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Tammela, Kari
FM🇫🇮FIDE 501018· Male· Finland· Born in 1959
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Kari Tammela, a 67-year-old Finnish FIDE Master, is rated 2116 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2007–2009) and 43 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 8, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 7, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 4-5. His peak of 2241 was reached at age 42 (Jan 2001); he also reached Finnish #66 in Apr 2001.
Awarded FM in 2010 (age 51).
Current rating
2116
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2241
−125 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 42
Jan 2001 · age 42
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,950 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
19 entries2025
4th Finnish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2131
May 2025
2024
15th Finnish 60-65 player
at age 65 · rated 2137
Nov 2024
2020
Inactive for 43 months
paused at 2121 → returned at 2119
Mar 2020
2018
100 career games
at age 59
Dec 2018
2015
7th Finnish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2199
Jan 2015
2013
8th Finnish 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2202
Apr 2013
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-15
2131 → 2116
Tournaments
5
7 games
Score
2.5/ 735.7%
1W3D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 2913 | +9.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #51 | 1219 | -10.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #20 | 2067 | -2.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #54 | 1439 | -7.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #60 | 2039 | -4.6 |
Rankings
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Finland
#128
out of 806 players
Europe
#10,105
in continent
World
#13,950
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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