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Pulkkinen, Kari
FM🇫🇮FIDE 500712· Male· Finland· Born in 1966
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Kari Pulkkinen, a 60-year-old Finnish FIDE Master, is rated 2143 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 33 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include International tournament Mikis Theodorakis 2026 A, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 14-15, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 12-13. His peak of 2342 was reached at age 38 (Apr 2004, Finnish #23 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 35). Earned a IM norm at Espoo Intl 1993.
Current rating
2143
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2222
All-time high
2342
−199 pts below
Apr 2004 · age 38
Apr 2004 · age 38
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#11,792 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2022
3rd Finnish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2251
Jan 2022
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2256 → returned at 2255
Oct 2020
2019
3rd Finnish 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 2277
Dec 2019
2018
Best 12-month gain (+51 Elo)
2218 → 2269
Apr 2018
2014
8th Finnish 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2266
Sep 2014
2009
100 career games
at age 43
Nov 2009
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-33
2176 → 2143
Tournaments
9
35 games
Score
20/ 3557.1%
15W10D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #22 | 1936 | -43.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #18 | 2333 | +8.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #63 | 2074 | -3.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #3 | 2904 | +17.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #18 | 2236 | +4.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2.5/6 | #486 | 2091 | -12.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #13 | 2301 | +7.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #21 | 2413 | +14.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #74 | 2059 | -26.8 |
Rankings
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Finland
#102
out of 813 players
Europe
#8,460
in continent
World
#11,792
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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