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Paldanius, Pekka
🇫🇮FIDE 500356· Male· Finland· Born in 1960
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Pekka Paldanius, a 66-year-old Finnish player, is rated 2141 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 42 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈4/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. He had 2 career breaks: 29 months (2004–2007) and 83 months (2010–2017). His peak of 2268 was reached at age 49 (Apr 2009); he also reached Finnish #41 in May 2017.
Current rating
2141
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2268
−127 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 49
Apr 2009 · age 49
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#11,948 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
5th Finnish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2157
Jan 2026
2021
5th Finnish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2224
Dec 2021
2017
3rd Finnish 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2267
Oct 2017
Peak Finnish rank: #41
at age 57 · rated 2265
May 2017
2010
Inactive for 83 months
paused at 2265 → returned at 2259
Jan 2010
2009
6th Finnish 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2262
Nov 2009
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-42
2183 → 2141
Tournaments
6
11 games
Score
3.5/ 1131.8%
1W5D5L
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 | #81 | 2000 | -7.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #83 | 1422 | -8.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #46 | 2138 | -1.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #32 | 2170 | +1.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #71 | 1950 | -12.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #54 | 1907 | -14.6 |
Rankings
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Finland
#106
out of 813 players
Europe
#8,574
in continent
World
#11,948
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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