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Baliuniene, Margarita
WFM🇱🇹FIDE 12802760· Female· Lithuania· Born in 1960
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Margarita Baliuniene, a 66-year-old Lithuanian Woman FIDE Master, is rated 1974. She has fluctuated between 1915 and 2013 over the past 2 years. 88 rated games in the past year (≈52/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 14. Internationaler Schach-Senioren-Cup am Tegernsee 2026, LTU Wch 2026, and Lithuanian chess league (womens) 2026 round 6-7. Also played 5 rapid (including In Memoriam Richardas Banaitis A 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Lithuanian Open Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. Her peak of 2013 was reached at age 60 (Apr 2020); she also reached Lithuanian #70 in Jul 2020.
Competes for Lithuania since Apr 2021. Awarded WFM in 2023 (age 63).
Current rating
1974
Standard
Rpd1892·Blz1836
All-time high
2013
−39 pts below
Apr 2020 · age 60
Apr 2020 · age 60
Activity
67
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
81 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#31,874
#31,874 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2026
4th Lithuanian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2013
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 66
Jan 2026
2023
WFM title awardedWFM
at age 63
Nov 2023
2022
500 career games
at age 62
Nov 2022
8th Lithuanian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1970
Apr 2022
2021
Switched federation: DEN → LTU
at age 61
Apr 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+7
1967 → 1974
Tournaments
11
81 games
Score
46.5/ 8157.4%
39W15D27L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsAnnett Wagner-MichelWIM2,034·World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65 - Women·R5·+11.3
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsChristian, Dr. Schroeder1,879·25. offene Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft Mecklenburg-Vorpommern·R4·-13.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/9 | #15 | 1959 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/8 | #83 | 1936 | -15.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/7 | #9 | 1849 | -24.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2577 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #25 | 1977 | -4.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2512 | +6.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #11 | 1978 | +10.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/11 | #6 | 2091 | +51.6 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 5/7 | #2 | 2037 | +23.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #117 | 1942 | -4.0 |
Worst Elo result: 16e Festival international de Vaujany Tournoi Principal (-48.4 Elo, finished #52).
Most-Played Opponents
vsTatiana BogumilWGM
🇷🇺RUS·2074
+2 −8 =0
10 games·last met Oct 2025
View head-to-head →
vsStasys Steponavicius
🇱🇹LTU·2239
+0 −7 =2
9 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsSvetlana MednikovaWGM
🇷🇺RUS·2035
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met Aug 2018
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vsChristoph FrickFM
🇩🇪GER·2110
+1 −0 =7
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsGabija SimkunaiteWFM
🇱🇹LTU·2035
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Lithuania
#103
out of 1,239 players
Europe
#23,562
in continent
World
#31,873
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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