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Pitkanen, Erkki
🇸🇪FIDE 1734091· Male· Sweden· Born in 1965
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Erkki Pitkanen, a 61-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1657 — just 3 short of his peak of 1660 (Apr 2024, age 59). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: Allsvenskan 2025-2026: III:2 r7 and Roslagenserien 2025-2026 r6. Also played 2 blitz events (including SM-Blixten 2025) recently.
Current rating
1657
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1707
All-time high
1660
−3 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 59
Apr 2024 · age 59
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#125,162
#125,162 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 60
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+216 Elo)
1444 → 1660
Apr 2024
All-time peak 1660
at age 59 · −3 from today
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 59
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 59
Mar 2024
2022
Crossed 1500
at age 57
May 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-3
1660 → 1657
Tournaments
5
7 games
Score
2/ 728.6%
1W2D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #29 | 1766 | +2.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #13 | 1059 | -5.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #21 | 1787 | +5.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #11 | 1575 | -2.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #17 | 1192 | -2.4 |
Rankings
/
Sweden
#2,249
out of 3,413 players
Europe
#86,246
in continent
World
#125,156
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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