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Juknius, Sarunas
🇱🇹FIDE 12840530· Male· Lithuania· Born in 2011
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Sarunas Juknius, a 15-year-old Lithuanian player, is rated 1521 — just 16 short of his peak of 1537 (Mar 2024, age 13). He is on a steady climb with +57 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LTU ch U16, LCL 2026 First Division- West round 1-6, and Plunge 2025 A. Also played 9 rapid (including In Memoriam Richardas Banaitis A 2026) and 6 blitz events (including LTU teams blitz ch 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #34, #19 and #10 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1521
Standard
Rpd1753·Blz1646
All-time high
1537
−16 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 13
Mar 2024 · age 13
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#177,513
#177,513 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
34th Lithuanian U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1521
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 15
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 14
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+338 Elo)
1176 → 1514
Aug 2024
19th Lithuanian U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1537
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+57
1464 → 1521
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
7.5/ 1841.7%
4W7D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/7 | #17 | 1575 | -13.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #24 | 1860 | +33.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/8 | #28 | 1583 | +36.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAukse Zonyte
🇱🇹LTU·1654
+0 −4 =7
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsRytis Kavalnis
🇱🇹LTU·2148
+0 −8 =2
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsOleg Burdin
🇱🇹LTU·1823
+2 −6 =1
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsJokubas Dijokas
🇱🇹LTU·2077
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsJulius Mikolavicius
🇱🇹LTU·1816
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
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Lithuania
#412
out of 1,239 players
Europe
#113,424
in continent
World
#177,473
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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