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Heinola, Vesa
CM🇫🇮FIDE 1706063· Male· Finland· Born in 1972
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Vesa Heinola, a 54-year-old Finnish Candidate Master, is rated 2134 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 9 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 12-13, Winter Clash, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 4-5. Also played 1 rapid (including KSK Nopean shakin turnaus) and 1 blitz events (including Nokian lokakuun pikashakkiturnaus) recently. He took a 14-month break between Jul 2003 and Oct 2004. His peak of 2283 was reached at age 48 (Jan 2020); he also reached Finnish #23 in Mar 2022.
Competes for Finland since Jun 2013. Awarded CM in 2013 (age 41).
Current rating
2134
Standard
Rpd2121·Blz2130
All-time high
2283
−149 pts below
Jan 2020 · age 48
Jan 2020 · age 48
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,486 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2023
7th Finnish 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2247
Jan 2023
2022
Peak Finnish rank: #23
at age 50 · rated 2280
Mar 2022
2020
5th Finnish 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2283
Sep 2020
All-time peak 2283
at age 48 · −149 from today
Jan 2020
2017
8th Finnish 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2260
Nov 2017
Best 12-month gain (+61 Elo)
2195 → 2256
Aug 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-25
2159 → 2134
Tournaments
5
13 games
Score
8/ 1361.5%
6W4D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/4 | #1 | 2007 | -7.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #98 | 1384 | -8.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #1 | 2274 | +12.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #59 | 2102 | -2.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #81 | 1837 | -16.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTommi LuukkonenFM
🇫🇮FIN·2230
+5 −10 =3
18 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsVilka SipilaIM
🇫🇮FIN·2465
+4 −9 =3
16 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsToivo KeinanenIM
🇫🇮FIN·2495
+2 −10 =2
14 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsHarald LogdahlFM
🇸🇪SWE·2194
+2 −1 =6
9 games·last met Jun 2011
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vsJari JarvenpaaFM
🇫🇮FIN·2187
+1 −3 =4
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
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Finland
#116
out of 813 players
Europe
#9,002
in continent
World
#12,486
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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