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MJ
Mertanen, Janne
FM🇫🇮FIDE 501875· Male· Finland· Born in 1977
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Janne Mertanen, a 49-year-old Finnish FIDE Master, is rated 2293 and ranked 19th among Finnish players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 12-13, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 10-11, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 6-7. Also played 1 rapid event (including Nopean shakin joukkueiden SM-kilpailu 2025) recently. His peak of 2390 was reached at age 35 (Sep 2012, Finnish #9 at the time); he spent 12 months in Finnish top 10.
Awarded FM in 2007 (age 30).
Current rating
2293
Standard
Rpd2177·Blz2210
All-time high
2390
−97 pts below
Sep 2012 · age 35
Sep 2012 · age 35
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#19
#19 · Finnish players · of 744
12 months in National top 10 (2011–2013)
12 months in National top 10 (2011–2013)
Career timeline
19 entries2026
2nd Finnish 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2293
May 2026
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2272 → returned at 2282
Mar 2020
2019
4th Finnish 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2314
Apr 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2300
at age 41
Oct 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2300
at age 40
Jan 2017
2013
12 months in national top 10
since Nov 2011
Jun 2013
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+17
2276 → 2293
Tournaments
4
7 games
Score
4/ 757.1%
2W4D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #65 | 2360 | +1.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #11 | 2502 | +10.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #27 | 2439 | +9.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #37 | 2186 | -5.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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Finland
#19
out of 806 players
Europe
#2,885
in continent
World
#4,322
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Europe
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World
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