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Verhni, Vladimir
🇪🇪FIDE 4509315· Male· Estonia· Born in 1957
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Vladimir Verhni, a 69-year-old Estonian player, is rated 1735 — just 12 short of his peak of 1747 (Apr 2024, age 67). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 29 months (2021–2024) and 16 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: 6th Paul Keres Memorial Festival 2025 - Keres Classic Open B. Also played 13 rapid (including Tallinn Chess Festival - III Nomme Open) and 10 blitz events (including Tallinn Chess Festival - III TalTech Blitz) recently. He reached Estonian #86 in May 2026.
Current rating
1735
Standard
Rpd1844·Blz1738
All-time high
1747
−12 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 67
Apr 2024 · age 67
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#97,742
#97,742 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Peak Estonian rank: #86
at age 69 · rated 1735
May 2026
2024
3rd Estonian 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1747
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+270 Elo)
1477 → 1747
Apr 2024
All-time peak 1747
at age 67 · −12 from today
Apr 2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1747 → returned at 1734
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 67
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-12
1747 → 1735
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
4W2D3L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsPaulius Konovalovas1,661·6th Paul Keres Memorial Festival 2025 - Keres Classic Open B·R4·+15.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRomet-Renee Merivee1,723·6th Paul Keres Memorial Festival 2025 - Keres Classic Open B·R6·-20.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #11 | 1714 | -12.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIgor ShvyrjovGM
🇪🇪EST·2308
+1 −16 =0
17 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsNikita RychagovFM
🇪🇪EST·2295
+1 −11 =1
13 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsJaan NarvaFM
🇪🇪EST·2059
+1 −7 =4
12 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsAnder Tiisler
🇪🇪EST·1570
+5 −7 =0
12 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsAndrei ShishkovIM
🇪🇪EST·2356
+0 −10 =0
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Estonia
#86
out of 602 players
Europe
#69,459
in continent
World
#97,740
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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