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Janusaitis, Mindaugas
🇱🇹FIDE 12802530· Male· Lithuania· Born in 1975
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Mindaugas Janusaitis, a 51-year-old Lithuanian player, is rated 1915. He is progressing steadily with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8, and LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6. Also played 2 rapid events (including New Years Gruenwald Rapid Chess Tournament 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 29 months (2006–2008), 24 months (2013–2015) and 14 months (2017–2018). His peak of 2001 was reached at age 37 (May 2012); he also reached Lithuanian #81 in Apr 2018.
Current rating
1915
Standard
Rpd1957·Blz1925
All-time high
2001
−86 pts below
May 2012 · age 37
May 2012 · age 37
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#44,461
#44,461 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
15th Lithuanian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1925
May 2026
2024
6th Lithuanian 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1931
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+71 Elo)
1860 → 1931
Jun 2024
2020
7th Lithuanian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1882
Oct 2020
2018
Peak Lithuanian rank: #81
at age 43 · rated 1929
Apr 2018
2017
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1929 → returned at 1929
Jun 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+25
1890 → 1915
Tournaments
6
10 games
Score
6.5/ 1065.0%
5W3D2L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #79 | — | -10.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #33 | — | 0.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #10 | — | +6.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #14 | — | +11.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #31 | — | +8.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #17 | — | +8.0 |
Rankings
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Lithuania
#135
out of 1,239 players
Europe
#32,789
in continent
World
#44,460
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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