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Kanep, Meelis

Kanep, Meelis

GM🇪🇪

FIDEFIDE 4501047· Male· Estonia· Born in 1983

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Meelis Kanep, a 43-year-old Estonian Grandmaster, is rated 2369 and ranked 5th among Estonian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Estonian Chess Championship 2025. Also played 10 rapid (including XXXV Keres Memorial "Remembering Paul Keres" - Rapid Tournament) and 6 blitz events (including Tallinn Chess Festival - III TalTech Blitz) recently. His peak of 2537 was reached at age 27 (Nov 2010); he also reached World #450 in Apr 2008 and spent 128 months in Estonian top 3, with a longest streak of 7 consecutive years.

Awarded GM in 2006 (age 23) and IM in 2003 (age 20). At junior level, he reached World #36 in U20 and #1 nationally in U18.

Current rating

2369

Standard

Rpd2300·Blz2238

All-time high

2537

−168 pts below
Nov 2010 · age 27

Activity

20

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#5

#5 · Estonian players · of 200
128 months in National top 3 (2004–2025)

Career timeline

17 entries
2025
128 months in national top 3
longest streak 85 months · since Jul 2004
Apr 2025
2024
1st Estonian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2406
May 2024
2012
500 career games
at age 29
Sep 2012
2010
All-time peak 2537
at age 27 · −168 from today
Nov 2010
2008
Peak Estonian rank: #1
at age 25 · rated 2535
Apr 2008
Peak World rank: #450
at age 25 · rated 2535
Apr 2008

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ilja SiroshIM 2,391
Estonian Chess Championship 2025 · Dec 2025 · +5.3 Elo
Evolution
-9
2378 → 2369
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
4/ 850.0%
2W4D2L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsIlja SiroshIM2,391·Estonian Chess Championship 2025·R6·+5.3
2.[W]vsMikk Kaarel Oim2,022·Estonian Chess Championship 2025·R2·+1.2
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsKirill ChukavinFM2,358·Estonian Chess Championship 2025·R7·-5.2
2.[L]vsIlja SiroshIM2,391·Estonian Chess Championship 2025·R5·-4.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Estonian Chess Championship 2025
Knockout
Dec 20254/8F2282-8.6

Most-Played Opponents

vsAleksandr VolodinGM
🇪🇪EST·2470
+5 −10 =21
36 games·last met May 2026
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vsTarvo SeemanIM
🇪🇪EST·2356
+5 −2 =25
32 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsKaido KulaotsGM
🇪🇪EST·2459
+1 −1 =29
31 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsAndrei ShishkovIM
🇪🇪EST·2356
+6 −5 =13
24 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsPavel Vorobjov
🇪🇪EST·2240
+9 −2 =6
17 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings

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Estonia
#5
out of 602 players
Europe
#1,436
in continent
World
#2,255
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Estonia
1
🇪🇪Volodin, AleksandrFollow Aleksandr VolodinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,470
2
🇪🇪Kulaots, KaidoFollow Kaido KulaotsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,459
3
🇪🇪Narva, MaiFollow Mai NarvaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,426
4
🇪🇪Sirosh, IljaFollow Ilja SiroshTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,392
52,369
6
🇪🇪Chukavin, KirillFollow Kirill ChukavinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,362
7
🇪🇪Maidla, ValloFollow Vallo MaidlaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,360
8
🇪🇪Seeman, TarvoFollow Tarvo SeemanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,356
8
🇪🇪Shishkov, AndreiFollow Andrei ShishkovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,356
10
🇪🇪Sepp, OlavFollow Olav SeppTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,355
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
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1436🇪🇪Kanep, Meelis2,369
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
2255🇪🇪Kanep, Meelis2,369