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Hamalainen, Sami
🇫🇮FIDE 501530· Male· Finland· Born in 1970
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Sami Hamalainen, a 56-year-old Finnish player, is rated 2099 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 10-11, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 4-5, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 Round 1-3. His peak of 2272 was reached at age 41 (Nov 2011, Finnish #46 at the time).
Current rating
2099
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2272
−173 pts below
Nov 2011 · age 41
Nov 2011 · age 41
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,531 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
16th Finnish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2099
Jun 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 54
Nov 2024
2022
12th Finnish 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2167
Apr 2022
2016
10th Finnish 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2224
Nov 2016
2013
100 career games
at age 43
Feb 2013
2011
Peak Finnish rank: #46
at age 41 · rated 2272
Nov 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-9
2108 → 2099
Tournaments
3
5 games
Score
1.5/ 530.0%
0W3D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #73 | 2164 | +1.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #46 | 2127 | +1.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/2 | #98 | 1483 | -11.8 |
Rankings
/
Finland
#140
out of 813 players
Europe
#11,286
in continent
World
#15,531
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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