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LTU · 30 yrs · K=10 · Peak 2573 (Sep 2021)

Best performance: 2630 at Riga Technical University Open 2024 - Tournament E (Midnight Blitz)(Best of 2024)

World #=412 live, down 1#411 publishedLithuania #3Europe #=220among active players

Blitz rating

2491

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Jul 2012 or earlier

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 2484 to 2491 over the last 12 months; peak 2573 in September 2021.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262535, 0, 3 games2580, 0, 0 games2491, 0, 0 games
Oct 20262535, -1, 10 games2580, +5, 11 games2491, 0, 0 games
Sep 20262536, -1, 9 games2575, +6, 25 games2491, +29, 15 games
Aug 20262537, +26, 17 games2569, 0, 0 games2462, 0, 0 games
Jul 20262511, -12, 7 games2569, -4, 17 games2462, -6, 31 games
Jun 20262523, 0, 0 games2573, -5, 18 games2468, -14, 11 games
May 20262523, -9, 3 games2578, -3, 11 games2482, -2, 11 games
Apr 20262532, +24, 15 games2581, 0, 0 games2484, 0, 0 games
Mar 20262508, +4, 5 games2581, 0, 0 games2484, 0, 0 games
Feb 20262504, +5, 4 games2581, -1, 9 games2484, 0, 9 games
Jan 20262499, -6, 7 games2582, 0, 0 games2484, 0, 0 games
Dec 20252505, +3, 7 games2582, 0, 0 games2484, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 13 games, Jun 26 – Aug 22.

From 1,254 blitz games on record, the latest on Aug 22.

Blitz games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
Tallinn Chess Festival: TalTech BlitzAug 22TPR 260612/15

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

Best wins · Blitz

From 1,202 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2012–2026

#OpponentRating
1, GM Igor Kovalenko, Jan 2019 · II Latvian Chess Federation President Blitz cup -2019, 2693
2, GM Mikhail Demidov, Jun 2019 · XVI chess festival. Baltija Cup 2019 Blitz III, 2661
3, GM Paulius Pultinevicius, 19 wins, Aug 2024 · Riga Technical University Open 2024 - Tournament E (Midnight Blitz), 2630

Openings · Blitz

From the moves of 37 of 1,254 blitz games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.c4 in 12 of 20 games, 1.d4 in 7.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...c5.

All openings (2 as White, 1 as Black)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
English Opening658%
Queen's Gambit Declined367%

11 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Blitz

50 of 122 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

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
2026776021742394
2025513921842386
2024826322012412
20231038021902410
202213311221272411
20216348½21452356
20208574½20922428
201910384½21032365
2018877021252365
2017947520382278
2016423422132464
20159879½20912342
20147963½21192359

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

Rated near Tomas Laurusas · Blitz

World

  1. #=410GM Denis Kadric2492.0
  2. #=410GM Evgeny Romanov2492.0
  3. #=412GM Tomas Laurusas2491.0
  4. #=412GM Valentin Dragnev2491.0
  5. #=412GM Yago De Moura Santiago2491.0

Lithuania

  1. #1GM Valery Kazakouski2545.0
  2. #2GM Paulius Pultinevicius2510.0
  3. #3GM Tomas Laurusas2491.0
  4. #4IM Gleb Pidluznij2408.0
  5. #5IM Aras Vardanyan2397.0

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.