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Vardanyan, Aras
FM🇱🇹FIDE 12808792· Male· Lithuania· Born in 2001
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Aras Vardanyan, a 25-year-old Lithuanian FIDE Master, is rated 2430 and ranked 7th among Lithuanian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +68 Elo over the past 12 months. 62 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, Lithuanian chess league (higest division) 2026 round 6-7, and Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r7-9. Also played 12 rapid (including XXXV Keres Memorial "Remembering Paul Keres" - Rapid Tournament) and 6 blitz events (including XXXV Keres Memorial "Remembering Paul Keres" - Blitz Tournament) recently. He took a 59-month break between Jan 2013 and Jan 2018. He reached Lithuanian #7 in Apr 2026.
Awarded FM in 2023 (age 22) and CM in 2021 (age 20). At junior level, he reached #2, #2 and #2 nationally in U20, U18 and U12.
Current rating
2430
Standard
Rpd2428·Blz2386
All-time high
2430
at best
Jun 2026 · age 25
Jun 2026 · age 25
Activity
68
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
71 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#7
#7 · Lithuanian players · of 504
Career timeline
21 entries2026
All-time peak 2417
at age 25
May 2026
Peak Lithuanian rank: #7
at age 25 · rated 2408
Apr 2026
Crossed 2400
at age 25
Apr 2026
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 25
Apr 2026
500 career games
at age 25
Apr 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 23
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+79
2351 → 2430
Tournaments
10
66 games
Score
45.5/ 6668.9%
35W21D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 6/9 | #1 | 2524 | +13.3 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/11 | #85 | 2447 | +9.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #41 | 2240 | -7.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #69 | 3092 | +15.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #15 | 2449 | +23.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2.5/3 | #5 | 2521 | +10.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #21 | 2365 | -0.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAleksandras SalnaFM
🇱🇹LTU·2297
+29 −29 =29
87 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsTomas LaurusasGM
🇱🇹LTU·2523
+6 −29 =6
41 games·last met May 2026
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vsPaulius JuknisCM
🇱🇹LTU·2173
+17 −6 =9
32 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsRapolas Likatavicius
🇱🇹LTU·2032
+19 −4 =8
31 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsAndrius Zvirblis
🇱🇹LTU·2028
+24 −3 =3
30 games·last met Jun 2026
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Rankings
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Lithuania
#7
out of 1,239 players
Europe
#759
in continent
World
#1,232
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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