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Helenius, Martti
🇫🇮FIDE 500496· Male· Finland· Born in 1963
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Martti Helenius, a 63-year-old Finnish player, is rated 2248 — just 11 short of his peak of 2259 (Jan 2017, age 54) and ranked 33rd among Finnish players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 36-month break between Apr 2020 and May 2023 (COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 7, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 6, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 4-5. Also played 1 rapid event (including Nopean shakin joukkueiden SM-kilpailu 2025) recently. He reached Finnish #30 in Dec 2025.
Current rating
2248
Standard
Rpd2123·Blz—
All-time high
2259
−11 pts below
Jan 2017 · age 54
Jan 2017 · age 54
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#33
#33 · Finnish players · of 749
Career timeline
10 entries2026
1st Finnish 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 2253
Jan 2026
2025
Peak Finnish rank: #30
at age 62 · rated 2253
Dec 2025
2020
4th Finnish 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2246
Oct 2020
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 2246 → returned at 2230
Apr 2020
2017
2nd Finnish 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2259
Mar 2017
All-time peak 2259
at age 54 · −11 from today
Jan 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+9
2239 → 2248
Tournaments
4
4 games
Score
3/ 475.0%
3W0D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #15 | 2870 | +5.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #31 | 1471 | -9.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #6 | 2930 | +7.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 2931 | +7.0 |
Rankings
/
Finland
#33
out of 813 players
Europe
#4,043
in continent
World
#5,925
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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