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Morkunas, Gustas
FM🇱🇹FIDE 12831026· Male· Lithuania· Born in 2009
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Gustas Morkunas, a 17-year-old Lithuanian FIDE Master, is rated 2353 — his current career high and ranked 18th among Lithuanian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +44 Elo over the past 12 months. 58 rated games in the past year (≈53/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, LTU ch 2026, and Lithuanian chess league (higest division) 2026 round 6-7. Also played 2 rapid (including In Memoriam Richardas Banaitis A 2026) and 2 blitz events (including Mokate Blitz Tournament - XIII Katowice Chess Festival) recently. He reached Lithuanian #16 in Feb 2026.
Awarded FM in 2022 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #83 in U16, World #87 in U14, World #80 in U12 and #1 and #2 nationally in U18 and U10.
Current rating
2353
Standard
Rpd2283·Blz2224
All-time high
2353
at best
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
57
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
58 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#18
#18 · Lithuanian players · of 504
Career timeline
15 entries2026
All-time peak 2353
at age 17
May 2026
1st Lithuanian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2350
Apr 2026
Peak Lithuanian rank: #16
at age 17 · rated 2340
Feb 2026
2025
83rd U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2342
Jun 2025
Crossed 2300
at age 16
Apr 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 16
Apr 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+11
2342 → 2353
Tournaments
8
49 games
Score
28.5/ 4958.2%
24W9D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/11 | #179 | 2360 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #12 | 2275 | -6.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 3051 | +7.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #14 | 2255 | -5.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/7 | #1 | 2243 | +11.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #38 | 2255 | -4.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/9 | #123 | 2397 | +14.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/7 | #30 | 2245 | -17.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDaniel SerCM
🇱🇹LTU·2043
+11 −6 =17
34 games·last met May 2026
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vsAugustinas BaziliusFM
🇱🇹LTU·2240
+4 −4 =21
29 games·last met May 2026
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vsZanas NainysFM
🇱🇹LTU·2337
+14 −6 =4
24 games·last met May 2026
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vsGleb PidluznijIM
🇱🇹LTU·2401
+4 −12 =7
23 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAleksandras SalnaFM
🇱🇹LTU·2297
+1 −13 =6
20 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Lithuania
#18
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#1,688
in continent
World
#2,639
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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