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Sammalvuo, Tapani
IM🇫🇮FIDE 501115· Male· Finland· Born in 1975
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Tapani Sammalvuo, a 51-year-old Finnish International Master, is rated 2363 and ranked 8th among Finnish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 2 years. 19 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 14-15, Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Superettan r7-9, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 8-9. His peak of 2492 was reached at age 36 (Nov 2011); he also reached Finnish #2 in Apr 2002 and spent 77 months in Finnish top 3, with a longest streak of 5 consecutive years.
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 26). Earned a GM norm at 35th Chess Olympiad 2002.
Current rating
2363
Standard
Rpd2432·Blz2505
All-time high
2492
−129 pts below
Nov 2011 · age 36
Nov 2011 · age 36
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#8
#8 · Finnish players · of 744
77 months in National top 3 (2002–2015)
77 months in National top 3 (2002–2015)
Career timeline
16 entries2026
1st Finnish 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2370
Mar 2026
2023
Re-crossed 2400
at age 48
Apr 2023
1st Finnish 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2409
Jan 2023
2017
1st Finnish 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2448
Jun 2017
500 career games
at age 42
Apr 2017
2015
77 months in national top 3
longest streak 67 months · since Apr 2002
Apr 2015
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-17
2380 → 2363
Tournaments
7
19 games
Score
8/ 1942.1%
3W10D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #53 | 2251 | -2.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #39 | 2264 | -4.5 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #37 | 2389 | -0.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #32 | 1692 | -6.9 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/5 | #178 | 2273 | -6.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #24 | 2658 | +7.1 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #78 | 2214 | -4.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVilka SipilaIM
🇫🇮FIN·2471
+5 −6 =2
13 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsTommi LuukkonenFM
🇫🇮FIN·2230
+6 −3 =0
9 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsOlav SeppIM
🇪🇪EST·2355
+0 −2 =6
8 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsToivo KeinanenIM
🇫🇮FIN·2495
+1 −4 =3
8 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsTero KokkilaFM
🇫🇮FIN·2265
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Feb 2024
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Rankings
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Finland
#8
out of 806 players
Europe
#1,524
in continent
World
#2,397
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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