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KJ
Kauko, Jussi
FM🇫🇮FIDE 501794· Male· Finland· Born in 1976
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Jussi Kauko, a 50-year-old Finnish FIDE Master, is rated 2221 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 20 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈7/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 VammSK:n ja Pekka Kaukon nopean shakin 80-vuotisjuhlaturnaus) recently. His peak of 2318 was reached at age 39 (Dec 2015, Finnish #24 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2011 (age 35).
Current rating
2221
Standard
Rpd2192·Blz—
All-time high
2318
−97 pts below
Dec 2015 · age 39
Dec 2015 · age 39
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#7,103 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2023
4th Finnish 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2280
Mar 2023
Best 12-month gain (+39 Elo)
2241 → 2280
Mar 2023
2020
6th Finnish 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2252
Oct 2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2252 → returned at 2240
Oct 2020
2018
100 career games
at age 42
Oct 2018
2015
Peak Finnish rank: #24
at age 39 · rated 2318
Dec 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
2231 → 2221
Tournaments
6
11 games
Score
5.5/ 1150.0%
4W3D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #86 | 2026 | -10.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #89 | 1453 | -10.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #7 | 2988 | +17.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #38 | 2176 | -1.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #85 | 1971 | -13.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #11 | 2362 | +6.6 |
Rankings
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Finland
#48
out of 813 players
Europe
#4,925
in continent
World
#7,103
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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