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Nainys, Zanas
FM🇱🇹FIDE 12844098· Male· Lithuania· Born in 2009
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Zanas Nainys, a 17-year-old Lithuanian FIDE Master, is rated 2321 and ranked 21st among Lithuanian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has slipped back 47 Elo over the past 12 months. 138 rated games in the past year (≈68/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include MEGA BIG NORMS WARSAW IM ROUND-ROBIN, LTU ch 2026, and Lithuanian chess league (higest division) 2026 round 6-7. Also played 28 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 16 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2406 was reached at age 16 (Jul 2025, Lithuanian #8 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 16). Earned a IM norm at MEGA BIG NORMS WARSAW IM ROUND-ROBIN 2026. At junior level, he reached World #42 in U16 and #2, #3 and #11 nationally in U18, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2321
Standard
Rpd2260·Blz2256
All-time high
2406
−85 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 16
Jul 2025 · age 16
Activity
113
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
137 past 12 mo · ≈11/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#21
#21 · Lithuanian players · of 504
Career timeline
17 entries2026
2nd Lithuanian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2321
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 17
Apr 2026
2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 16
Dec 2025
Peak Lithuanian rank: #8
at age 16 · rated 2406
Jul 2025
42nd U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2406
Jul 2025
Crossed 2400
at age 16
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-85
2406 → 2321
Tournaments
23
137 games
Score
90.5/ 13766.1%
75W31D31L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/8 | #43 | 2116 | -16.0 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #1 | 2486 | +20.5 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2304 | +7.7 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #35 | 2096 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2381 | +11.7 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/5 | #1 | 2308 | +1.3 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/5 | #1 | 2935 | +15.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #21 | 2189 | -3.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/7 | #2 | 2136 | +3.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAleksandras SalnaFM
🇱🇹LTU·2297
+12 −33 =2
47 games·last met May 2026
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vsDovydas Auskalnis
🇱🇹LTU·1912
+29 −9 =2
40 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRomualdas Tutinas
🇱🇹LTU·1812
+30 −5 =4
39 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAndrius Zvirblis
🇱🇹LTU·2028
+17 −13 =9
39 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsGediminas Ribinskas
🇱🇹LTU·1794
+26 −2 =3
31 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
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Lithuania
#21
out of 1,239 players
Europe
#2,264
in continent
World
#3,438
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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