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Rudzkis, Vilius
🇱🇹FIDE 12827355· Male· Lithuania· Born in 2007
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Vilius Rudzkis, a 19-year-old Lithuanian player, is rated 2181 — just 2 short of his peak of 2183 (Sep 2025, age 18) and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +35 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent appearances: European Youth Chess Championship 2025 - Open U18 and 6th Paul Keres Memorial Festival 2025 - Keres Classic Open A. Also played 1 rapid (including Lithuanian Open Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 2 blitz events (including 6th Paul Keres Memorial Festival 2025 - Blitz Tournament) recently. He reached Lithuanian #38 in Feb 2026.
At junior level, he reached #2, #2, #2, #2, #2 and #16 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2181
Standard
Rpd2098·Blz2093
All-time high
2183
−2 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 18
Sep 2025 · age 18
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#9,232 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
Peak Lithuanian rank: #38
at age 19 · rated 2181
Feb 2026
2nd Lithuanian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2181
Jan 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
2nd Lithuanian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2183
Sep 2025
All-time peak 2183
at age 18 · −2 from today
Sep 2025
2024
Crossed 2100
at age 17
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+35
2146 → 2181
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
8.5/ 1847.2%
7W3D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsArtur ChibukhchianGM2,358·6th Paul Keres Memorial Festival 2025 - Keres Classic Open A·R2·+29.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/9 | #76 | 2181 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #29 | 2224 | +37.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGleb PidluznijIM
🇱🇹LTU·2401
+0 −11 =2
13 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsDaniel Leclere
🇱🇹LTU·1823
+8 −2 =2
12 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMatas Povilaitis
🇱🇹LTU·1884
+3 −4 =5
12 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsMatas Norkeliunas
🇱🇹LTU·1921
+6 −3 =3
12 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsMotiejus Dudnikas
🇱🇹LTU·1719
+5 −4 =3
12 games·last met Jun 2023
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Rankings
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Lithuania
#45
out of 1,239 players
Europe
#6,515
in continent
World
#9,232
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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