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Lumiste, Taavo
🇪🇪FIDE 4527232· Male· Estonia· Born in 1977
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Taavo Lumiste, a 49-year-old Estonian player, is rated 1792. He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: EST Championship 2026 Preliminary Tournament; U20; S50; S65 Championships and 6th Paul Keres Memorial Festival 2025 - Keres Classic Open B. Also played 3 rapid (including 6th Paul Keres Memorial Festival 2025 - Rapid Tournament) and 19 blitz events (including 6th Paul Keres Memorial Festival 2025 - Blitz Tournament) recently. His peak of 1824 was reached at age 48 (Oct 2025); he also reached Estonian #76 in May 2026.
Current rating
1792
Standard
Rpd1849·Blz1914
All-time high
1824
−32 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 48
Oct 2025 · age 48
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#78,904
#78,904 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
Peak Estonian rank: #76
at age 49 · rated 1792
May 2026
2025
7th Estonian 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 1824
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1824
at age 48 · −32 from today
Oct 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 48
Sep 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 48
Sep 2025
First FIDE rating
1822 · at age 48
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
EST Championship 2026 Preliminary Tournament; U20; S50; S65 Championshipsperf 1848 (+58) · 3/6 · #42
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
8.5/ 1653.1%
6W5D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSvetlana PritulinaWCM1,996·EST Championship 2026 Preliminary Tournament; U20; S50; S65 Championships·R4·+30.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/6 | #42 | 1848 | -32.4 |
Worst Elo result: EST Championship 2026 Preliminary Tournament; U20; S50; S65 Championships (-32.4 Elo, finished #42).
Most-Played Opponents
vsRiho Kousaar
🇪🇪EST
+2 −10 =2
14 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsPriit Paabo
🇪🇪EST
+7 −6 =0
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSergei Neff
🇪🇪EST·2121
+4 −8 =0
12 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAnts Poldoja
🇪🇪EST·1832
+10 −0 =1
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAare Haabu
🇪🇪EST
+8 −3 =0
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
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Estonia
#76
out of 602 players
Europe
#57,016
in continent
World
#78,903
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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