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Kivimaki, Jaakko
🇫🇮FIDE 501921· Male· Finland· Born in 1954
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Jaakko Kivimaki, a 72-year-old Finnish player, is rated 2141 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). 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. He took a 17-month break between Jul 2005 and Jan 2007. His peak of 2221 was reached at age 48 (Apr 2002); he also reached Finnish #67 in Mar 2022.
Current rating
2141
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2141
All-time high
2221
−80 pts below
Apr 2002 · age 48
Apr 2002 · age 48
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#11,948 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2025
1st Finnish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2177
Aug 2025
2022
2nd Finnish 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 2194
Apr 2022
Peak Finnish rank: #67
at age 68 · rated 2194
Mar 2022
2016
2nd Finnish 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2214
Aug 2016
Best 12-month gain (+92 Elo)
2122 → 2214
Aug 2016
Re-crossed 2200
at age 62
Aug 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-36
2177 → 2141
Tournaments
6
14 games
Score
6/ 1442.9%
2W8D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 4/8 | #94 | 2111 | -6.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #42 | 1270 | -13.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #42 | 2271 | +3.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #41 | 1237 | -14.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #37 | 2162 | -0.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #40 | 2082 | -5.2 |
Rankings
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Finland
#106
out of 813 players
Europe
#8,574
in continent
World
#11,948
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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