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Salo, Tapio
FM🇫🇮FIDE 501360· Male· Finland· Born in 1966
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Tapio Salo, a 60-year-old Finnish FIDE Master, is rated 2193 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group1 7, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group1 6, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group1 5. His peak of 2324 was reached at age 35 (Jan 2001, Finnish #27 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 35).
Current rating
2193
Standard
Rpd2198·Blz—
All-time high
2324
−131 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 35
Jan 2001 · age 35
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#8,544 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
15 entries2022
5th Finnish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2219
Apr 2022
2020
8th Finnish 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2217
Oct 2020
2015
100 career games
at age 49
Nov 2015
2012
2nd Finnish 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2293
Jan 2012
2009
4th Finnish 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2301
Nov 2009
Re-crossed 2300
at age 43
Jan 2009
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-5
2198 → 2193
Tournaments
6
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
2W5D0L
Top 2 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #13 | 2046 | -3.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2774 | +3.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2924 | +8.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #12 | 2068 | -3.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #13 | 2041 | -4.2 |
Rankings
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Finland
#65
out of 806 players
Europe
#6,004
in continent
World
#8,544
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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