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Seeman, Tarvo
IM🇪🇪FIDE 4500547· Male· Estonia· Born in 1969
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Tarvo Seeman, a 57-year-old Estonian International Master, is rated 2356 and sitting in the top 1% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 2 years. 17 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 14-15, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 12-13, and Estonian Chess Championship 2025. Also played 9 rapid (including XXXV Keres Memorial "Remembering Paul Keres" - Rapid Tournament) and 7 blitz events (including XXXV Keres Memorial "Remembering Paul Keres" - Blitz Tournament) recently. His peak of 2454 was reached at age 33 (Jul 2002); he also reached Estonian #3 in Jan 2023 and spent 61 months in Estonian top 5, with a longest streak of 3 consecutive years.
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 32). Earned GM norms at Stockholm Intl 1997 and Heart of Finland 2004.
Current rating
2356
Standard
Rpd2297·Blz2184
All-time high
2454
−98 pts below
Jul 2002 · age 33
Jul 2002 · age 33
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#2,563 · players worldwide · of 216,808
61 months in National top 5 (2002–2024)
61 months in National top 5 (2002–2024)
Career timeline
20 entries2025
94th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2360
Nov 2025
2024
61 months in national top 5
longest streak 47 months · since Jan 2002
Aug 2024
100th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 55 · rated 2395
Aug 2024
2023
Peak Estonian rank: #3
at age 54 · rated 2408
Jan 2023
2019
Re-crossed 2400
at age 50
Dec 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2400
at age 49
Oct 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-2
2358 → 2356
Tournaments
6
17 games
Score
11/ 1764.7%
8W6D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #75 | 2090 | -7.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #34 | 3081 | +3.5 |
Knockout | Dec 2025 | 3/4 | QF | 2459 | +5.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #36 | 2159 | -4.9 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #24 | 2272 | -3.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/6 | #2 | 2387 | +4.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAndrei ShishkovIM
🇪🇪EST·2356
+15 −13 =9
37 games·last met May 2026
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vsAleksandr VolodinGM
🇪🇪EST·2470
+8 −17 =10
35 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsKaido KulaotsGM
🇪🇪EST·2459
+3 −11 =21
35 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsMeelis KanepGM
🇪🇪EST·2369
+2 −5 =25
32 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsPavel Vorobjov
🇪🇪EST·2240
+9 −7 =10
26 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
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Estonia
#8
out of 582 players
Europe
#1,637
in continent
World
#2,563
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Estonia
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| 7 | 🇪🇪Follow Vallo MaidlaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,360 |
| 8 | 2,356 | |
| 8 | 🇪🇪Follow Andrei ShishkovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,356 |
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Europe
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