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FIN · 58 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1776 (Oct 2026)

Best performance: 1994 at Finnish Championship 2026-2027 2. Div Group 3(Best of 2027)

World #=76306 live, up 8448#84,754 publishedFinland #515Europe #=55010among active players

NOV26 Rating

1776

Live Rating

1806.4

Change

+30.4

Games Played

2

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Classical rating 1772 to 1776 over the last 12 months; peak 1776 in October 2026.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassical
Nov 20261776, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261776, +4, 1 game
Sep 20261772, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261772, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261772, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261772, 0, 0 games
May 20261772, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261772, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261772, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261772, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261772, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251772, 0, 0 games

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in every game on record since Sep 12 (3: 1 win, 2 draws). Games before 2025 are not all on record yet. That is the longest unbeaten run of 2026.

From 17 classical games on record, the latest on Nov 1.

Classical games since the November list

TournamentScoreChange
Finnish Championship 2026-2027 2. Div Group 3Sep 12 – Mar 14, 20272 of 3 games since the Nov listTPR 20701½/2+30.4

Best wins · Classical

From 13 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2013–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Juha Piho, Oct 2013 · FIN League 2013-14 Div 2/5, 1876
2, Axel Zrunek, Oct 2022 · Finnish League 2022-23 Div. 2 Group 3 Rounds 2-5, 1864
3, Timo Akkanen, Nov 2026 · Finnish Championship 2026-2027 2. Div Group 3, 1786

Event timeline · Classical

8 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
20263218691994
2022211830—
20153020261226
2013211943—

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

Recent opponents · Classical

Pekka HietalaTimo Akkanen

Rated near Risto Niemela · Classical

World

  1. #=76306CM Jaivardhan Raj1806.4
  2. #=76306Danylo Zhuravel1806.4
  3. #=76306Risto Niemela1806.4
  4. #=76306Michel Rouille1806.4
  5. #=76306Kelechi Emmanuel OKORIE - KALU1806.4

Finland

  1. #513Olli Alho1807.6
  2. #514Timo Bomb1807.0
  3. #515Risto Niemela1806.4
  4. #516Jarkko Hellstrom1806.0
  5. #517Ilja Laihinen1802.0

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