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Salonen, Mikko
🇫🇮FIDE 350191268· Male· Finland· Born in 1984
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Mikko Salonen, a 42-year-old Finnish player, is rated 2070 — just 19 short of his peak of 2089 (Oct 2023, age 39) and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 14-15, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 12-13, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 10-11. Also played 1 rapid event (including VammSK:n ja Pekka Kaukon nopean shakin 80-vuotisjuhlaturnaus) recently.
Current rating
2070
Standard
Rpd2082·Blz—
All-time high
2089
−19 pts below
Oct 2023 · age 39
Oct 2023 · age 39
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#18,408 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2026
17th Finnish 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2070
May 2026
2024
100 career games
at age 40
Apr 2024
2023
10th Finnish 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 2089
Oct 2023
All-time peak 2089
at age 39 · −19 from today
Oct 2023
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2050 → returned at 2044
Oct 2020
2019
39th Finnish 20-35 player
at age 35 · rated 2063
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+20
2050 → 2070
Tournaments
6
10 games
Score
5/ 1050.0%
3W4D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #77 | 1969 | -4.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #64 | 2164 | +2.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #8 | 2964 | +26.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #48 | 1969 | -4.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #20 | 2245 | +10.2 |
Rankings
/
Finland
#169
out of 806 players
Europe
#13,466
in continent
World
#18,408
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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