Kari Pulkkinen

FIN · 60 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2342 (Apr 2004)

Best performance: 2331 at Finnish Team Championship 2025-2026 SM-liiga(Best of 2026)

World #=11666 live26#11,640 publishedFinland #100

OCT26 Rating

2146

Live Rating

2146.0

Change

0.0

Games Played

Rating History · Classical

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Working toward the International Master title1 tracked norm · 9/27 gamesrating 2342 of 2400, live 2146composition metdetails ↓

Classical games since the October list

No rated standard games this rating periodsince the OCT26 list (Oct 1, 2026)

	Last played	Score	TPR
	Finnish Championship League 2026-2027Sep 12 – Mar 14, 2027	1/2	—

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: peak 2342, needs 2400

No outstanding composition requirement

Espoo Intl 1993Aug 19936/9

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

Event timeline · Classical

19 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.

Finnish Championship League 2026-2027—(2)
Sep 2026 – Mar 2027Round robinchess-results.com
Score 1/2Opp avg 2198Start 2143
5th "MIKIS THEODORAKIS" CHESS TOURNAMENT1991
Apr 2026Swisslichess
#2 in 2026Score 4½/8Opp avg 1948Start 2186
Finnish Team Championship 2025-2026 SM-liiga2331
Sep 2025 – Mar 2026Teamfederation source
Best of 2026Score 8½/11Opp avg 2120Start 2149
40th European Chess Club Cup 20252092
Oct 2025Teamchess-results.com
Best of 2025Score 2½/6Opp avg 2149Start 2163
18th PALEOCHORA INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT - A2059
Jul 2025Swissfederation source
#2 in 2025Score 4½/9Opp avg 2059Start 2176
Finnish Championship League 2024-25 Rounds 11-12—(2)
Sep 2024 – Mar 2025Teamfederation source
Score 1/2Opp avg 1988Start 2172
Finnish Championship League 2024-25 Rounds 9-10—(2)
Sep 2024 – Feb 2025Teamfederation source
Score 2/2Opp avg 2099Start 2172
Finnish Championship League 2024-25 Rounds 7-8—(1)
Sep 2024 – Jan 2025Teamfederation source
Score ½/1Opp avg 2138Start 2172
XXI Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo A2086
Nov – Dec 2024Swissfederation source
#2 in 2024Score 5½/9Opp avg 2006Start 2182
Finnish Championship League 2024-25 Rounds 5-6—(2)
Sep – Nov 2024Teamfederation source
Score 1½/2Opp avg 2142Start 2172
Finnish Championship League 2024-25 Rounds 3-42302
Sep – Oct 2024Teamfederation source
Best of 2024Score 2/3Opp avg 2177Start 2172
Finnish Championship League 2024-25 Rounds 1-2—(1)
Sep 2024Teamfederation source
Score ½/1Opp avg 2186Start 2172
Finnish Championship League 2023-24 Final rounds 11-12—(2)
Sep 2023 – Mar 2024Teamfederation source
Score 1/2Opp avg 2169Start 2168
Finnish Championship League 2023-24 Rounds 9-10—(2)
Sep 2023 – Feb 2024Teamfederation source
Score 1½/2Opp avg 2233Start 2168
Finnish Championship League 2023-24 Rounds 7-8—(1)
Sep 2023 – Jan 2024Teamfederation source
Score 0/1Opp avg 2228Start 2168
FE 5 Roma Citta' aperta - A2162
Dec 2023Swissfederation source
Best of 2023Score 4½/9Opp avg 2162Start 2169
Finnish Championship League 2023-24 Rounds 5-6—(2)
Sep – Nov 2023Teamfederation source
Score ½/2Opp avg 2184Start 2168
Finnish Championship League 2023-24 Rounds 3-4—(2)
Sep – Oct 2023Teamfederation source
Score 2/2Opp avg 2147Start 2168
Finnish Championship League 2023-24 Rounds 1-2—(2)
Sep 2023Teamfederation source
Score 1/2Opp avg 2020Start 2168

Rated near Kari Pulkkinen · Classical

World

#=11666Dr. Christian Boettcher2146.0
#=11666WFMSriiyukthaa Marksim Karki Abirami2146.0
#=11666FMKari Pulkkinen2146.0
#=11666Jonathan Jota2146.0
#=11666Elian Gibaud2146.0

Finland

#98Aleksi Wallin2150.0
#99Aarno Eskelinen2148.0
#100FMKari Pulkkinen2146.0
#101Hannu Pihlajasalo2145.0
#=102FMVille Lehto2144.0

Live ratings projected from the OCT26 published list · Not affiliated with FIDE