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Penttinen, Jarkko
FM🇫🇮FIDE 501743· Male· Finland· Born in 1972
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Jarkko Penttinen, a 54-year-old Finnish FIDE Master, is rated 2213 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 2 years. 17 rated games in the past year (≈8/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. Also played 1 rapid event (including Nopean shakin joukkueiden SM-kilpailu 2025) recently. He took a 35-month break between Oct 2019 and Oct 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2379 was reached at age 29 (Jul 2001); he also reached Finnish #13 in Apr 2001.
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 29).
Current rating
2213
Standard
Rpd2186·Blz—
All-time high
2379
−166 pts below
Jul 2001 · age 29
Jul 2001 · age 29
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#7,485 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2023
Best 12-month gain (+33 Elo)
2216 → 2249
Oct 2023
7th Finnish 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2251
Sep 2023
2022
8th Finnish 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2237
Nov 2022
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2225 → returned at 2216
Oct 2019
2013
10th Finnish 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2288
Apr 2013
2011
100 career games
at age 39
May 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-20
2233 → 2213
Tournaments
7
17 games
Score
7.5/ 1744.1%
5W5D7L
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 | #79 | 2157 | -4.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #57 | 2312 | +2.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #47 | 2245 | +1.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #42 | 2044 | -9.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 3/6 | #385 | 2252 | +3.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #28 | 2131 | -5.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #26 | 2097 | -7.4 |
Rankings
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Finland
#53
out of 813 players
Europe
#5,208
in continent
World
#7,485
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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