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Vaatainen, Timo

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FIDEFIDE 501565· Male· Finland· Born in 1971

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Timo Vaatainen, a 55-year-old Finnish player, is rated 2231 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2001–2002), 17 months (2002–2004), 36 months (2014–2017) and 59 months (2020–2025). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 10-11, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group2 5, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group2 1-3. His peak of 2289 was reached at age 33 (Jan 2004); he also reached Finnish #42 in Apr 2026.

Current rating

2231

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2289

−58 pts below
Jan 2004 · age 33

Activity

1

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 3%

#6,650 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
5th Finnish 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2231
May 2026
Peak Finnish rank: #42
at age 55 · rated 2231
Apr 2026
2020
9th Finnish 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2208
Oct 2020
Inactive for 59 months
paused at 2208 → returned at 2215
Oct 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 48
Dec 2019
2014
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 2219 → returned at 2235
Oct 2014

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jan RistojaFM 2,170
Finnish championship league 2025-2026 10-11 · Jan 2026 · +8.3 Elo
Evolution
+23
2208 → 2231
Tournaments
3
3 games
Score
3/ 3100.0%
3W0D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Finnish championship league 2025-2026 10-11
Team
Jan 20261/1#522970+9.4
Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group2 5
Team
Nov 20251/1#92914+7.0
Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group2 1-3
Team
Sep 20251/1#162897+7.0
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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Finland
#42
out of 806 players
Europe
#4,581
in continent
World
#6,650
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Finland
1
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2,601
2
🇫🇮Karttunen, MikaFollow Mika KarttunenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,503
3
🇫🇮Keinanen, ToivoFollow Toivo KeinanenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,495
4
🇫🇮Sipila, VilkaFollow Vilka SipilaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,471
5
🇫🇮Sklyarov, Dmitry V.Follow Dmitry V. SklyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,415
6
🇫🇮Agopov, MikaelFollow Mikael AgopovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,388
7
🇫🇮Lahdelma, HenriFollow Henri LahdelmaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,366
8
🇫🇮Sammalvuo, TapaniFollow Tapani SammalvuoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,363
9
🇫🇮Ahvenjarvi, JaniFollow Jani AhvenjarviTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,344
10
🇫🇮Pohjala, HenriFollow Henri PohjalaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,342
...
42🇫🇮Vaatainen, Timo2,231
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
4581🇫🇮Vaatainen, Timo2,231
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
6650🇫🇮Vaatainen, Timo2,231