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Lehtivaara, Risto
FM🇫🇮FIDE 500275· Male· Finland· Born in 1966
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Risto Lehtivaara, a 60-year-old Finnish FIDE Master, is rated 2119 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group2 8, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group2 7, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group2 6. His peak of 2218 was reached at age 39 (Jan 2005); he also reached Finnish #80 in Oct 2005.
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 35).
Current rating
2119
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2218
−99 pts below
Jan 2005 · age 39
Jan 2005 · age 39
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,697 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
16 entries2025
100 career games
at age 59
Apr 2025
2024
15th Finnish 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2136
Dec 2024
2020
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 2120 → returned at 2113
Mar 2020
2017
16th Finnish 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2168
Jan 2017
2015
14th Finnish 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2175
Sep 2015
2009
19th Finnish 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2179
Nov 2009
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+3
2116 → 2119
Tournaments
6
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
1W5D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2784 | +6.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #12 | 2097 | -2.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #12 | 2138 | -0.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #18 | 2162 | +1.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #59 | 2065 | -4.4 |
Rankings
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Finland
#126
out of 806 players
Europe
#9,926
in continent
World
#13,697
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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