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Valgmae, Toomas
CM🇪🇪INACTIVE · since July 2016FIDE 4502523· Male· Estonia· Born in 1966
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Toomas Valgmae, a 60-year-old Estonian Candidate Master, is rated 2270 — his current career high and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide. He plays around 4 rated games per year and took a 37-month break between Mar 2013 and May 2016. Also played 6 rapid (including 3rd Tartu Chess Festival: Alexela Cup; 3rd Toomas Virro memorial in rapid chess) and 4 blitz events (including XVI Valter Heuer Memorial) recently. He reached Estonian #16 in Jun 2016.
Awarded CM in 2016 (age 50). Earned a IM norm at Tradewise Chess Festival - Masters 2011.
Current rating
2270
Standard
Rpd2218·Blz2240
All-time high
2270
at best
Jul 2016 · age 50
Jul 2016 · age 50
Activity
—
classical only
Signature stat
Top 2%
#5,096 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2017
3rd Estonian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2270
May 2017
2016
4th Estonian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2270
Dec 2016
CM title awardedCM
at age 50
Oct 2016
Best 12-month gain (+44 Elo)
2226 → 2270
Jul 2016
All-time peak 2270
at age 50
Jul 2016
Inactive for 118 months
paused at 2270 → still inactive
Jul 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
2270 → 2270
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
4W3D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 5.5/9 | #21 | 2116 | -31.2 |
Worst Elo result: European Senior Chess Championship 2026 - Over 50 - Open (-31.2 Elo, finished #21).
Most-Played Opponents
vsAleksandr VolodinGM
🇪🇪EST·2470
+1 −11 =3
15 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsRobert Dubrovin
🇪🇪EST·2219
+5 −8 =1
14 games·last met May 2026
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vsJaan EhlvestGM
🇺🇸USA·2534
+0 −12 =2
14 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsAndrei ShishkovIM
🇪🇪EST·2356
+1 −11 =1
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsNikita RychagovFM
🇪🇪EST·2295
+5 −3 =3
11 games·last met Jun 2026
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Rankings
/
Estonia
#22
out of 602 players
Europe
#4,852
in continent
World
#6,238
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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