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Veski, Rauno
🇪🇪FIDE 4514378· Male· Estonia· Born in 2001
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Rauno Veski, a 25-year-old Estonian player, is rated 1789 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +60 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include EST Championship 2026 Preliminary Tournament; U20; S50; S65 Championships, Estonian Team Championship 2026, and 6th Paul Keres Memorial Festival 2025 - Keres Classic Open B. He took a 29-month break between Feb 2020 and Aug 2022 (COVID-19 included). He reached Estonian #77 in May 2026.
At junior level, he reached #6 and #14 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1789
Standard
Rpd1851·Blz1687
All-time high
1789
at best
Apr 2026 · age 25
Apr 2026 · age 25
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#79,811
#79,811 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Peak Estonian rank: #77
at age 25 · rated 1789
May 2026
All-time peak 1789
at age 25
Apr 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+326 Elo)
1426 → 1752
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 23
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 23
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 23
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
EST Championship 2026 Preliminary Tournament; U20; S50; S65 Championshipsperf 1997 (+208) · 4.5/7 · #11
Top opponent
Evolution
+61
1728 → 1789
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
12.5/ 2159.5%
11W3D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsTonu Rauk2,034·EST Championship 2026 Preliminary Tournament; U20; S50; S65 Championships·R6·+16.1
2.[W]vsAaron Rajandu1,954·EST Championship 2026 Preliminary Tournament; U20; S50; S65 Championships·R5·+14.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/7 | #11 | 1997 | +44.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/5 | #20 | 1814 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/8 | #10 | 1866 | +10.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsSofia BlokhinWFM
🇪🇪EST·2118
+3 −15 =2
20 games·last met May 2024
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vsAaron Rajandu
🇪🇪EST·1953
+5 −4 =3
12 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsIgor ShvyrjovGM
🇪🇪EST·2308
+0 −10 =1
11 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsRamon Magi
🇪🇪EST·1835
+5 −4 =0
9 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsDaniil ShnurovCM
🇪🇪EST·2223
+0 −9 =0
9 games·last met Apr 2024
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Rankings
/
Estonia
#77
out of 602 players
Europe
#57,614
in continent
World
#79,809
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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