Ilja Semjonovs

LAT · 24 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2283 (Oct 2022)

Best performance: 2461 at CZECH OPEN 2017 - G1 - main rapid tournament(Best of 2017)

World #=5014 live32#4,982 publishedLatvia #39

NOV26 Rating

2197

Live Rating

2197.0

Change

0.0

Games Played

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Rapid

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Official rapid rating by month

List	Rating	Change
Nov 2026	2197	0
Oct 2026	2197	0
Sep 2026	2197	0
Aug 2026	2197	0
Jul 2026	2197	0
Jun 2026	2197	0
May 2026	2197	0
Apr 2026	2197	0
Mar 2026	2197	0
Feb 2026	2197	0
Jan 2026	2197	+20
Dec 2025	2177	0

Working toward the International Master title1 tracked norm · 9/27 gamesrating metcomposition opendetails ↓

Form · Rapid

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 6 games (3 wins, 3 draws), since Dec 7, 2024.

From 746 rapid games on record, the latest on Dec 6, 2025.

Rapid games since the November list

No rated rapid games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

	Last played	Score	TPR
	Latvian 2025 Team Rapid Chess ChampionshipDec 6, 2025TPR 2322	3½/5	2322

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Title Progress

IM title progress

Working toward the International Master title

Tracked norms: 1 · 9 of 27 games credit

Rating requirement met (peak 2404, APR19 list)

Composition: next norm must be earned with the usual foreign-opponent mix (not under a national championship or similar exemption)

Latvian 2020 Men`s Chess Championship Aug 20206½/9Rp 2490

Based on events we cover plus the FIDE norm registers of all federations. Norms filed elsewhere may not show up here yet.

Event timeline · Rapid

50 of 88 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

Year	Games	Score	Avg opp	TPR
2025	5	3½	2173	2322
2024	29	21½	1916	2100
2023	27	16	2038	2103
2022	8	5½	1927	2068
2021	23	16	1994	2143
2020	43	30	1985	2134
2019	70	41½	2034	2099
2018	26	12½	2000	1986
2017	70	43	2077	2157
2016	85	47	2068	2104
2015	162	96½	2020	2092
2014	158	83	1919	1940

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Latvian 2025 Team Rapid Chess Championship2322
Dec 2025Teamfederation source
Best of 2025Score 3½/5Opp avg 2173Start 2177
Latvian 2024 Team Rapid Chess Championship2075
Dec 2024Teamfederation source
#2 in 2024Score 3½/7Opp avg 2075Start 2199
Latvijas 2024 gada Studentu cempionats2338
Oct 2024Swissfederation source
Best of 2024Score 6½/7Opp avg 1916Start 2182
GM Gipslis memorial-20242057
Feb 2024Swissfederation source
#4 in 2024Score 5½/8Opp avg 1916Start 2204
Olaines atklatais rapida cempionats 2024 I posms2067
Jan 2024Swissfederation source
#3 in 2024Score 6/7Opp avg 1758Start 2206
European Rapid&Blitz Championships 2023 - Rapid2219
Dec 2023Swissfederation source
Best of 2023Score 6/11Opp avg 2183Start 2244
Latvian 2023 Team Rapid Chess Championship2073
Dec 2023Swissfederation source
#2 in 2023Score 4½/9Opp avg 2073Start 2244
Latvian students' chess championship 20231994
Oct 2023Swissfederation source
#3 in 2023Score 5½/7Opp avg 1764Start 2258
Latvian 2022 Team Rapid Chess Championship2068
Dec 2022Swissfederation source
Best of 2022Score 5½/8Opp avg 1927Start 2283
European Blitz and Rapid Chess Championship - RAPID2221
Dec 2021Swissfederation source
Best of 2021Score 8½/11Opp avg 1925Start 2165
SAAREMAA II Chess Festival 2021 - rapid2104
Jun 2021Swissfederation source
#2 in 2021Score 7½/13Opp avg 2047Start 2163
IX Sigulda District Open Rapid Chess Championship 20202062
Oct 2020Swissfederation source
#4 in 2020Score 7/11Opp avg 1960Start 2177
Kuldigas 56th Cup & D.Reiznieces-Ozolas 15th cup1890
Sep 2020Swissfederation source
#5 in 2020Score 5/7Opp avg 1732Start 2205
XVIII Riga Rapid Chess Thursday -20202242
Mar 2020Swissfederation source
#2 in 2020Score 6½/8Opp avg 1991Start 2149
III Pullman Riga Old Town Hotel Open Rapid Chess 2020 A2272
Feb 2020Swissfederation source
Best of 2020Score 5½/8Opp avg 2131Start 2126
GM Gipslis memorial-20202204
Feb 2020Swissfederation source
#3 in 2020Score 6/9Opp avg 2079Start 2126
European Rapid Championship 20192187
Dec 2019Swissfederation source
#4 in 2019Score 7½/13Opp avg 2158Start 2141
European Youth Team U18 Championship 20191931
Dec 2019Teamfederation source
#7 in 2019Score 5/7Opp avg 1773Start 2141
European Youth Rapid U18 Championship 20192027
Dec 2019Swissfederation source
#6 in 2019Score 4/9Opp avg 2070Start 2141
Kuldigas 55th Cup & D.Reiznieces-Ozolas 14th cup1928
Sep 2019Swissfederation source
#8 in 2019Score 5/7Opp avg 1770Start 2116
8th World Champion in the Mikhail Tal rapid chess memorial-20192069
Jul 2019Swissfederation source
#5 in 2019Score 5½/11Opp avg 2069Start 2143
III Baldone rapid chess championship 2019 Latvian trainer Zigurds Pigits memorial2189
Jul 2019Swissfederation source
#2 in 2019Score 6/8Opp avg 1996Start 2143
Pieriga region chess championship 20192256
Jan 2019Teamfederation source
Best of 2019Score 4/6Opp avg 2184Start 2092
28th Paul Keres Memorial "Remembering Paul Keres" - rapid tournament2189
Jan 2019Swissfederation source
#2 in 2019Score 6½/11Opp avg 2124Start 2092
FIDE World Youth Rapid Chess Championships - open 161846
Oct 2018Swissfederation source
#3 in 2018Score 3/8Opp avg 2004Start 2178

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#=4981IM Goran Vujadinovic2198.0
#=5014FM Bob Beeke2197.0
#=5014FM Ilja Semjonovs2197.0
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Live ratings projected from the NOV26 published list · Not affiliated with FIDE