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Kaev, Markus
🇪🇪FIDE 4522320· Male· Estonia· Born in 2007
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Markus Kaev, a 19-year-old Estonian player, is rated 1601 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: EST Championship 2026 Preliminary Tournament; U20; S50; S65 Championships. Also played 3 rapid (including 13th Viimsi Chess Festival - Main Tournament) and 1 blitz events (including XXXV Keres Memorial "Remembering Paul Keres" - Blitz Tournament) recently.
At junior level, he reached #13 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1601
Standard
Rpd1577·Blz1784
All-time high
1601
at best
May 2026 · age 19
May 2026 · age 19
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#146,007
#146,007 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
13th Estonian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1601
May 2026
All-time peak 1601
at age 19
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 19
Apr 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 19
Apr 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 19
Apr 2026
First FIDE rating
1600 · at age 19
Apr 2026
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
3/ 742.9%
2W2D3L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsJoosep Grents1,746·EST Championship 2026 Preliminary Tournament; U20; S50; S65 Championships·R5·+27.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMarkkus Anderson1,599·EST Championship 2026 Preliminary Tournament; U20; S50; S65 Championships·R2·-20.1
2.[L]vsOleg Veerik1,626·EST Championship 2026 Preliminary Tournament; U20; S50; S65 Championships·R6·-18.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/6 | #43 | 1525 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Estonia
#131
out of 582 players
Europe
#97,735
in continent
World
#145,995
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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