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Westerinen, Heikki M.J.
GM🇫🇮FIDE 500020· Male· Finland· Born in 1944
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Heikki M.J. Westerinen, a 82-year-old Finnish Grandmaster, is rated 2205 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He is currently in the 2200–2250 range. 28 rated games in the past year (≈63/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 XXXV Keres Memorial "Remembering Paul Keres" - Rapid Tournament) recently. His peak of 2412 was reached at age 57 (Apr 2001); he also reached Finnish #5 in Oct 2005.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 57).
Current rating
2205
Standard
Rpd2156·Blz—
All-time high
2412
−207 pts below
Apr 2001 · age 57
Apr 2001 · age 57
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#7,911 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
26 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 82
Mar 2026
2025
14th 80+ player worldwide
at age 81 · rated 2203
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 81
Dec 2025
2020
20th 75-80 player worldwide
at age 76 · rated 2271
Jan 2020
2016
Re-crossed 2300
at age 72
Oct 2016
2015
20th 70-75 player worldwide
at age 71 · rated 2316
Sep 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
2205 → 2205
Tournaments
8
28 games
Score
15.5/ 2855.4%
8W15D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 4/8 | #95 | 2214 | +0.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #14 | 2337 | +3.9 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #7 | 2393 | +5.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #109 | 1536 | -6.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #11 | 2341 | +3.7 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #72 | 1991 | -5.7 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #58 | 2184 | -0.3 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #8 | 2193 | +0.2 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsJefim RotsteinFM
🇩🇪GER·2330
+3 −1 =4
8 games·last met Dec 2016
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vsRisto NevanlinnaFM
🇫🇮FIN·2190
+2 −1 =4
7 games·last met Dec 2018
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vsTero KokkilaFM
🇫🇮FIN·2265
+1 −1 =5
7 games·last met Feb 2018
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vsAnatoly DonchenkoIM
🇩🇪GER·2232
+0 −0 =7
7 games·last met Dec 2017
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vsYuri BoidmanIM
🇩🇪GER·2227
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Nov 2022
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Rankings
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Finland
#58
out of 813 players
Europe
#5,522
in continent
World
#7,911
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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