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Hartikainen, Markku
FM🇫🇮FIDE 501417· Male· Finland· Born in 1973
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Markku Hartikainen, a 53-year-old Finnish FIDE Master, is rated 2241 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). 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. He took a 24-month break between Jul 2013 and Aug 2015. His peak of 2353 was reached at age 39 (May 2012, Finnish #15 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2003 (age 30). Earned a IM norm at Finnish League 2011-2012 Day 14.
Current rating
2241
Standard
Rpd2318·Blz2287
All-time high
2353
−112 pts below
May 2012 · age 39
May 2012 · age 39
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#6,199 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2025
3rd Finnish 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2302
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 52
Dec 2025
2023
4th Finnish 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2278
Sep 2023
2016
4th Finnish 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2301
Oct 2016
Re-crossed 2300
at age 43
Oct 2016
2013
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 2285 → returned at 2286
Jul 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-40
2281 → 2241
Tournaments
7
20 games
Score
10/ 2050.0%
8W4D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #89 | 2094 | -7.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #46 | 2286 | +2.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #97 | 1716 | -7.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/9 | #95 | 2076 | -48.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #6 | 2977 | +14.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #5 | 3067 | +19.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #99 | 1422 | -11.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTommi LuukkonenFM
🇫🇮FIN·2230
+4 −5 =1
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMika KarttunenIM
🇫🇮FIN·2497
+1 −7 =2
10 games·last met Dec 2016
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vsJari JarvenpaaFM
🇫🇮FIN·2187
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsSampsa NyystiIM
🇫🇮FIN·2293
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Finland
#39
out of 813 players
Europe
#4,240
in continent
World
#6,199
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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