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Sihvonen, Tero
🇫🇮FIDE 501522· Male· Finland· Born in 1952
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Tero Sihvonen, a 74-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1969. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2002–2004) and 16 months (2015–2016). 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 6. Also played 1 rapid (including Nopean shakin joukkueiden SM-kilpailu 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Pikashakin SM 2025) recently. His peak of 2140 was reached at age 49 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
1969
Standard
Rpd1912·Blz1894
All-time high
2140
−171 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 49
Jan 2001 · age 49
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#32,893
#32,893 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
15 entries2024
5th Finnish 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1965
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+59 Elo)
1908 → 1967
May 2024
2018
7th Finnish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1985
Dec 2018
100 career games
at age 66
Jul 2018
2015
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2036 → returned at 2011
Mar 2015
2013
7th Finnish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2047
Nov 2013
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+5
1964 → 1969
Tournaments
6
7 games
Score
4/ 757.1%
3W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2788 | +10.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #57 | 1259 | -8.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2655 | +7.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #5 | 2781 | +11.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #27 | 1878 | -1.6 |
Rankings
/
Finland
#299
out of 806 players
Europe
#24,313
in continent
World
#32,893
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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