Format
Bucinskas, Valdas
FM🇱🇹FIDE 12801445· Male· Lithuania· Born in 1981
Follow Valdas BucinskasTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Valdas Bucinskas, a 45-year-old Lithuanian FIDE Master, is rated 2255 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 12 months (2009–2010), 12 months (2017–2018), 16 months (2022–2023) and 12 months (2025–2026). Recent appearance: Lithuanian Chess League 2025 Highest Division round 3-5. Also played 2 blitz events (including VCC Christmas Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2380 was reached at age 29 (May 2010); he also reached Lithuanian #14 in May 2011.
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 43). At junior level, he reached #3 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2255
Standard
Rpd2193·Blz2095
All-time high
2380
−125 pts below
May 2010 · age 29
May 2010 · age 29
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#5,656 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
4th Lithuanian 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2253
Dec 2025
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2253 → returned at 2255
Feb 2025
2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 43
Jun 2024
2022
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2270 → returned at 2258
Apr 2022
2017
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2328 → returned at 2297
Apr 2017
2011
Peak Lithuanian rank: #14
at age 30 · rated 2376
May 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+2
2253 → 2255
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
1/ 1100.0%
1W0D0L
Top 1 win
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #29 | 2622 | +1.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDmitrijus ChocenkaFM
🇱🇹LTU·2360
+3 −3 =6
12 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsAras VardanyanFM
🇱🇹LTU·2430
+4 −7 =1
12 games·last met Dec 2025
View head-to-head →
vsVaidas SakalauskasIM
🇱🇹LTU·2293
+0 −5 =5
10 games·last met Jan 2025
View head-to-head →
vsAleksandras SalnaFM
🇱🇹LTU·2297
+5 −3 =1
9 games·last met Jul 2025
View head-to-head →
vsAndrius Zvirblis
🇱🇹LTU·2028
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Dec 2025
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Lithuania
#33
out of 1,239 players
Europe
#3,851
in continent
World
#5,656
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Lithuania
| 1 | 🇱🇹Follow Valery KazakouskiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,587 |
| 2 | 🇱🇹Follow Paulius PultineviciusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,562 |
| 3 | 🇱🇹Follow Titas StremaviciusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,555 |
| 4 | 🇱🇹Follow Tomas LaurusasTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,523 |
| 5 | 🇱🇹Follow Sarunas SulskisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,464 |
| 6 | 🇱🇹Follow Eduardas RozentalisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,452 |
| 7 | 🇱🇹Follow Aras VardanyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,430 |
| 8 | 🇱🇹Follow Lukas StauskasTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,405 |
| 9 | 🇱🇹Follow Matas NarmontasTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,404 |
| 10 | 🇱🇹Follow Gleb PidluznijTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,401 |
| ... | ||
| 33 | 2,255 | |
Europe
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 3 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,744 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱Follow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺Follow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,728 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,721 |
| 9 | 🇦🇿Follow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Follow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,713 |
| ... | ||
| 3851 | 2,255 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 5656 | 2,255 | |