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Lain, Sander
🇪🇪FIDE 4511077· Male· Estonia· Born in 2008
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Sander Lain, a 18-year-old Estonian player, is rated 1779. He has fluctuated between 1752 and 1830 over the past 2 years. 17 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Estonian U18 Championship 2026, Estonian Team Championship 2026, and Madsa Youth Tournament. Also played 12 rapid (including 3rd Tartu Chess Festival: Alexela Cup; 3rd Toomas Virro memorial in rapid chess) and 24 blitz events (including 3rd Tartu Chess Festival: 3rd Estiko Blitz) recently. His peak of 1830 was reached at age 18 (Mar 2026); he also reached Estonian #70 in Aug 2023.
At junior level, he reached #7, #5, #7 and #9 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1779
Standard
Rpd2026·Blz2105
All-time high
1830
−51 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 18
Mar 2026 · age 18
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#82,929
#82,929 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 18
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1830
at age 18 · −51 from today
Mar 2026
2025
7th Estonian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1824
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Sep 2024
5th Estonian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1777
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 16
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+5
1774 → 1779
Tournaments
4
21 games
Score
12/ 2157.1%
11W2D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/4 | #17 | 2532 | -51.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #29 | 2001 | +38.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAnder Tiisler
🇪🇪EST·1570
+33 −6 =1
40 games·last met May 2026
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vsMikk Kaarel Oim
🇪🇪EST·2034
+11 −18 =11
40 games·last met May 2026
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vsAndero Punning
🇪🇪EST·1647
+31 −2 =4
37 games·last met May 2026
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vsMihkel Tomson
🇪🇪EST·1916
+17 −10 =3
30 games·last met May 2026
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vsFredi Karis
🇪🇪EST·1722
+11 −4 =8
23 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Estonia
#80
out of 602 players
Europe
#59,732
in continent
World
#82,927
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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