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Kauppala, Pekka
🇫🇮FIDE 500585· Male· Finland· Born in 1961
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Pekka Kauppala, a 65-year-old Finnish player, is rated 2042. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 15 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group2 9, Matin paivan turnaus 2026 A-ryhma rounds 4-7, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group2 8. Also played 1 rapid event (including Matin paivan turnaus 2026 A-ryhma rounds 1-3) recently. He took a 23-month break between Apr 2006 and Apr 2008. His peak of 2229 was reached at age 40 (Jan 2001); he also reached Finnish #76 in Oct 2003.
Current rating
2042
Standard
Rpd2015·Blz1927
All-time high
2229
−187 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 40
Jan 2001 · age 40
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#21,691
#21,691 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
17 entries2022
18th Finnish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2058
Apr 2022
2020
28th Finnish 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2065
Oct 2020
Best 12-month gain (+54 Elo)
2011 → 2065
May 2020
2014
Re-crossed 2100
at age 53
Nov 2014
17th Finnish 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 2147
Jun 2014
100 career games
at age 53
Mar 2014
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-1
2043 → 2042
Tournaments
8
23 games
Score
12/ 2352.2%
10W4D9L
Top 3 wins
3.[D]vsElizbar UbilavaGM2,394·Elo-Turnier im Gymnasium Moosach 2025 im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R6·+7.6
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsWing Ki Kwong1,969·Elo-Turnier im Gymnasium Moosach 2025 im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R9·-12.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2882 | +10.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #16 | 1957 | -9.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | — | +6.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #13 | 1984 | -6.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #20 | 2854 | +10.2 |
Rankings
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Finland
#202
out of 806 players
Europe
#15,951
in continent
World
#21,691
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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