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Simkunas, Kestutis
🇱🇹FIDE 12806145· Male· Lithuania· Born in 1958
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Kestutis Simkunas, a 68-year-old Lithuanian player, is rated 1906 — just 14 short of his peak of 1920 (Mar 2025, age 67). He has fluctuated between 1862 and 1920 over the past 2 years. 17 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Panevezys ch A 2026 round 5-9, Panevezys ch A 2026 round 1-4, and Panevezys chess club ch 2025 round 6-8. Also played 1 rapid (including Panevezys Easter Rapid 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Panevezys Easter Blitz 2026) recently. He took a 12-month break between Jan 2018 and Feb 2019.
Current rating
1906
Standard
Rpd1779·Blz1819
All-time high
1920
−14 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 67
Mar 2025 · age 67
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#46,659
#46,659 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
5th Lithuanian 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1920
Mar 2025
All-time peak 1920
at age 67 · −14 from today
Mar 2025
2023
8th Lithuanian 60-65 player
at age 65 · rated 1864
Oct 2023
2019
Re-crossed 1800
at age 61
Feb 2019
2018
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1798 → returned at 1824
Jan 2018
2015
10th Lithuanian 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1871
Nov 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+7
1899 → 1906
Tournaments
4
17 games
Score
11.5/ 1767.6%
10W3D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 5/5 | #1 | 2616 | +43.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0.5/4 | #10 | 1434 | -44.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/3 | #3 | 2100 | +13.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #4 | 1824 | -4.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsArturas Voroblievas
🇱🇹LTU·1813
+15 −6 =2
23 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsVladislovas Kviliunas
🇱🇹LTU·1814
+5 −3 =14
22 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsBronius Pliksnys
🇱🇹LTU·1780
+9 −6 =1
16 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsStepas Kalvis
🇱🇹LTU·1779
+7 −7 =2
16 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsDarius Gedmintas
🇱🇹LTU·1761
+5 −3 =7
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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Lithuania
#143
out of 1,239 players
Europe
#34,379
in continent
World
#46,658
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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