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Puusepp, Kaimar
CM🇪🇪FIDE 4502760· Male· Estonia· Born in 1976
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Kaimar Puusepp, a 50-year-old Estonian Candidate Master, is rated 2098 — his current career high and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2015–2017) and 92 months (2017–2025). Recent appearance: 6th Paul Keres Memorial Festival 2025 - Keres Classic Open A. Also played 7 rapid (including 3rd Tartu Chess Festival: Alexela Cup; 3rd Toomas Virro memorial in rapid chess) and 2 blitz events (including Tallinn Chess Festival - III TalTech Blitz) recently. He reached Estonian #29 in Apr 2026.
Awarded CM in 2016 (age 40).
Current rating
2098
Standard
Rpd2082·Blz2074
All-time high
2098
at best
Sep 2025 · age 49
Sep 2025 · age 49
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,611 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
5th Estonian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2098
May 2026
Peak Estonian rank: #29
at age 50 · rated 2098
Apr 2026
2025
All-time peak 2098
at age 49
Sep 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 49
Sep 2025
2018
4th Estonian 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2040
Oct 2018
2017
Best 12-month gain (+59 Elo)
1981 → 2040
Dec 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
6th Paul Keres Memorial Festival 2025 - Keres Classic Open Aperf 2187 (+89) · 4.5/8 · #39
Top opponent
Evolution
+58
2040 → 2098
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
4.5/ 856.3%
2W5D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/8 | #39 | 2187 | +58.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAndrei ShishkovIM
🇪🇪EST·2356
+1 −8 =2
11 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsKarel Uurits
🇪🇪EST·1805
+3 −1 =4
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsNikita RychagovFM
🇪🇪EST·2295
+1 −2 =4
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsIgor ShvyrjovGM
🇪🇪EST·2308
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met May 2025
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vsAleksandr VolodinGM
🇪🇪EST·2470
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met May 2023
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Rankings
/
Estonia
#29
out of 602 players
Europe
#11,344
in continent
World
#15,611
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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