Top chess players in Latvia

The highest-rated active players from Latvia on FIDE's October 2026 classical list.

#	Player	Rating	+/−	World	Born
1	GMToms Kantans LAT	2556	+6	#275	1994
2	GMArturs Neiksans LAT	2553	−1	#290	1983
3	GMNikita Meshkovs LAT	2521	−14	#441	1994
4	GMNormunds Miezis LAT	2409	+4	#1523	1971
5	CMGeorgijs Germanovs LAT	2380	−9	#2076	2008
6	FMMatiss Mustaps LAT	2378	+7	#2114	1990
7	IMRitvars Reimanis LAT	2362	0	#2446	1991
8	FMReinis Paikens LAT	2359	+63	#2505	2008
9	GMIlmars Starostits LAT	2331	0	#3192	1979
10	FMSergejs Klimakovs LAT	2330	0	#3225	1985
11	FMArturs Bernotas LAT	2311	0	#3741	1995
12	FMReinis Valdats LAT	2309	+14	#3811	2010
13	GMZigurds Lanka LAT	2292	−19	#4396	1960
14	Igor Ivanov LAT	2292	+5	#4406	1999
15	IMOleg Krivonosov LAT	2285	0	#4605	1961
16	FMMikelis Vingris LAT	2284	0	#4636	2009
17	Emils Janis Mierins LAT	2270	0	#5149	2005
18	FMEgons Lavendelis LAT	2266	0	#5315	1984
19	FMArtjoms Tolmacevs LAT	2263	0	#5430	2009
20	WGMDana Reizniece LAT	2245	0	#6126	1981
21	FMArsenijs Savicevs LAT	2243	+15	#6196	2008
22	Aleksejs Adamovics LAT	2240	0	#6315	2007
23	FMGuntis Jankovskis LAT	2233	0	#6633	1971
24	WGMLaura Rogule LAT	2231	−25	#6740	1988
25	FMMarija Kuznecova LAT	2229	−28	#6819	2010
26	Arsens Batashevs LAT	2220	+19	#7244	2001
27	WGMIlze Berzina LAT	2217	+40	#7383	1984
28	WIMKatrina Amerika LAT	2212	0	#7655	1991
29	CMNikolajs Platonovs LAT	2209		#7824	2012
30	WIMAgnesa Stepania Ter-Avetisjana LAT	2198	+5	#8366	2007
31	Nikolajs Krilovs LAT	2123		#9707	1994
32	Tatiana Titareva LAT	2119	0	#9754	1986
33	CMDaniel Beniosev LAT	2112		#9843	2013
34	WFMElina Otikova LAT	2060	0	#10362	1993
35	WFMLinda Krumina LAT	2047	0	#10460	1984
36	WGMTamara Vilerte LAT	2040	0	#10505	1954
37	Sofja Vasiljeva LAT	2034	0	#10552	2009
38	Madara Golsta LAT	2033	0	#10563	2003
39	WFMRenate Vidruska LAT	2001	0	#10877	1984
40	WFMNaomi Maklakova LAT	1995	−100	#10918	2010
41	WCMMelanija Luize Jansone LAT	1989		#10942	2008
42	WFMAlona Tolmaceva LAT	1890		#11126	2013

Ratings from FIDE's official October 2026 list. The +/− column is the change from the previous month. Inactive players are not ranked.