026, age 12). He is rising rapidly, having gained +89 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Jekabpils pavasaris-2026-A, Latvijas 2026 gada jauniesu cempionata finals-U-12, and Latvijas 2026. gada astotdalfinals. Also played 18 rapid (including V GM Sveshnikov Evgeny rapid memorial-2026) and 10 blitz events (including GM Sveshnikov Evgeny blitz memorial-2026) recently.
At junior level, he reached #7 nationally in U12.
Current rating
1645
Standard
Rpd1859·Blz1680
All-time high
1653
−8 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 12
Apr 2026 · age 12
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#130,075
#130,075 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+102 Elo)
1551 → 1653
May 2026
7th Latvian U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1653
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1653
at age 12 · −8 from today
Apr 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 12
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 11
Jan 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 11
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+94
1551 → 1645
Tournaments
5
37 games
Score
21.5/ 3758.1%
15W13D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/4 | #7 | 2414 | -8.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 4.5/9 | #5 | 1682 | +21.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/4 | #6 | 2287 | +46.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/6 | #4 | 1821 | +35.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/7 | #28 | 1555 | -1.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMakss Gailums
🇱🇻LAT·1705
+1 −3 =5
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsAivars Laizans
🇱🇻LAT·1934
+0 −6 =2
8 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsJegors Pavlovs
🇱🇻LAT·1443
+6 −0 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsEdvards Ladisevs
🇱🇻LAT·1697
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsEdmunds Stalgis
🇱🇻LAT·1755
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Jun 2026
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Rankings
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Latvia
#176
out of 965 players
Europe
#89,069
in continent
World
#130,069
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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