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Maidla, Vallo

IM🇪🇪

FIDEFIDE 4500296· Male· Estonia· Born in 1970

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Vallo Maidla, a 56-year-old Estonian International Master, is rated 2360 and sitting in the top 1% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 206 months (2003–2020) and 45 months (2020–2024). Recent appearances: Estonian Chess Championship 2025 and 53rd Saaremaa Cup. Also played 3 rapid (including 5th Heldur Valgmae Memorial Tournament) and 1 blitz events (including 59th Ilmar Raud Memorial - Blitz) recently. His peak of 2401 was reached at age 33 (Jul 2003); he also reached Estonian #4 in Nov 2024 and has been in Estonian top 10 for 52 months and counting (3 consecutive years on his current run).

Awarded IM in 2003 (age 33) and FM in 2001 (age 31).

Current rating

2360

Standard

Rpd2255·Blz2293

All-time high

2401

−41 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 33

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 1%

#2,466 · players worldwide · of 216,808
National top 10 since Oct 2020

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
52 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 46 months · since Jul 2003
May 2026
97th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2360
May 2026
2024
1st Estonian 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2381
Dec 2024
Peak Estonian rank: #4
at age 54 · rated 2381
Nov 2024
2020
1st Estonian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2388
Oct 2020
Inactive for 45 months
paused at 2388 → returned at 2381
Oct 2020

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Georg Aleksander Pedoson 2,224
53rd Saaremaa Cup · Jun 2025 · +3.0 Elo
Evolution
-13
2373 → 2360
Tournaments
2
8 games
Score
4.5/ 856.3%
3W3D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsGeorg Aleksander Pedoson2,224·53rd Saaremaa Cup·R2·+3.0
2.[W]vsOlev SchultsFM2,160·53rd Saaremaa Cup·R5·+2.3
3.[W]vsAaron Rajandu1,912·53rd Saaremaa Cup·R1·+0.7
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsMarti Medar2,086·Estonian Chess Championship 2025·R1·-8.3
2.[L]vsNikita RychagovCM2,231·53rd Saaremaa Cup·R6·-6.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Estonian Chess Championship 2025
Knockout
Dec 20250.5/2R161895-11.8
53rd Saaremaa Cup
Swiss
Jun 20254/6#62325-1.4

Most-Played Opponents

vsAndrei ShishkovIM
🇪🇪EST·2356
+3 −5 =1
9 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsFilipp Obolonin
🇪🇪EST·2103
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsRobert Dubrovin
🇪🇪EST·2219
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsAleksandr VolodinGM
🇪🇪EST·2470
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsJaan EhlvestGM
🇺🇸USA·2532
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings

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Estonia
#7
out of 582 players
Europe
#1,569
in continent
World
#2,466
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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6
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8
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8
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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3
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3
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5
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6
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7
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2,729
8
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8
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10
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1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2466🇪🇪Maidla, Vallo2,360