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Merke, Lineta
🇱🇻FIDE 11651113· Female· Latvia· Born in 2015
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Lineta Merke, a 11-year-old Latvian player, is rated 1698 — her current career high. She plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 B, Latvijas 2026 gada jauniesu cempionata finals-G-12, and Panevezys Open C 2025. Also played 12 rapid events (including XIX Saha lietus-2026) recently.
At junior level, she reached #5 nationally in U12.
Current rating
1698
Standard
Rpd1472·Blz—
All-time high
1698
at best
May 2026 · age 11
May 2026 · age 11
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#110,665
#110,665 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
5th Latvian U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1698
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 11
May 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 11
May 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 11
May 2026
All-time peak 1698
at age 11
May 2026
First FIDE rating
1698 · at age 11
May 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
11.5/ 2546.0%
10W3D12L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAlan Papier1,773·X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 B·R9·+24.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/8 | #95 | 1673 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/2 | #20 | 743 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/4 | #27 | 1163 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Latvia
#156
out of 965 players
Europe
#77,630
in continent
World
#110,662
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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