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Pultinevicius, Paulius
GM🇱🇹FIDE 12809390· Male· Lithuania· Born in 2001
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Paulius Pultinevicius, a 25-year-old Lithuanian Grandmaster, is rated 2562 and ranked 2nd among Lithuanian players, and 257th worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2529 and 2599 over the past 2 years. 123 rated games in the past year (≈81/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, Kopavogur International 2026, and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10. Also played 6 rapid (including European Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 2 blitz events (including European Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2600 was reached at age 21 (Oct 2022); he also reached World #177 in Nov 2024 and spent 12 months as Lithuanian #1.
Awarded GM in 2019 (age 18) and IM in 2017 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #15 in U20, World #23 in U18, World #30 in U16, World #61 in U14 and #1 nationally in U12.
Current rating
2562
Standard
Rpd2611·Blz2522
All-time high
2600
−38 pts below
Oct 2022 · age 21
Oct 2022 · age 21
Activity
118
games / yr avg. · ≈10/mo
108 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · Lithuanian players · of 504
12 months in #1 nationally (2021–2024)
12 months in #1 nationally (2021–2024)
Career timeline
25 entries2025
1,000 career games
at age 24
May 2025
2024
12 months in National #1
since Oct 2021
Dec 2024
Peak World rank: #177
at age 23 · rated 2599
Nov 2024
2022
Crossed 2600
at age 21
Oct 2022
All-time peak 2600
at age 21 · −46 from today
Oct 2022
2021
Peak Lithuanian rank: #1
at age 20 · rated 2552
Oct 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+20
2542 → 2562
Tournaments
19
126 games
Score
82/ 12665.1%
76W27D23L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2443 | -4.2 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 5/5 | #1 | 2955 | +6.7 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #17 | 2572 | +1.3 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/11 | #132 | 2500 | -7.8 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2586 | +4.7 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #15 | 2534 | -1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #95 | 1683 | -6.1 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 3/3 | #3 | 3072 | +6.1 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #32 | 2602 | +2.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #5 | 3153 | +5.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTomas LaurusasGM
🇱🇹LTU·2523
+23 −43 =27
93 games·last met May 2025
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vsTitas StremaviciusGM
🇱🇹LTU·2555
+14 −23 =7
44 games·last met May 2025
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vsArnas Povilas Zukauskas
🇱🇹LTU·2064
+25 −10 =5
40 games·last met Sep 2021
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vsAras VardanyanFM
🇱🇹LTU·2430
+24 −1 =5
30 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAleksandras SalnaFM
🇱🇹LTU·2297
+23 −3 =0
26 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Lithuania
#2
out of 1,239 players
Europe
#144
in continent
World
#257
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Lithuania
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