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Lehto, Ville
FM🇫🇮FIDE 500208· Male· Finland· Born in 1964
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Ville Lehto, a 62-year-old Finnish FIDE Master, is rated 2135 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 45-month break between Dec 2018 and Oct 2022 (COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group2 6, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 6-7, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group2 4. His peak of 2253 was reached at age 37 (Jul 2001, Finnish #54 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 37).
Current rating
2135
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2253
−118 pts below
Jul 2001 · age 37
Jul 2001 · age 37
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,405 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
8th Finnish 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2135
May 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 61
Nov 2025
2023
16th Finnish 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2142
Jan 2023
2018
Inactive for 45 months
paused at 2139 → returned at 2136
Dec 2018
2016
10th Finnish 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2177
Feb 2016
2013
20th Finnish 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2165
Apr 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+12
2123 → 2135
Tournaments
4
4 games
Score
3/ 475.0%
2W2D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 2784 | +5.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #25 | 2821 | +8.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #17 | 1988 | -3.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #69 | 2138 | +0.4 |
Rankings
/
Finland
#114
out of 813 players
Europe
#8,942
in continent
World
#12,405
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Finland
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