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Alava, Mikko
FM🇫🇮FIDE 500380· Male· Finland· Born in 1964
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Mikko Alava, a 62-year-old Finnish FIDE Master, is rated 2191 — just 27 short of his peak of 2218 (Nov 2009, age 45) and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 14 months (2008–2009), 21 months (2012–2013), 12 months (2013–2014), 61 months (2018–2023, COVID-19 included) and 19 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group2 1-2. He reached Finnish #61 in Aug 2023.
Awarded FM in 2010 (age 46).
Current rating
2191
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2218
−27 pts below
Nov 2009 · age 45
Nov 2009 · age 45
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#8,646 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
21 entries2026
5th Finnish 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2191
May 2026
2024
7th Finnish 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2195
Nov 2024
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2195 → returned at 2191
Feb 2024
2023
Peak Finnish rank: #61
at age 59 · rated 2200
Aug 2023
2018
Inactive for 61 months
paused at 2200 → returned at 2200
Mar 2018
2016
8th Finnish 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2215
Oct 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-4
2195 → 2191
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
0.5/ 150.0%
0W1D0L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #34 | 2050 | -3.8 |
Rankings
/
Finland
#66
out of 806 players
Europe
#6,076
in continent
World
#8,646
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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