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EST · 50 yrs · K=10 · Peak 2587 (Jan 2015)

Best performance: 2548 at Match Latvia-Estonia 100: 100 Blitz tournament(Best of 2018)

World #=1022Estonia #3among all players, November list

Blitz rating

2458

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

On FIDE’s list since Jan 2013 · Inactive on FIDE’s list

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating unchanged at 2458 over the last 12 months; peak 2587 in January 2015.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262461, 0, 0 games2474, 0, 0 games2458, 0, 0 games
Oct 20262461, +2, 2 games2474, 0, 0 games2458, 0, 0 games
Sep 20262459, 0, 0 games2474, -5, 9 games2458, 0, 0 games
Aug 20262459, 0, 0 games2479, 0, 0 games2458, 0, 0 games
Jul 20262459, 0, 0 games2479, 0, 0 games2458, 0, 0 games
Jun 20262459, 0, 0 games2479, 0, 0 games2458, 0, 0 games
May 20262459, 0, 0 games2479, 0, 0 games2458, 0, 0 games
Apr 20262459, 0, 0 games2479, 0, 0 games2458, 0, 0 games
Mar 20262459, +3, 2 games2479, 0, 0 games2458, 0, 0 games
Feb 20262456, -26, 13 games2479, 0, 0 games2458, 0, 0 games
Jan 20262482, 0, 0 games2479, 0, 0 games2458, 0, 0 games
Dec 20252482, 0, 5 games2479, 0, 0 games2458, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

From 283 blitz games on record, the latest on Sep 7, 2025.

Blitz games since the November list

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

Show gamesLast playedScore
Tallinn Chess Festival - III TalTech BlitzSep 7, 2025TPR 24379/15

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

Best wins · Blitz

From 263 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2012–2025

#OpponentRating
1, GM Alexei Shirov, Oct 2022 · 13th Valter Heuer Memorial, 2678
2, GM Vladimir Belous, 2 wins, Dec 2014 · European Blitz Chess Championship 2014, 2644
3, GM Ottomar Ladva, Aug 2016 · GM Algimantas Butnorius 70th anniversary international chess tournament C, 2577

Openings · Blitz

From the moves of 24 of 283 blitz games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 12 of 12 games.

As BlackMeets 1.d4 with 1...Nf6, and 1.Nf3 with 1...Nf6.

All openings (2 as White, 1 as Black)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
Ruy Lopez367%
Sicilian Defense333%

6 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Blitz

17 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
2025442822982400
2024116½23232388
2022332522032405
2021139½23022477
20202917½23762448
20192214½23392456
2018108½22522548
2016352423632504
20152012½24502545
20142215½23912540
2013201523322525

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

Rated near Kaido Kulaots · Blitz · November list, all players

World

  1. #=1022FM Maksym Dubnevych2458
  2. #=1022IM Ogulcan Kanmazalp2458
  3. #=1022GM Kaido Kulaots2458
  4. #=1022GM Moulthun Ly2458
  5. #=1022GM Dmitry Maximov2458

Estonia

  1. #1IM Riho Liiva2542
  2. #2GM Ottomar Ladva2482
  3. #3GM Kaido Kulaots2458
  4. #4FM Andrey Kalinichev2450
  5. #5GM Aleksandr Volodin2386

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