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Kais, Kristofer
🇪🇪FIDE 4518241· Male· Estonia· Born in 2014
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Kristofer Kais, a 12-year-old Estonian player, is rated 1887 — his current career high and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide under 12. He is on a breakout run, having gained +88 Elo over the past 12 months. 49 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Estonian U12 Championship 2026, ChessMates XIII, and EST Championship 2026 Preliminary Tournament; U20; S50; S65 Championships. Also played 16 rapid (including XXXV Keres Memorial "Remembering Paul Keres" - Rapid Tournament) and 9 blitz events (including XXXV Keres Memorial "Remembering Paul Keres" - Blitz Tournament) recently. He reached Estonian #65 in May 2026.
At junior level, he reached #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1887
Standard
Rpd1993·Blz1836
All-time high
1887
at best
May 2026 · age 12
May 2026 · age 12
Activity
46
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#441 · players worldwide under 12 · of 14,529
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Peak Estonian rank: #65
at age 12 · rated 1887
May 2026
1st Estonian U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1887
May 2026
All-time peak 1887
at age 12
May 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 12
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 12
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 11
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+87
1800 → 1887
Tournaments
8
55 games
Score
31/ 5556.4%
25W12D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/6 | #1 | 2386 | +20.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #36 | 1985 | +61.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/7 | #23 | 1896 | +27.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/5 | #33 | 1772 | -33.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/5 | #1 | 2451 | +26.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIllia Voropaiev
🇺🇦UKR·1792
+8 −21 =3
32 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKarl Samuel Leht
🇪🇪EST·1818
+15 −7 =9
31 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsKaarel Kais
🇪🇪EST·1694
+7 −9 =8
24 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsRamon Magi
🇪🇪EST·1835
+10 −4 =5
19 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAaron Rajandu
🇪🇪EST·1953
+4 −11 =2
17 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Estonia
#65
out of 602 players
Europe
#37,772
in continent
World
#51,325
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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