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Vaatainen, Timo
🇫🇮FIDE 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
Jan 2004 · age 33
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#6,631 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+23
2208 → 2231
Tournaments
3
3 games
Score
3/ 3100.0%
3W0D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #52 | 2970 | +9.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #9 | 2914 | +7.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #16 | 2897 | +7.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Finland
#42
out of 813 players
Europe
#4,567
in continent
World
#6,631
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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