Rutkauskas, Gediminas

Gediminas Rutkauskas, a 72-year-old Lithuanian player, is rated 1846. He is on a steady climb with +54 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IBCA World Team Chess Championship 2026, 2026 m. LAS Men Chess Championship, and 17th IBCA Chess Olympiad for the Blind and Visually Impaired Chess Players. He had 4 career breaks: 17 months (2001–2002), 29 months (2002–2005), 12 months (2017–2018) and 34 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2078 was reached at age 51 (Jan 2005); he also reached Lithuanian #94 in Apr 2002.