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Meskenas, Paulius
FM🇩🇰FIDE 12809969· Male· Denmark· Born in 2005
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Paulius Meskenas, a 21-year-old Danish FIDE Master, is rated 2204 and sitting in the top 4% of Danish players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +40 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Lithuanian chess league (higest division) 2026 round 6-7, Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March, and Lithuanian Chess League 2025 Highest Division round 3-5. Also played 1 rapid event (including Skovbo Hurtigturnering November 2025 - 1) recently. His peak of 2297 was reached at age 18 (Aug 2023, Danish #53 at the time).
Competes for Denmark since Apr 2018. Awarded FM in 2023 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #2, #1, #2, #2, #3, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
2204
Standard
Rpd2195·Blz2056
All-time high
2297
−93 pts below
Aug 2023 · age 18
Aug 2023 · age 18
Activity
74
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#99 · Danish players · of 2,593
Career timeline
26 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 21
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 20
Dec 2025
2024
2nd Danish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2264
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 19
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 19
Jan 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+16
2188 → 2204
Tournaments
5
13 games
Score
7/ 1353.8%
5W4D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #39 | 2026 | -8.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #18 | 2995 | +20.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #30 | 2014 | -11.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/3 | #210 | 2211 | 0.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2.5/3 | #9 | 2427 | +16.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVirginija Meskeniene
🇱🇹LTU·1826
+7 −1 =7
15 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsDangis Bagdanskis
🇱🇹LTU·1996
+7 −4 =3
14 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsTomas Povilaitis
🇱🇹LTU·2150
+3 −8 =2
13 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsDaniel Tuk Hartso Jarlskov
🇩🇰DEN·2143
+3 −2 =7
12 games·last met May 2025
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vsCasper LiuFM
🇩🇰DEN·2336
+1 −7 =3
11 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
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Denmark
#99
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#5,564
in continent
World
#7,969
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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