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Kitaev, Daniel
🇬🇧FIDE 2409887· Male· Scotland· Born in 2008
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Daniel Kitaev, a 18-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1926. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: European Youth Chess Championship 2025 - Open U18. Also played 3 rapid (including Livingston Allegro Open - Feb 2026) and 3 blitz events (including EYCC 2025 - 1st Blitz Tournament) recently. His peak of 1988 was reached at age 16 (Aug 2024, Scottish #72 at the time).
At junior level, he reached #2, #1 and #1 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1926
Standard
Rpd1922·Blz1991
All-time high
1988
−62 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 16
Aug 2024 · age 16
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#41,903
#41,903 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
2nd Scottish U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1926
Jan 2026
2024
Peak Scottish rank: #72
at age 16 · rated 1988
Aug 2024
1st Scottish U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1988
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+314 Elo)
1674 → 1988
Aug 2024
All-time peak 1988
at age 16 · −62 from today
Aug 2024
2023
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+32
1894 → 1926
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
3.5/ 938.9%
2W3D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/9 | #74 | 1985 | +32.4 |
Rankings
/
Scotland
#103
out of 460 players
Europe
#30,930
in continent
World
#41,903
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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