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Kaal, Karl Villem
🇪🇪FIDE 4525477· Male· Estonia· Born in 2007
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Karl Villem Kaal, a 19-year-old Estonian player, is rated 1477 — just 28 short of his peak of 1505 (Mar 2025, age 18). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: Estonian Team Championship 2026 and 53rd Saaremaa Cup. Also played 4 rapid events (including Estonian Team Rapid Championship 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #16 and #14 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1477
Standard
Rpd1520·Blz1497
All-time high
1505
−28 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 18
Mar 2025 · age 18
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#194,440
#194,440 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
16th Estonian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1503
Feb 2026
2025
14th Estonian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1503
Dec 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 18
Mar 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 18
Mar 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 18
Mar 2025
All-time peak 1505
at age 18 · −28 from today
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-28
1505 → 1477
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
2/ 1020.0%
2W0D8L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #62 | 1611 | -26.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1/6 | #22 | 1614 | -1.6 |
Rankings
/
Estonia
#180
out of 602 players
Europe
#120,736
in continent
World
#194,352
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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