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Pupols, Viktors
🇺🇸FIDE 2008009· Male· United States of America· Born in 1934
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Viktors Pupols, a 92-year-old American player, is rated 1828. He is on a steady climb with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 62 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Harmon Memorial Chess Tournament - Gondor Open, 13th Annual Reno Larry Evans Memorial Open, and 2026 Washington State Championship - Premier. His peak of 2249 was reached at age 68 (Jul 2002).
Current rating
1828
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2249
−421 pts below
Jul 2002 · age 68
Jul 2002 · age 68
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#67,784
#67,784 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+93 Elo)
1783 → 1876
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1970 → returned at 1959
Mar 2020
2019
82nd 80+ player worldwide
at age 85 · rated 2052
Nov 2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 85
Apr 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 84
Jan 2018
2017
500 career games
at age 83
Jul 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+40
1788 → 1828
Tournaments
11
60 games
Score
26.5/ 6044.2%
16W25D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/3 | #74 | 1729 | -9.2 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/3 | #40 | 2086 | -2.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #15 | 1895 | +9.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/6 | #8 | 1852 | +4.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 4/9 | #6 | 1932 | +27.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/6 | #20 | 1986 | +23.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/4 | #39 | 1620 | -26.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/6 | #7 | 2001 | +30.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/4 | #23 | 1805 | +4.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/6 | #31 | 1795 | +2.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIgnacio PerezFM
🇺🇸USA·2008
+2 −14 =3
19 games·last met Nov 2021
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vsTian SangFM
🇺🇸USA·2188
+0 −10 =1
11 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsJoshua Sinanan
🇺🇸USA·2079
+0 −5 =4
9 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsRoland FengFM
🇺🇸USA·2342
+4 −5 =0
9 games·last met Feb 2019
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vsAnthony HeIM
🇺🇸USA·2529
+2 −4 =3
9 games·last met Feb 2019
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Rankings
/
United States of America
#1,930
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#7,685
in continent
World
#67,783
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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