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Taivainen, Jukka

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FIDEFIDE 501786· Male· Finland· Born in 1977

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Jukka Taivainen, a 49-year-old Finnish player, is rated 2176 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 21 months (2008–2009), 56 months (2010–2014) and 35 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). 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. His peak of 2267 was reached at age 25 (Jul 2002); he also reached Finnish #44 in Nov 2014.

Current rating

2176

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2267

−91 pts below
Jul 2002 · age 25

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 4%

#9,512 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2024
9th Finnish 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2207
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 47
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 47
Feb 2024
2020
9th Finnish 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2197
Oct 2020
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2197 → returned at 2196
Mar 2020
2014
Peak Finnish rank: #44
at age 37 · rated 2258
Nov 2014

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Toni Vainikka 2,077
Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 6 · Jan 2026 · +7.0 Elo
Evolution
-8
2184 → 2176
Tournaments
4
5 games
Score
3/ 560.0%
2W2D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 8
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#182018-4.4
Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 7
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#262010-4.6
Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 6
Team
Jan 20261/1#92877+6.8
Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 1-2
Team
Sep 20251/2#222078-5.8

Rankings

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Finland
#75
out of 806 players
Europe
#6,732
in continent
World
#9,512
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Finland
1
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2,601
2
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2,503
3
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2,495
4
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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
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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
...
75🇫🇮Taivainen, Jukka2,176
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
6732🇫🇮Taivainen, Jukka2,176
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
9512🇫🇮Taivainen, Jukka2,176