Dmitriy Obukhov

LatviaGrandmaster G2

Dmitriy Obukhov

Born in Riga, Latvia, in 1979, Dmitriy moved to Michigan, USA, in 2000. He started playing Chess in 1992 and became a USCF National Master in his mid 20s. In 2009, he discovered Backgammon and in 2010 he obtained XG, finding his PR to be just over 5.0, giving an early sign of his very exceptional natural gift for the game. Dmitriy has had notable successes. In Cleveland in 2011, he was second in the Consolation, and in 2012 was second in the Main and won the Masters. In doubles, he was second in Peoria in 2012 and winner in Chicago in 2013. He joined Mochy’s Under 4.0 Club in 2014. Online, he won two IIBGF ranking events. He won the Russian Premier League in 2013 and 2014. In 2014 he was second in the USBGF Online Championships. In the 2014 EBIF European Championship he won all 9 matches for runner-up Latvia. He is top 5 in the EBIF ranking list. His GridGammon nickname is Lyurix.

BMAB rank49BMAB

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Ranking information

BMAB rank49
Rating—
BMAB titleGrandmaster G2
BMAB number00112
CountryLatvia

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Complete player performance

Match, experience, and performance statistics are synchronized from the official BMAB profile.

Upcoming events
✅ 2026-09-11: New Orleans [Main] (reg. 2026-09-12) ✅ 2026-08-24: WC [Team, individual, super JP.] (reg. 2026-08-24)
Last 300 exp PR
3.5318
BMAB Experience Points
3294
Last BMAB match
2026-09-09
Experience
3294
Number of matches recorded
348
Number of analysed matches
348
PR across analysed matches - overall
3.5912 (World Class)
PR across analysed matches - moves
3.2882 (World Class)
PR across analysed matches - cube
5.2012 (Expert)
Opponent PR across analysed matches (overall)
6.7971 (Expert)
Matches won
203 (58.3%)
Number of distinct opponents
177
Number of clubs played at
2
Earliest match recorded
2014-01-10
Latest match so far
2026-09-09
Peak rating
1,648.68
Peak rating (>400 exp.)
1,648.68
Average opponent rating
1,518.04