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HI
Haitin, Ilja
FM🇪🇪FIDE 4501764· Male· Estonia· Born in 1988
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Ilja Haitin, a 38-year-old Estonian FIDE Master, is rated 2284 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026 S1-kval, Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:2 r7, and Estonian Team Championship 2026. Also played 19 rapid (including Tallinn Chess Festival - Paul Keres Chess House Open) and 2 blitz events (including Estonian Team Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2363 was reached at age 34 (Jun 2022); he also reached Estonian #9 in Apr 2020.
Previously known as Ilja Vovk (until Nov 2018). Awarded FM in 2008 (age 20). Earned a GM norm at Spiltan Fonder IM 2007. At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2284
Standard
Rpd2267·Blz2248
All-time high
2363
−79 pts below
Jun 2022 · age 34
Jun 2022 · age 34
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#4,590 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
21 entries2022
All-time peak 2363
at age 34 · −79 from today
Jun 2022
2020
Peak Estonian rank: #9
at age 32 · rated 2357
Apr 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 31
May 2019
500 career games
at age 31
May 2019
2018
Renamed to Haitin, Ilja
at age 30
Nov 2018
Re-crossed 2300
at age 30
Apr 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+28
2256 → 2284
Tournaments
7
28 games
Score
19/ 2867.9%
16W6D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDeyan Samuil KostovFM2,368·6th Paul Keres Memorial Festival 2025 - Keres Classic Open A·R9·+13.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2956 | +8.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #2 | 2973 | +22.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 2188 | -4.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #6 | 2366 | +6.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #18 | 2128 | -7.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAleksandr VolodinGM
🇪🇪EST·2470
+11 −33 =7
51 games·last met May 2026
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vsAndrei ShishkovIM
🇪🇪EST·2356
+8 −22 =8
38 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsRobert Dubrovin
🇪🇪EST·2219
+16 −11 =9
36 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSander Kukk
🇪🇪EST·2222
+12 −11 =7
30 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsKirill ChukavinFM
🇪🇪EST·2362
+11 −12 =6
29 games·last met Jan 2023
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Rankings
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Estonia
#14
out of 582 players
Europe
#3,072
in continent
World
#4,590
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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