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Juknis, Paulius
CM🇱🇹FIDE 12802247· Male· Lithuania· Born in 1986
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Paulius Juknis, a 40-year-old Lithuanian Candidate Master, is rated 2173 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 2 years. 16 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LTU ch 2026, Lithuanian chess league (higest division) 2026 round 6-7, and Lithuanian Chess League 2025 Highest Division round 3-5. Also played 10 rapid (including IV Chess Festival Cesis 2025 - Rapid) and 12 blitz events (including IV Chess Festival Cesis 2025 - Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 68 months (2004–2010) and 12 months (2017–2018). His peak of 2260 was reached at age 32 (May 2018); he also reached Lithuanian #30 in Jul 2018.
Awarded CM in 2023 (age 37). At junior level, he reached #6 and #4 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2173
Standard
Rpd2215·Blz2232
All-time high
2260
−87 pts below
May 2018 · age 32
May 2018 · age 32
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#9,741 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+84 Elo)
2115 → 2199
May 2024
2023
500 career games
at age 37
Jul 2023
CM title awardedCM
at age 37
Jan 2023
2018
Peak Lithuanian rank: #30
at age 32 · rated 2260
Jul 2018
All-time peak 2260
at age 32 · −87 from today
May 2018
2017
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2244 → returned at 2260
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-3
2176 → 2173
Tournaments
4
16 games
Score
10/ 1662.5%
6W8D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/9 | #19 | 2070 | -18.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #22 | 2153 | -2.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #8 | 2132 | -0.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #3 | 2918 | +17.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTomas LaurusasGM
🇱🇹LTU·2523
+4 −32 =7
43 games·last met May 2025
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vsAleksandras SalnaFM
🇱🇹LTU·2297
+13 −18 =5
36 games·last met May 2026
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vsMarius BieliauskasCM
🇱🇹LTU·2153
+9 −8 =16
33 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAras VardanyanFM
🇱🇹LTU·2430
+6 −17 =9
32 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsStasys Steponavicius
🇱🇹LTU·2239
+9 −14 =8
31 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
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Lithuania
#47
out of 1,239 players
Europe
#6,906
in continent
World
#9,741
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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