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Nieminen, Kari
🇫🇮FIDE 500739· Male· Finland· Born in 1961
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Kari Nieminen, a 65-year-old Finnish player, is rated 2043 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). 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. His peak of 2229 was reached at age 48 (Nov 2009); he also reached Finnish #62 in Sep 2009.
Current rating
2043
Standard
Rpd2123·Blz2071
All-time high
2229
−186 pts below
Nov 2009 · age 48
Nov 2009 · age 48
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 10%
#21,613 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2022
13th Finnish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2079
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2077 → returned at 2079
Mar 2020
2019
Best 12-month gain (+54 Elo)
2065 → 2119
Dec 2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 58
Sep 2019
2017
15th Finnish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2150
Sep 2017
2012
15th Finnish 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2163
May 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+28
2015 → 2043
Tournaments
6
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
1W7D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #51 | 2124 | +4.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #77 | 2151 | +4.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #101 | 1512 | -3.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #33 | 2124 | +5.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #21 | 2312 | +15.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #75 | 2104 | +2.4 |
Rankings
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Finland
#202
out of 813 players
Europe
#15,885
in continent
World
#21,613
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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