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Sakalauskas, Vaidas
IM🇱🇹FIDE 12800457· Male· Lithuania· Born in 1971
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Vaidas Sakalauskas, a 55-year-old Lithuanian International Master, is rated 2293 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2293 and 2342 over the past 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Lithuanian chess league (higest division) 2026 round 6-7, Lithuanian Chess League 2025 Highest Division round 3-5, and 40th European Club Cup (open). Also played 5 rapid (including In Memoriam Richardas Banaitis A 2026) and 3 blitz events (including Lithuanian Open Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2481 was reached at age 34 (Oct 2005, Lithuanian #7 at the time); he spent 26 months in Lithuanian top 10.
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 30).
Current rating
2293
Standard
Rpd2313·Blz2240
All-time high
2481
−188 pts below
Oct 2005 · age 34
Oct 2005 · age 34
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#4,338 · players worldwide · of 218,279
26 months in National top 10 (2002–2013)
26 months in National top 10 (2002–2013)
Career timeline
18 entries2023
4th Lithuanian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2352
Aug 2023
2020
2nd Lithuanian 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2331
Oct 2020
2014
500 career games
at age 43
Oct 2014
2013
26 months in national top 10
since Oct 2002
Sep 2013
Re-crossed 2400
at age 42
Sep 2013
4th Lithuanian 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2402
Apr 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-24
2317 → 2293
Tournaments
3
10 games
Score
4.5/ 1045.0%
2W5D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #31 | 2155 | -3.7 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #50 | 1864 | -4.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 3/7 | #417 | 2138 | -16.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTomas LaurusasGM
🇱🇹LTU·2523
+1 −20 =15
36 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsPaulius JuknisCM
🇱🇹LTU·2173
+11 −3 =12
26 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAleksandras SalnaFM
🇱🇹LTU·2297
+12 −12 =1
25 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRokas KlabisIM
🇱🇹LTU·2368
+6 −6 =10
22 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsVidmantas MalisauskasGM
🇱🇹LTU·2265
+6 −8 =6
20 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
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Lithuania
#27
out of 1,239 players
Europe
#2,902
in continent
World
#4,338
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Lithuania
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| 27 | 2,293 | |
Europe
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| 2902 | 2,293 | |
World
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| ... | ||
| 4338 | 2,293 | |